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Large-Scale Spiral Structure of the Milky Way Traced by Young Classical Cepheids
Z. H. Lin, C. J. Hao, D. J. Liu +5
Using 985 classical Cepheids younger than 100 Myr, we investigate the large-scale spiral structure of the Milky Way by comparing their spatial and kinematic distributions with the…
Ten years since the NGC 6334I-MM1 accretion outburst: the impact on its environment
G. C. MacLeod, A. Caratti o Garatti, W. A. Baan +11
Ten years on, flaring continues in masers associated with NGC 6334I-MM1. Methanol and hydroxyl masers are nearing quiescent values, but water features remain elevated. Several more…
ALMA Reveals an Explosive Outflow Candidate in IRAS 16119--5048
Yongquan Luo, Jianjun Zhou, Tie Liu +24
We present a multiwavelength study of the massive star formation region IRAS 16119-5048 (I16119) using ALMA ATOMS Band 3 and QUARKS Band 6 observations, complemented by archival AT…
ALOHA IRDCs Molecular Line Follow-up: I. Gas properties and kinematics
Jinjin Xie, Yaoting Yan, Zhiyuan Ren +109
Infrared Dark Clouds are ideal sites for investigating the initial conditions of massive star and cluster formation. The A Lei Of the Habitat and Assembly of Infrared Dark Clouds (…
The TOP-SCOPE Survey of Planck Galactic Cold Clumps: Molecular gas properties
Yuebin Yang, Jarken Esimbek, Tie Liu +11
We surveyed 2008 Planck Galactic Cold Clumps (PGCCs) in and --0 lines using the Taeduk Radio Astronomy Observatory (TRAO) 14 m telescope'…
The ALMA-QUARKS survey: Hot Molecular Cores are a long-standing phenomenon in the evolution of massive protostars
Dezhao Meng, Tie Liu, Jarken Esimbek +34
We present an analysis of the QUARKS survey sample, focusing on protoclusters where Hot Molecular Cores (HMCs, traced by CH3CN(12--11)) and UC HII regions (traced by H30α/H40α) coe…
Rethinking Habitability using Biogenic Precursors: Formaldehyde in Millimeter Molecular Clouds of the Inner Galaxy
Nursyazela Badrina Baharin, Affan Adly Nazri, Zulfazli Rosli +5
We present a comprehensive study of formaldehyde (H2CO) absorption and radio recombination line (H110a) emission in 215 molecular clouds from the Bolocam Galactic Plane Survey (BGP…
Evidence for Core-Core Collision in Barnard 68
Dalei Li, Christian Henkel, Alexander Kraus +10
The prestellar core Barnard 68 (B68) is a prototypical source to study the initial conditions and chemical processes of star formation. A previous numerical simulation suggested th…
Cloud-cloud collision and star formation in G013.313+0.193
Dilda Berdikhan, Jarken Esimbek, Christian Henkel +18
We study the G013.313+0.193 G013.313 region, a complex environment characterized by molecular cloud interactions indicative of cloud-cloud collision (CCC). Observations of the NH3(…
NH3 (1,1) hyperfine intensity anomalies in infall sources
Gang Wu, Christian Henkel, Dongdong Zhou +3
Identifying infall motions is crucial for our understanding of accretion processes in regions of star formation. The NH3 (1,1) hyperfine intensity anomaly (HIA) has been proposed t…
Chemical models of interstellar glycine and adenine precursor aminoacetonitrile (NH2CH2CN)
Xia Zhang, Donghui Quan, Xiaohu Li +4
Aminoacetonitrile (AAN), also known as glycinenitrile, has been suggested as a possible precursor of glycine and adenine in the interstellar medium. Here we present the chemical mo…
Kinematics and star formation of hub-filament systems in W49A
WenJun Zhang, Jianjun Zhou, Jarken Esimbek +11
W49A is a prominent giant molecular cloud (GMC) that exhibits strong star formation activities, yet its structural and kinematic properties remain uncertain. Our study aims to inve…
Magnetic Field of Molecular Gas Measured with the Velocity Gradient Technique II: Curved Magnetic Field in kpc-Scale Bubble of NGC\,628
Mengke Zhao, Jianjun Zhou, Willem A. Baan +9
We report the detection of the ordered alignment between the magnetic field and kpc-scale bubbles in the nearby spiral galaxy, NGC\,628. Applying the Velocity Gradient Technique (V…
Magnetic Fields in Giant Filaments Probed by the Velocity Gradient Technique: Regular Magnetic Field interrupted by Magnetization Gaps
Mengke Zhao, Guang-Xing Li, Jianjun Zhou +7
We study the magnetic field structures in six giant filaments associated with the spiral arms of the Milky Way by applying the Velocity Gradient technique (VGT) to the 13CO spectro…
Investigating a Global Collapsing Hub-Filament Cloud G326.611+0.811
Yu-Xin He, Hong-Li Liu, Xin-Di Tang +8
We present the dynamics study toward the G326.611+0.811 (G326) hub-filament-system (HFS) cloud using the new APEX observations of both CO and CO (J = 2-1). The G326 H…
ALMA and VLBA views on the outflow associated with an O-type protostar in G26.50+0.28
Gang Wu, Christian Henkel, Ye Xu +6
Protostellar jets and outflows are essential ingredients of the star formation process. A better understanding of this phenomenon is important in its own right as well as for many…
Infall Motions in the Hot Core Associated with Hypercompact HII Region G345.0061+01.794 B
Toktarkhan Komesh, Guido Garay, Christian Henkel +13
We report high angular resolution observations, made with the Atacama Large Millimeter Array in band 6, of high excitation molecular lines of and and of the…
Gravitational collapse and accretion flows in the hub filament system G323.46-0.08
Yingxiu Ma, Jianjun Zhou, Jarken Esimbek +9
We studied the hub filament system G323.46-0.08 based on archival molecular line data from the SEDIGISM 13CO survey and infrared data from the GLIMPSE, MIPS, and Hi-GAL surveys. G3…
Chemical models of adenine precursors cyanamide and carbodiimide in the interstellar medium
Xia Zhang, Donghui Quan, Runxia Li +4
Cyanamide (NH2CN) and its isomer, carbodiimide (HNCNH), may form adenine in the interstellar medium (ISM) via a series of reactions. Therefore, they are considered key prebiotic mo…
Magnetic Field of Molecular Gas Measured with the Velocity Gradient Technique I. Orion A
Mengke Zhao, Jianjun Zhou, Yue Hu +8
Magnetic fields play an important role in the evolution of molecular clouds and star formation. Using the Velocity Gradient Technique (VGT) model, we measured the magnetic field in…
Cloud-cloud collision and star formation in G323.18+0.15
Yingxiu. Ma, Jianjun. Zhou, Jarken. Esimbek +8
We studied the cloud-cloud collision candidate G323.18+0.15 based on signatures of induced filaments, clumps, and star formation. We used archival molecular spectrum line data from…
A FAST Survey of HINSA in PGCCs Guided by HC3N
Xunchuan Liu, Yuefang Wu, Chao Zhang +11
Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), we search for HI narrow-line self-absorption (HINSA) features in twelve Planck Galactic cold clumps (PGCCs),…
Observations of multiple NH transitions in W33
K. Tursun, C. Henkel, J. Esimbek +10
At a distance of 2.4kpc, W33 is an outstanding massive and luminous 10pc sized star forming complex containing quiescent infrared dark clouds as well as highly active infrared brig…
HI mapping of the Leo Triplet: Morphologies and kinematics of tails and bridges
Gang Wu, David Martínez-Delgado, Christian Henkel +9
A fully-sampled and hitherto highest resolution and sensitivity observation of neutral hydrogen (HI) in the Leo Triplet (NGC 3628, M 65/NGC 3623, and M 66/NGC 3627) reveals six HI…