ALMA Observations of Peculiar Embedded Icy Objects
Takashi Shimonishi, Takashi Onaka, and Itsuki Sakon

TL;DR
This study uses ALMA to observe two unusual icy objects with deep ice features, revealing shock-related molecular emissions and suggesting they are a new type of isolated icy objects unlike known interstellar sources.
Contribution
First ALMA observations of these peculiar icy objects reveal shock signatures and unique characteristics, indicating they may be a new class of isolated icy objects.
Findings
Detected compact CO(3-2) and SiO(8-7) emission at object locations.
Large SiO/CO gas-phase ratio (~10^-3) indicating shocked gas.
No dust continuum emission despite high extinction, implying compact sources.
Abstract
We report the results of molecular line observations with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) towards two peculiar icy objects, which were discovered serendipitously by infrared spectroscopic survey of the Galactic plane with the AKARI satellite. Previous infrared observations have reported that both objects show deep ice and dust absorption features that are often seen in embedded young stellar objects (YSOs) or background stars sitting behind dense clouds, however, they are located neither in known star-forming regions nor in known dense clouds. Their infrared spectral energy distributions (SEDs) show a peak around 5 micron, which are incompatible with existing SED models of typical embedded YSOs. The present ALMA observations have detected compact emission of CO(3-2) and SiO(8-7) at the positions of the icy objects. The observed large column ratios of gas-phase…
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Taxonomy
TopicsAstronomical Observations and Instrumentation · Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
