ALMA Detects CO(3-2) within a Super Star Cluster in NGC 5253
We present observations of CO(3-2) and 13CO(3-2) emission near the supernebula in the dwarf galaxy NGC 5253, which contains one of the best examples of a potential globular cluster in formation. The 0 3 resolution images reveal an unusual molecular cloud, "Cloud D1," that is coincident wit...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The Astrophysical journal 2017-09, Vol.846 (1), p.73 |
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Zusammenfassung: | We present observations of CO(3-2) and 13CO(3-2) emission near the supernebula in the dwarf galaxy NGC 5253, which contains one of the best examples of a potential globular cluster in formation. The 0 3 resolution images reveal an unusual molecular cloud, "Cloud D1," that is coincident with the radio-infrared supernebula. The ∼6 pc diameter cloud has a linewidth, Δ v = 21.7 , that reflects only the gravitational potential of the star cluster residing within it. The corresponding virial mass is 2.5 × 105 . The cluster appears to have a top-heavy initial mass function, with M* 1-2 . Cloud D1 is optically thin in CO(3-2), probably because the gas is hot. Molecular gas mass is very uncertain but constitutes |
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ISSN: | 0004-637X 1538-4357 |
DOI: | 10.3847/1538-4357/aa8669 |