ALMA observations of the Orion Integral Filament: evidence for fibers in a massive cloud

Autor(en)
Alvaro Hacar, Mario Tafalla, Jan Forbrich, Josefa Grossschedl
Abstrakt

The connection between low- and high-mass filaments is a matter of strong debate. In order to bridge these two filamentary regimes, we have investigated the internal structure of the Integral Filament in Orion using ALMA observations of the N2H+ (1-0) emission line in Band 3 in combination with previous single-dish data. Our ALMA mosaics, the largest of its kind carried out so-far in local clouds, reveal the presence of multiple sonic-like fibers inside this massive filament. In combination with the identification of fibers in regions such as Taurus, Musca, and Perseus, the first unambiguous detection of fibers in Orion highlights the importance of these gas substructures as the fundamental building blocks of both low- and high-mass filaments.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Astrophysik
Externe Organisation(en)
Leiden University, Observatorio Astronómico Nacional (OAN-IGN), University of Hertfordshire
Journal
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Band
345
Seiten
51-55
Anzahl der Seiten
5
ISSN
1743-9213
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921319002102
Publikationsdatum
2020
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
103004 Astrophysik
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nutrition and Dietetics, Medicine (miscellaneous), Space and Planetary Science
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/186bdb5b-239c-4666-9972-bd071025679a