JWST Observations of Starbursts: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Emission at the Base of the M82 Galactic Wind

Author:

Bolatto Alberto D.ORCID,Levy Rebecca C.ORCID,Tarantino ElizabethORCID,Boyer Martha L.ORCID,Fisher Deanne B.ORCID,Cronin Serena A.ORCID,Leroy Adam K.ORCID,Klessen Ralf S.ORCID,Smith J. D.ORCID,Berg Danielle A.ORCID,Böker TorstenORCID,Boogaard Leindert A.ORCID,Ostriker Eve C.ORCID,Thompson Todd A.ORCID,Ott JuergenORCID,Lenkić LauraORCID,Lopez Laura A.ORCID,Dale Daniel A.ORCID,Veilleux SylvainORCID,van der Werf Paul P.ORCID,Glover Simon C. O.ORCID,Sandstrom Karin M.ORCID,Skillman Evan D.ORCID,Chisholm JohnORCID,Villanueva VicenteORCID,Lai Thomas S.-Y.ORCID,Lopez SebastianORCID,Mills Elisabeth A. C.ORCID,Emig Kimberly L.ORCID,Armus LeeORCID,Mayya DivakaraORCID,Meier David S.ORCID,De Looze IlseORCID,Herrera-Camus RodrigoORCID,Walter FabianORCID,Relaño MónicaORCID,Koziol Hannah B.ORCID,Marvil JoshuaORCID,Jiménez-Donaire María J.ORCID,Martini PaulORCID

Abstract

Abstract We present new observations of the central 1 kpc of the M82 starburst obtained with the James Webb Space Telescope near-infrared camera instrument at a resolution θ ∼ 0.″05–0.″1 (∼1–2 pc). The data comprises images in three mostly continuum filters (F140M, F250M, and F360M), and filters that contain [Fe ii] (F164N), H2 v = 1 → 0 (F212N), and the 3.3 μm polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) feature (F335M). We find prominent plumes of PAH emission extending outward from the central starburst region, together with a network of complex filamentary substructures and edge-brightened bubble-like features. The structure of the PAH emission closely resembles that of the ionized gas, as revealed in Paschen α and free–free radio emission. We discuss the origin of the structure, and suggest the PAHs are embedded in a combination of neutral, molecular, and photoionized gas.

Funder

Space Telescope Science Institute

National Science Foundation

Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo

EC ∣ European Research Council

Publisher

American Astronomical Society

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