Investigating inner and large scale physical environments of IRAS 17008-4040 and IRAS 17009-4042 toward l = 345.5 deg, b = 0.3 deg

TL;DR

This study uses multi-wavelength observations to explore star formation processes in IRAS 17008-4040 and IRAS 17009-4042, revealing filamentary structures, H II regions, and candidate massive protostars, supporting the hub-filament star formation model.

Contribution

It provides detailed multi-wavelength analysis of two IRAS regions, identifying filamentary structures, H II regions, and candidate massive protostars, advancing understanding of star formation mechanisms.

Findings

Filamentary structures directed toward massive clumps.

Presence of H II regions powered by B-type stars.

Identification of a potential massive protostar IRcmme1.

Abstract

We present a multi-wavelength observational study of IRAS 17008-4040 and IRAS 17009-4042 to probe the star-formation (SF) mechanisms operational in both the sites. Each IRAS site is embedded within a massive ATLASGAL 870 micron clump (~2430 - 2900 M_sun), and several parsec-scale filaments at 160 micron are radially directed toward these clumps (at T_d ~ 25 - 32 K). The analysis of the Spitzer and VVV photometric data depicts a group of infrared-excess sources toward both the clumps, suggesting the ongoing SF activities. In each IRAS site, high-resolution GMRT radio maps at 0.61 and 1.28 GHz confirm the presence of H II regions, which are powered by B-type stars. In the site IRAS 17008-4040, a previously known O-star candidate without an H II region is identified as an infrared counterpart of the 6.7 GHz methanol maser emission (i.e. IRcmme). Based on the VLT/NACO adaptive-optics L' image (resolution ~ 0.1 arcsec), the source IRcmme is resolved into two objects (i.e. IRcmme1 and IRcmme2) within a scale of 900 AU that are found to be associated with the ALMA core G345.50M. IRcmme1 is characterized as the main accreting HMPO candidate before the onset of an ultracompact H II region. In the site IRAS 17009-4042, the 1.28 GHz map has resolved two radio sources that were previously reported as a single radio peak. Altogether, in each IRAS site, the junction of the filaments (i.e. massive clump) is investigated with the cluster of infrared-excess sources and the ongoing massive SF. These evidences are consistent with the "hub-filament" systems as proposed by Myers (2009).