The ALMA Survey of Star Formation and Evolution in Massive Protoclusters with Blue Profiles (ASSEMBLE): Core Growth, Cluster Contraction, and Primordial Mass Segregation
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Published:2023-12-28
Issue:1
Volume:270
Page:9
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ISSN:0067-0049
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Container-title:The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
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language:
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Short-container-title:ApJS
Author:
Xu FengweiORCID, Wang KeORCID, Liu TieORCID, Tang MengyaoORCID, Evans II Neal J.ORCID, Palau AinaORCID, Morii KahoORCID, He JinhuaORCID, Sanhueza PatricioORCID, Liu Hong-LiORCID, Stutz AmeliaORCID, Zhang QizhouORCID, Chen XiORCID, Li Pak ShingORCID, Gómez Gilberto C.ORCID, Vázquez-Semadeni EnriqueORCID, Li ShanghuoORCID, Mai XiaofengORCID, Lu XingORCID, Liu MeizhuORCID, Chen LiORCID, Li ChuanshouORCID, Shi HongqiongORCID, Ren ZhiyuanORCID, Li DiORCID, Garay GuidoORCID, Bronfman LeonardoORCID, Dewangan LokeshORCID, Juvela MikaORCID, Lee Chang WonORCID, Zhang S.ORCID, Yue NannanORCID, Wang Chao, Ge YifeiORCID, Jiao WenyuORCID, Luo QiuyiORCID, Zhou J.-W., Tatematsu Ken’ichiORCID, Chibueze James O.ORCID, Su KeyunORCID, Sun ShenglanORCID, Ristorcelli I.ORCID, Toth L. ViktorORCID
Abstract
Abstract
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) Survey of Star Formation and Evolution in Massive Protoclusters with Blue Profiles (ASSEMBLE) aims to investigate the process of mass assembly and its connection to high-mass star formation theories in protoclusters in a dynamic view. We observed 11 massive (M
clump ≳ 103
M
⊙), luminous (L
bol ≳ 104
L
⊙), and blue-profile (infall signature) clumps by ALMA with resolution of ∼2200–5500 au (median value of 3500 au) at 350 GHz (870 μm). We identified 248 dense cores, including 106 cores showing protostellar signatures and 142 prestellar core candidates. Compared to early stage infrared dark clouds (IRDCs) by ASHES, the core mass and surface density within the ASSEMBLE clumps exhibited a significant increment, suggesting concurrent core accretion during the evolution of the clumps. The maximum mass of prestellar cores was found to be 2 times larger than that in IRDCs, indicating that evolved protoclusters have the potential to harbor massive prestellar cores. The mass relation between clumps and their most massive core (MMCs) is observed in ASSEMBLE but not in IRDCs, which is suggested to be regulated by multiscale mass accretion. The mass correlation between the core clusters and their MMCs has a steeper slope compared to that observed in stellar clusters, which can be due to fragmentation of the MMC and stellar multiplicity. We observe a decrease in core separation and an increase in central concentration as protoclusters evolve. We confirm primordial mass segregation in the ASSEMBLE protoclusters, possibly resulting from gravitational concentration and/or gas accretion.
Publisher
American Astronomical Society
Subject
Space and Planetary Science,Astronomy and Astrophysics
Cited by
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