The Possibly Remnant Massive Outflow in G5.89‐0.39. I. Observations and Initial Magnetohydrodynamic Simulations
Author(s) -
Pamela Klaassen,
R. Plume,
Rachid Ouyed,
Alexander M. von BendaBeckmann,
James Di Francesco
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the astrophysical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-4357
pISSN - 0004-637X
DOI - 10.1086/504146
Subject(s) - outflow , physics , magnetohydrodynamic drive , astrophysics , jet (fluid) , luminosity , magnetohydrodynamics , mechanics , meteorology , nuclear physics , plasma , galaxy
We have obtained maps of the large scale outflow associated with the UCHIIregionG5.89-0.39 in CO and 13CO (J=3-2), SiO (J=8-7,J=5-4), SO2(13(2,12)-13(1,13)) and H13CO+(J=4-3). From these maps we have been able todetermine the mass (3.3 M_sun), momentum (96 M_sun km/s), energy (3.5x10^{46}erg), mechanical luminosity (141 L_sun), and mass loss rate(~1x10^{-3}M_sun/yr) in the large scale outflow. The observationally derivedparameters were used toguide 3D magnetohydrodynamic models of the jet entrainedoutflow. Through the combination of observations and simulations, we suggestthat the large scale outflowmay be inclined by approximately 45 deg to the lineof sight, and that the jet entraining the observed molecular outflow may havebeen active for as little as 1000 years, half the kinematic age of the outflow.
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