Massive young stellar objects in the N66/NGC346 region of the SMC
Monica Rubio, Rodolfo H. Barb\'a, Venu M. Kalari
TL;DR
This study identifies massive young stellar objects in the N66 region of the Small Magellanic Cloud using infrared spectra, providing evidence of ongoing high-mass star formation in this low-metallicity environment.
Contribution
First spectroscopic confirmation of massive young stellar objects in N66, revealing active high-mass star formation in the SMC.
Findings
Detection of Br Gamma and H2 emission lines in sources
Infrared excesses indicating young stellar objects
Evidence of ongoing high-mass star formation
Abstract
We present HK spectra of three sources located in the N66 region of the Small Magellanic Cloud. The sources display prominent stellar Br Gamma and extended H2 emission, and exhibit infrared excesses at lambda > 2 micron. Based on their spectral features, and photometric spectral energy distributions, we suggest that these sources are massive young stellar objects (mYSOs). The findings are interpreted as evidence of on-going high mass star formation in N66.
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