Abstract Details

Name: Amrit Mishra
Affiliation: Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
Conference ID: ASI2025_359
Title: Investigating the fragmentation and kinematics in the massive, filamentary cloud IRAS 18337-0743
Authors: Amrit Shankar Mishra 1, Namitha Issac 2, Anandmayee Tej 1, Xing Lu 2
Authors Affiliation: 1 Amrit Shankar Mishra, Anandmayee Tej (Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram- 695547, India) 2 Namitha Issac, Xing Lu (Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PRC)
Mode of Presentation: Poster
Abstract Category: Stars, Interstellar Medium, and Astrochemistry in Milky Way
Abstract: High-mass star-forming clouds exhibit filamentary structures extending to ≳ 1 pc and containing ≳ 10^3 solar masses of the dense gas that fragments along the major axis. These massive filaments are often characterized by strong turbulence and outflows, indicating a dynamical environment. Embedded within these filaments are dense cores of mass ≲ 10 solar masses. For these dense cores to form massive protostars, they must accrete gas from the ambient medium. Such accretion processes are characterized by velocity gradient along the (sub-)filaments and signatures of infall. We present an in-depth fragmentation analysis and kinematic study of the massive filamentary cloud IRAS 18337-0743, located at a distance of 3.8kpc. For this analysis, high-sensitivity and high-resolution ALMA Band 3 (3mm) and Band 6 (1.3mm) dust continuum and molecular line transitions (NH2D and H13CO+) are used. The large number of detected cores are classified into pre-stellar and protostellar cores, and the influence of protostellar feedback is also investigated.