ULTRACOMPACT HII-REGIONS - THE IMPACT OF NEWLY FORMED MASSIVE STARS ON THEIR ENVIRONMENT

被引：105

作者：

CHURCHWELL, E

机构：

[1] Astronomy Department, The University of Wisconsin, Madison, 53706, WI

来源：

ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS REVIEW | 1990年 / 2卷 / 02期

关键词：

Interstellar medium: HII regions: general; ISM: dust; ISM: molecules; stars: circumstellar matter; stars: formation;

D O I：

10.1007/BF00872764

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

Ultracompact (UC)HII regions are manifestations of newly formed massive stars that are still embedded in their natal molecular cloud. They are among the brightest and most luminous single objects in the Galaxy at far infrared and radio wavelengths. Recent high spatial resolution studies, particularly at radio wavelengths, have greatly contributed to our understanding of these dynamic objects and the impact they have on their environment. A summary is given of our current understanding of the physical properties, morphologies, dynamics, number and distribution in the Galaxy, and molecular environments of UCHII regions. Recent models of the circumnebular dust imply that the graphite/silicate abundance ratio is about half that of dust in the diffuse interstellar medium. The dust cocoons are large, cool, and optically thick shortward of a few microns. There are apparently between 1700 and 3000 UCHII regions in the Galaxy. This represents 10-20% of the total O star population. There are too many UCHII regions (just counting those studied with the VLA) to be consistent with the short dynamical lifetimes of this very compact stage of evolution. Both the morphologies and the large number can be understood if UC HII regions are bow shocks. Models of stellar wind supported bow shocks are discussed and consequences for the dynamics and morphologies of the ionized and molecular gas are explored. © 1990 Springer-Verlag.

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页码：79 / 123

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