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Unveiling the kinematics of the disk and the ionized stellar wind of the massive star MWC349A through RRL masers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 July 2012

Alejandro Báez-Rubio  and
Jesús Martín-Pintado
Alejandro Báez-Rubio
Affiliation:
Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA), Ctra de Torrejón a Ajalvir, km 4, 28850 Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain email: [email protected]
Jesús Martín-Pintado
Affiliation:
Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA), Ctra de Torrejón a Ajalvir, km 4, 28850 Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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The kinematics of photoevaporating disks and their associated ionized outflows around massive stars are fundamental to understand how these stars are formed and they evolve in their early phases of their evolution. To date, the important advances have been provided by studying the UC-HII region of MWC349A thanks to their strong maser emission at Hydrogen radio-recombination lines (RRLs). This B[e] star is one of the best prototypes of massive star with an ionized outflow expanding at nearly constant velocity. A 3D radiative transfer model applied to the H30α line has allowed to constrain the disk kinematics, which seems to follow pure Keplerian rotation in its outer parts. The model has also allowed us to constraints the launching radius of the outflow. Our results are supported by the agreement of our model predictions with the observations for other observed RRLs. Recent high-frequency observations of RRL masers with the Herschel Space Telescope (HIFI) show that the kinematics of the disk inner regions is not well understood. Modeling of these lines will constrain the formation of the ionized winds.

Keywords

accretionaccretion disksmasersline: profilesradiative transferstars: windsoutflowsradio continuum: starsradio lines: starssubmillimeter
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 8 , Symposium S287: Cosmic Masers - from OH to H0 , January 2012 , pp. 460 - 464
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2012

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