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Ionised gas kinematics in bipolar H II regions

Dalgleish, HS, Longmore, SN, Peters, T, Henshaw, JD, Veitch-Michaelis, JL and Urquhart, JS (2018) Ionised gas kinematics in bipolar H II regions. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 478 (3). pp. 3530-3543. ISSN 0035-8711

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Abstract

Stellar feedback plays a fundamental role in shaping the evolution of galaxies. Here we explore the use of ionised gas kinematics in young, bipolar H II regions as a probe of early feedback in these star-forming environments. We have undertaken a multiwavelength study of a young, bipolar H II region in the Galactic disc, G$316.81-0.06$, which lies at the centre of a massive ($\sim10^3$ M$_{\odot}$) infrared-dark cloud filament. It is still accreting molecular gas as well as driving a $\sim 0.2$ pc ionised gas outflow perpendicular to the filament. Intriguingly, we observe a large velocity gradient ($47.81 \pm 3.21$ km s$^{-1}$ pc$^{-1}$) across the ionised gas in a direction perpendicular to the outflow. This kinematic signature of the ionised gas shows a reasonable correspondence with the simulations of young H II regions. Based on a qualitative comparison between our observations and these simulations, we put forward a possible explanation for the velocity gradients observed in G$316.81-0.06$. If the velocity gradient perpendicular to the outflow is caused by rotation of the ionised gas, then we infer that this rotation is a direct result of the initial net angular momentum in the natal molecular cloud. If this explanation is correct, this kinematic signature should be common in other young (bipolar) H II regions. We suggest that further quantitative analysis of the ionised gas kinematics of young H II regions, combined with additional simulations, should improve our understanding of feedback at these early stages.

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Additional Information: This article has been accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ©: 2018 The Authors Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
Uncontrolled Keywords: astro-ph.SR; astro-ph.SR
Subjects: Q Science > QB Astronomy
Q Science > QC Physics
Q Science > QD Chemistry
Divisions: Astrophysics Research Institute
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Date Deposited: 08 May 2018 10:10
Last Modified: 04 Sep 2021 02:42
DOI or ID number: 10.1093/mnras/sty1109
URI: https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/8628
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