Characterizing outflows in the Cygnus X region. Issue 1 (22nd February 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Deb, Soumen; Kothes, Roland; Rosolowsky, Erik
• Is Part Of: Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Volume 503:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 1264
• Page End: 1275
• Publication Date: 2021-02-22
• Subjects: stars: formation -- ISM: jets and outflows; Astronomy -- Periodicals; Periodicals; 520.5
• DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stab431
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0035-8711

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In this paper, we perform an analysis of 13 outflows in the Cygnus X star-forming region. We use the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope observations of 13 CO(3–2) and C 18 O(3–2) molecular emission lines combined with archival 12 CO(3–2) data. Using these new observations, we measure the mechanical properties of the outflows, and identify the associated protostars, finding their properties consistent with previous surveys of outflows throughout the Milky Way. Finally, we develop and test a method to measure the same properties using the existing 12 CO(3–2) line data alone, finding the properties agree to within a factor of 2.