Benchmarking the IRDC G351.77-0.53: Gaia DR3 distance, mass distribution, and star formation content

Abstract

While intensively studied, it remains unclear how the star formation (SF) in Infrared Dark Clouds (IRDCs) compares to that of nearby clouds. We study G351.77-0.53 (henceforth G351), a cluster-forming filamentary IRDC. We begin by characterizing its young stellar object (YSO) content. Based on the average parallax of likely members, we obtain a Gaia distance of $\sim 2.0\pm 0.14$ kpc, resolving the literature distance ambiguity. Using our Herschel-derived N(H${}_2$) map, we measure a total gas mass of 10200 M${}_{\odot }$ (within 11 pc${}^2$) and the average line-mass profile of the entire filament, which we model as $\lambda =1660(w/\mathrm{pc}{)}^{0.62}{\mathrm{M}}_{\odot }{\mathrm{pc}}^{-1}$. At $w<0.63$ pc, our $\lambda$ profile is higher and has a steeper power-law index than $\lambda$ profiles extracted in Orion A and most of its substructures. Based on the YSOs inside the filament area, we estimate the SF efficiency (SFE) and SF rate (SFR). We calculate a factor of 5 incompleteness correction for our YSO catalog relative to Spitzer surveys of Orion A. The G351 SFE is $\sim 1.8$ times lower than that of Orion A and lower than the median value for local clouds. We measure SFR and gas masses to estimate the efficiency per free-fall time, ${\epsilon }_{\mathrm{ff}}$. We find that ${\epsilon }_{\mathrm{ff}}$ is $\sim$ 1.1 dex below the previously proposed mean local relation, and $\sim 4.7\times$ below Orion A. These observations indicate that local SF-relations do not capture variations present in the Galaxy. We speculate that cloud youth and/or magnetic fields might account for the G351 inefficiency.

arXiv comment14 pages (13 main body; 1 appendix), 8 figures

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