MULTIPLE HIGH-VELOCITY SiO MASER FEATURES FROM THE HIGH-MASS PROTOSTAR W51 NORTH

Journal Article · Tue Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 2011 · Astrophysical Journal

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/727/2/99· OSTI ID:21567504

Cho, Se-Hyung; Kim, Jaeheon; Byun, Do-Young ^[1]

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1. Korean VLBI Network, Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, P. O. Box 88, Yonsei University, Seongsan-ro 262, Seodaemun, Seoul 120-749 (Korea, Republic of)

We present the detection of multiple high-velocity silicon monoxide (SiO v = 1, 2, J = 1-0) maser features in the high-mass protostar W51 North which are distributed over an exceedingly large velocity range from 105 to 230 km s{sup -1}. The SiO v = 1, J = 1-0 maser emission shows 3-5 narrow components which span a velocity range from 154 to 230 km s{sup -1} according to observational epochs. The SiO v = 2, J = 1-0 maser also shows 3-5 narrow components that do not correspond to the SiO v = 1 maser and span a velocity range from 105 to 154 km s{sup -1}. The multiple maser components show significant changes on very short timescales (<1 month) from epoch to epoch. We suggest that the high-velocity SiO masers may be emanated from massive star-forming activity of the W51 North protostar as SiO maser jets and will be a good probe of the earliest evolutionary stages of high-mass star formation via an accretion model. Further high angular resolution observations will be required for confirmation.

• OSTI ID: 21567504
• Journal Information: Astrophysical Journal, Journal Name: Astrophysical Journal Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 727; ISSN ASJOAB; ISSN 0004-637X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
AMPLIFIERS
CHALCOGENIDES
DETECTION
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EMISSION
EQUIPMENT
EVOLUTION
MASERS
MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS
MICROWAVE EQUIPMENT
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PROTOSTARS
SILICON COMPOUNDS
SILICON OXIDES
STAR EVOLUTION