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Three generations of stars: a possible case of triggered star formation
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ( IF 4.8 ) Pub Date : 2020-06-04 , DOI: 10.1093/mnras/staa1543
M B Areal 1 , A Buccino 1, 2 , S Paron 1 , C Fariña 3, 4 , M E Ortega 1
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Evidence for triggered star formation linking three generations of stars is difficult to assemble, as it requires convincingly associating evolved massive stars with Hii regions that, in turn, would need to present signs of active star formation. We present observational evidence for triggered star formation relating three generations of stars in the neighbourhood of the star LS II +26 8. We carried out new spectroscopic observations of LS II +26 8, revealing that it is a B0 III-type star. We note that LS II +26 8 is located exactly at the geometric centre of a semi-shell-like Hii region complex. The most conspicuous component of this complex is the Hii region Sh2-90, which is probably triggering a new generation of stars. The distances to LS II +26 8 and to Sh2-90 are in agreement (between 2.6 and 3 kpc). Analysis of the interstellar medium on a larger spatial scale shows that Hii region complex lies on the northwestern border of an extended H2 shell. The radius of this molecular shell is about 13 pc, which is in agreement with what an O9V star (the probable initial spectral type of LS II +26 8 as inferred from evolutive tracks) can generate through its winds in the molecular environment. In conclusion, the spatial and temporal correspondences derived in our analysis enable us to propose a probable triggered star formation scenario initiated by the evolved massive star LS II +26 8 during its main sequence stage, followed by stars exciting the Hii region complex formed in the molecular shell, and culminating in the birth of YSOs around Sh2-90.

中文翻译:

三代恒星:触发恒星形成的一个可能案例

连接三代恒星的触发恒星形成的证据很难收集,因为它需要令人信服地将进化的大质量恒星与 Hii 区域相关联,而 Hii 区域又需要呈现活跃恒星形成的迹象。我们提供了与恒星 LS II +26 8 附近三代恒星相关的触发恒星形成的观测证据。我们对 LS II +26 8 进行了新的光谱观测,表明它是一颗 B0 III 型恒星。我们注意到 LS II +26 8 正好位于半壳状 Hii 区域复合体的几何中心。这个复合体中最显眼的部分是 Hii 区域 Sh2-90,它可能正在触发新一代恒星。到 LS II +26 8 和到 Sh2-90 的距离是一致的(在 2.6 和 3 kpc 之间)。在更大空间尺度上对星际介质的分析表明,Hii 区域复合体位于扩展的 H2 壳层的西北边界。这个分子壳的半径约为 13 pc,这与 O9V 恒星(从演化轨迹推断出的 LS II +26 8 的可能初始光谱类型)在分子环境中可以通过其风产生的半径一致。总之,在我们的分析中得出的空间和时间对应关系使我们能够提出一个可能的触发恒星形成场景,由演化的大质量恒星 LS II +26 8 在其主序阶段引发,随后是恒星激发形成于分子外壳,并最终在 Sh2-90 附近产生了 YSO。这个分子壳的半径约为 13 pc,这与 O9V 恒星(从演化轨迹推断出的 LS II +26 8 的可能初始光谱类型)在分子环境中可以通过其风产生的半径一致。总之,在我们的分析中得出的空间和时间对应关系使我们能够提出一个可能的触发恒星形成场景,由演化的大质量恒星 LS II +26 8 在其主序阶段引发,随后是恒星激发形成于分子外壳,并最终在 Sh2-90 附近产生了 YSO。这个分子壳的半径约为 13 pc,这与 O9V 恒星(从演化轨迹推断出的 LS II +26 8 的可能初始光谱类型)在分子环境中可以通过其风产生的半径一致。总之,在我们的分析中得出的空间和时间对应关系使我们能够提出一个可能的触发恒星形成场景,由演化的大质量恒星 LS II +26 8 在其主序阶段引发,随后是恒星激发形成于分子外壳,并最终在 Sh2-90 附近产生了 YSO。
更新日期:2020-06-04
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