ALMAGAL VIII. Early phases of triggered star formation in source AG286.0716$-$1.8229

Abstract

Several theoretical and observational studies have shown that new waves of triggered star-formation can be induced by the feedback from newly formed massive protostars, due to the expansion of H II regions. We used the millimeter dust continuum data of the ALMAGAL survey and the Anderson et al. 2014 catalog of H II regions and selected one ALMAGAL source for ALMA follow-up observations. In fact, in source AG286.0716$-$1.8229 six cores were detected at a resolution of $\sim 7600$ au, but only two at a higher resolution. The 4 cores not detected at higher resolution are prestellar core candidates. We used archival data from the SMGPS and RACS to confirm whether an H II region is present in the field. We observed the source with with ALMA in Band 4, covering the emission of DCO${}^{+}$ (2$-$1), N${}_2$D${}^{+}$ (2$-$1), DCN (2$-$1), and CH${}_3$CCH (9$-$8), to estimates whether these cores are in an early phase of the star-formation process. The new Band 4 continuum image revealed three cores outside of the ALMAGAL field of view, for a total of 9 cores in the region, 8 of which are located along an arch of radius $\sim 0.75$ pc. We have derived a spectral index between -0.14 and -0.4, in the frequency range of 0.8-1.6 GHz for the candidate H II region, which is consistent with optically thin free-free emission. Using plausible temperature ranges, based on the information from chemical tracers and the dust continuum, we derived mass ranges for the cores ($\sim 2-16$M${}_{\odot }$) and ranges for the virial parameter ($\sim 0.3-5$). All the cores along the arch have virial parameters $\lesssim$2, with only one exception. Comparing the typical separation and mass of the cores with those expected in the case of the collect and collapse scenario and with the thermal Jean length and mass, the best agreement is found with the characteristic scales in the case of triggered star formation.

arXiv comment16 pages, 14 figures

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