Study of earliest stage of star formation process from multi-wavelength observations

2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23403001
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Astronomy
• Research Institution: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
• Principal Investigator: KAWAMURA Akiko 国立天文台, チリ観測所, 研究員 (30377931)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): ONISHI Toshikazu 大阪府立大学, 理学系研究科, 教授 (30314058) ; YAMAMOTO Hiroaki 名古屋大学, 理学研究科, 助教 (70444396)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-01 – 2014-03-31
• Keywords: 電波天文学 / 星形成 / 星間分子雲 / 赤外線天文学 / 国際研究者交流（チリ） / 国際情報交換

Research Abstract

We have carried out various observations of molecular clouds towards nearby star forming regions, the Galactic plane, and the Large Magellanic Clouds with NANTEN2 submm telescope and Mopra mm telescope. We have also make use of the previous survey results by NANTEN and obtained the detailed physical properties of the molecular clouds. The new data taken by the Infrared Satellites, Planck and Herschel was used to obtain interstellar dust emission as well as point sources. Point source catalog was combined with Spitzer point source catalogs to determine the young stellar objects. All there datasets were used to carryout comprehensive study of molecular clouds, Interstellar dust and star formation processes. There results are used to propose observations of star forming regions by ALMA and our successive proposal started to give us high resolution and high sensitivity data of a nearby star forming region.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] The AKARI Far-Infrared Surveyor young stellar object catalog (2014)
  • Author(s): Toth, L. V., Marton, G., Zahorecz, S., Balazs, L. G., Ueno, M., Tamura, M., Kawamura, A., Kiss, Z. T., Kitamura, Y.
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: 66 Pages: 17
  • DOI: 10.1093/pasj/pst017
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Unusually bright 12CO(3-2) condensations in the tidally perturbed Small Magellanic Cloud "tail" (2014)
  • Author(s): Muller, E., Mizuno, N., Minamidani, T., Kawamura, A., Rosie Chen, C.-H., Indebetouw, R., Enokiya, R., Fukui, Y., Gordon, K., Hayakawa, T., Mizuno, Y., Murai, M., Okuda, T., Onishi, T., Tachihara, K., Takekoshi, T., Yamamoto, H., Yoshiike, S.
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: 66 Pages: 4
  • DOI: 10.1093/pasj/pst006
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The Jet and Arc Molecular Clouds toward Westerlund 2, RCW 49, and HESS J1023-575 12CO and 13CO (J = 2-1 and J = 1-0) observations with NANTEN2 and Mopra Telescope (2014)
  • Author(s): Furukawa, N., Ohama, A., Fukuda, T., Torii, K., Hayakawa, T., Sano, H., Okuda, T., Yamamoto, H., Moribe, N., Mizuno, A., Maezawa, H., Onishi, T., Kawamura, A., 他 10 名
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: 781 Pages: 70
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/781/2/70
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Molecular Clouds toward the Super Star Cluster NGC 3603 Possible Evidence for a Cloud-Cloud Collision in Triggering the Cluster Formation (2014)
  • Author(s): Fukui, Y., Ohama, A., Hanaoka, N., Furukawa, N., Torii, K., Dawson, J. R., Mizuno, N., Hasegawa, K., Fukuda, T., Soga, S., Moribe, N., Kuroda, Y., Hayakawa, T., Kawamura, A., Kuwahara, T., Yamamoto, H., Okuda, T., Onishi, T., Maezawa, H., Mizuno, A.
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: 780 Pages: 36
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/780/1/36
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Physical Properties of Molecular Couds in the Magellanic Clouds Revealed by Observations in Multi-transition CO Molecular Lines (2013)
  • Author(s): Kawamura, A., Minamidani, T., Onishi, T., Mizuno, T., Kizawa, J., Mizuno, N., Fukui, Y.
  • Journal Title: Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series Volume: 476 Pages: 73
• [Journal Article] Interstellar gas towards CTB 37A and the TeV gamma-ray source HESS J1714-385 (2013)
  • Author(s): Maxted, N. I., Rowell, G. P., Dawson, B. R., Burton, M. G., Fukui, Y., Walsh, A., Kawamura, A., Horachi, H., Sano, H., Yoshiike, S., Fukuda, T.
  • Journal Title: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Volume: 434 Pages: 2188
  • DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stt1159
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] ALMA Resolves 30 Doradus : Sub-parsec Molecular Cloud Structure near the Closest Super Star Cluster (2013)
  • Author(s): Indebetouw, R., Brogan, C., Chen, C.-H. R., Leroy, A., Johnson, K., Muller, E., Madden, S., Cormier, D., Galliano, F., Hughes, A., Hunter, T., Kawamura, A., Kepley, A., Lebouteiller, V., Meixner, M., Oliveira, J. M., Onishi, T., Vasyunina, T.
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: 774 Pages: 73
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/774/1/73
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The HERSCHEL Inventory of The Agents of Galaxy Evolution in the Magellanic Clouds, a Herschel Open Time Key Program (2013)
  • Author(s): Meixner, M., 他著者 57名
  • Journal Title: The Astronomical Journal Volume: 146 Pages: 62
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-6256/146/3/62
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] AKARI Infrared Camera Survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud. II. The Near-infrared Spectroscopic Catalog (2013)
  • Author(s): Shimonishi, T., Onaka, T., Kato, D., Sakon, I., Ita, Y., Kawamura, A., Kaneda, H.
  • Journal Title: The Astronomical Journal Volume: 145 Pages: 32
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-6256/145/2/32
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Slow-Scan Observations with the Infrared Camera (IRC) aboard AKARI (2012)
  • Author(s): Takita, S., Ikeda, N., Kitamura, Y., Ishihara, D., Kataza, H., Kawamura, A., Oyabu, S., Ueno, M., Yamamura, I.
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: 64 Pages: 126
  • DOI: 10.1093/pasj/64.6.126
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] AKARI Infrared Camera Survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud. I. Point-source Catalog (2012)
  • Author(s): Kato, D., Ita, Y., Onaka, T., Tanabe, T., Shimonishi, T., Sakon, I., Kaneda, H., Kawamura, A., Wada, T., Usui, F., Koo, B.-C., Matsuura, M., Takahashi, H.
  • Journal Title: The Astronomical Journal Volume: 144 Pages: 179
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-6256/144/6/179
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Submillimeter line emission from LMC 30 Doradus : The impact of a starburst on a low-metallicity environment (2012)
  • Author(s): Pineda, J. L., Mizuno, N., Rolling, M., Stutzki, J., Kramer, C., Klein, U., Rubio, M., Kawamura, A., Minamidani, T., Benz, A., Burton, M., Fukui, Y., Koo, B.-C., Onishi, T.
  • Journal Title: Astronomy and Astrophysics Volume: 544 Pages: A84
  • DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201118321
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Dark gas in the solar neighborhood from extinction data (2012)
  • Author(s): Paradis, D., Dobashi, K., Shimoikura, T., Kawamura, A., Onishi, T., Fukui, Y., Bernard, J.-P.
  • Journal Title: Astronomy and Astrophysics Volume: 543 Pages: A103
  • DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201118740
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Processing of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Molecular-Loop Regions near the Galactic Center Revealed by AKARI (2012)
  • Author(s): Kaneda, H., Ishihara, D., Mouri, A., Oyabu, S., Yamagishi, M., Kondo, T., Onaka, T., Fukui, Y., Kawamura, A., Torii, K.
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: 64 Pages: 25
  • DOI: 10.1093/pasj/64.2.25
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A Detailed Study of the Molecular and Atomic Gas toward the Gamma-Ray Supernova Remnant RX J1713.7-3946 : Spatial TeV Gamma-Ray and Interstellar Medium Gas Correspondence (2012)
  • Author(s): Fukui, Y., Sano, H., Sato, J., Torii, K., Horachi, H., Hayakawa, T., McClure-Griffiths, N. M., Rowell, G., Inoue, T., Inutsuka, S., Kawamura, A., Yamamoto, H., Okuda, T., Mizuno, N., Onishi, T., Mizuno, A., Ogawa, H.
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: 746 Pages: 82
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/746/1/82
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] AKARI observations of ice absorption bands towards edge-on young stellar objects (2012)
  • Author(s): Aikawa, Y., Kamuro, D., Sakon, I., Itoh, Y., Terada, H., Noble, J. A., Pontoppidan, K. M., Fraser, H. J., Tamura, M., Kandori, R., Kawamura, A., Ueno, M.
  • Journal Title: Astronomy and Astrophysics Volume: 538 Pages: A57
  • DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015999
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Far-infrared Imaging Observations of the Chamaeleon Region (2012)
  • Author(s): Ikeda, N., Kitamura, Y., Takita, S., Ueno, M., Suzuki, T., Kawamura, A., Kaneda, H.
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: 745 Pages: 48
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/745/1/48
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The Magellanic Mopra Assessment (MAGMA). I. The Molecular Cloud Population of the Large Magellanic Cloud (2011)
  • Author(s): Wong, T., Hughes, A., Ott, J., Muller, E., Pineda, J. L., Bernard, J.-P., Chu, Y.-H., Fukui, Y., Gruendl, R. A., Henkel, C., Kawamura, A., Klein, U., Looney, L. W., Maddison, S., Mizuno, Y., Paradis, D., Seale, J., Welty, D. E.
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Volume: 197 Pages: 16
  • DOI: 10.1088/0067-0049/197/2/16
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Planck early results. XIX. All-sky temperature and dust optical depth from Planck and IRAS. Constraints on the "dark gas" in our Galaxy (2011)
  • Author(s): Planck Collaboration, 著者 207 名(内アルファベット順 89 番目)
  • Journal Title: Astronomy and Astrophysics Volume: 536 Pages: A19
  • DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201116479
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Planck early results. XVII. Origin of the submillimetre excess dust emission in the Magellanic Clouds (2011)
  • Author(s): Planck Collaboration, 著者 200 名(内アルファベット順 88 番目)
  • Journal Title: Astronomy and Astrophysics Volume: 536 Pages: A17
  • DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201116473
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Study of Star formation and ISM in the Magellanic Clouds by ALMA (2014)
  • Author(s): 河村晶子
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会春季年会
  • Place of Presentation: 日国際基督教大学(東京)
  • Year and Date: 2014-03-21
• [Presentation] ALMA Observations of Dense Molecular Condensation MC27 (L1521F) (2014)
  • Author(s): 徳田一起
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会春季年会
  • Place of Presentation: 日国際基督教大学(東京)
  • Year and Date: 2014-03-21
• [Presentation] Physical Properties of Molecular Clouds in the Magellanic Clouds Revealed by Observations in Multi-Transition CO Molecular Lines, New Trends in Radio Astronomy in the ALMA Era (2012)
  • Author(s): 河村晶子
  • Organizer: The 30th Anniversary of Nobeyama Radio Observatory
  • Place of Presentation: ザ・プリンス箱根(神奈川県)
  • Year and Date: 2012-12-04
• [Presentation] Millimeter and Submillimeter Observations of Molecular Clouds in the Magellanic Cloud (2012)
  • Author(s): 河村晶子
  • Organizer: IAU Symp
  • Place of Presentation: 北京コンベンションホール(中国)
  • Year and Date: 2012-08-20
• [Presentation] スーパージャイアントシェルLMC 4 内 HII 領域, N 55 に附随する分子雲と星形
  • Author(s): 河村晶子
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会春季年会
  • Place of Presentation: 埼玉大学(埼玉県 )