Methanol and water maser observations separate disc and outflow sources in IRAS 19410+2336

M. S. Darwish, K. A. Edris, A. M. S. Richards, S. Etoka, M. S. Saad, M. M. Beheary, G. A Fuller

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Abstract

We investigate the kinematics of high-mass protostellar objects within the high-mass starforming region IRAS 19410+2336. We performed high angular resolution observations of 6.7-GHz methanol and 22 GHz water masers using the Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network (MERLIN) and e-MERLIN interferometers. The 6.7-GHz methanol maser emission line was detected within the ~16-27 km s -1 velocity range with a peak flux density ~50 Jy. The maser spots are spread over ~1.3 arcsec on the sky, corresponding to ~2800 au at a distance of 2.16 kpc. These are the first astrometric measurements at 6.7 GHz in IRAS 19410+2336. The 22-GHz water maser line was imaged in 2005 and 2019 (the latter with good astrometry). Its velocities range from 13 to ~29 km s -1. The peak flux density was found to be 18.7 and 13.487 Jy in 2005 and 2019, respectively. The distribution of the water maser components is up to 165 mas, ~350 au at 2.16 kpc. We find that the Eastern methanol masers most probably trace outflows from the region of millimetre source mm1. The water masers to the West lie in a disc (flared or interacting with outflow/infall) around another more evolved millimetre source (13-s). The maser distribution suggests that the disc lies at an angle of 60° or more to the plane of the sky and the observed line-of-sight velocities then suggest an enclosed mass between 44M and as little as 11M if the disc is edge-on. The Western methanol masers may be infalling.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4442-4452
Number of pages11
JournalRoyal Astronomical Society. Monthly Notices
Volume493
Issue number3
Early online date3 Mar 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2020

Keywords

  • Masers
  • Stars: formation
  • Stars: individual: IRAS 19410+2336
  • Stars: massive

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