In a 3D MHD star-formation simulation, future massive stars gain about 40% of their mass in short enhanced-accretion episodes occurring preferentially near 3D hub-filament junctions, but only 27-49% of those junctions are recovered in projected synthetic 13CO maps.
Star-forming site RAFGL 5085: Is a perfect candidate of hub-filament system ?
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To investigate the star formation process, we present a multi-wavelength study of a massive star-forming site RAFGL 5085, which has been associated with the molecular outflow, HII region, and near-infrared cluster. The continuum images at 12, 250, 350, and 500 $\mu$m show a central region (having M$_{\rm clump}$ $\sim$225 M$_{\odot}$) surrounded by five parsec-scale filaments, revealing a hub-filament system (HFS). In the {\it Herschel} column density ($N({{\rm{H}}}_{2})$) map, filaments are identified with higher aspect ratios (length/diameter) and lower $N({{\rm{H}}}_{2})$ values ($\sim$0.1--2.4 $\times$10$^{21}$ cm$^{-2}$), while the central hub is found with a lower aspect ratio and higher $N({{\rm{H}}}_{2})$ values ($\sim$3.5--7.0 $\times$10$^{21}$ cm$^{-2}$). The central hub displays a temperature range of [19, 22.5]~K in the {\it Herschel} temperature map, and is observed with signatures of star formation (including radio continuum emission). The JCMT $^{13}$CO(J= 3--2) line data confirm the presence of the HFS and its hub is traced with supersonic and non-thermal motions having higher Mach number and lower thermal to non-thermal pressure ratio. In the $^{13}$CO position-velocity diagrams, velocity gradients along the filaments toward the HFS appear to be observed, suggesting the gas flow in the RAFGL 5085 HFS and the applicability of the clump-fed scenario.
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Hub-filament systems and the growth of massive stars: episodic accretion, clustered environments, and projection effects
In a 3D MHD star-formation simulation, future massive stars gain about 40% of their mass in short enhanced-accretion episodes occurring preferentially near 3D hub-filament junctions, but only 27-49% of those junctions are recovered in projected synthetic 13CO maps.