An Infalling Torus of Molecular Gas Around the Ultra-Compact HII Region G28.20-0.05

Abstract

We present new observations of the ultra-compact HII region G28.20-0.05 in 23 GHz continuum, and the NH3(1,1), NH3(2.2), and NH3(3,3) lines. To explain the complicated kinematics of the molecular gas, we propose a model consisting of two components. One component is an infalling, equatorial torus of molecular gas, whose dense central region has been ionized to form the ultra-compact HII region. The second component is a larger expanding molecular shell driven by some type of wide-angle outflow or wind. We estimate that the infall component includes more than 18 Msun of molecular gas. We calculate the central mass to be 79 Msun, probably comprising more than one star. The arrangement of the molecular material suggests a connection to the other disk-like structures seen around massive young stars. The central star in this case is more massive, and the whole region may be more evolved than other similar objects such as IRAS 20126+4104, IRAS 18089-1732, G192.16-3.84, and AFGL5142.

arXiv comment28 pages, 10 figures, accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal

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