DENSE MOLECULAR GAS IN A YOUNG CLUSTER AROUND MWC1080 -- OBSERVATIONAL EVIDENCE FOR CLOUD SHREDDING
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2007
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Ohio State University
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We present BIMA millimeter interferometric observations (B and C array) in the CS(2-1), $^{13}$CO(1-0), and C$^{18}$O(1-0) transitions toward the cluster forming environment around the massive star, MWC 1080. The dense gas traced by these transitions shows a clumpy structure surrounding a biconical cavity. This indicates previous outflow activities that have shred the natal cloud and help revealed young cluster members. In addition, the velocity distribution throughout the gas suggests a role of turbulent motions on the cluster formation. This study helps understand the ongoing star formation and gas dispersal within a young cluster and the kinematics within a turbulent star-forming cloud.
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Author Institution: Department of Astronomy, University of Illinois,; 1002 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801; Max-Planck-Institut fur Astronomie in Heidelberg, Germany; Steward Observatory, University of Arizona