H I Jet G40—15 from a Rotating Cloud in the 4-kpc Molecular Ring: Magnetized Outflow and Formation of a Dense Star Cluster
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Abstract
A giant H I spur centered on $(l, b)=(40^{\circ},-15^{\circ})$, (G40$-$15) emanates from G30$-$00 toward negative high latitude. The spur is known as the Smith cloud and as a high-velocity cloud HVC 40$-$15$+$100, while we call it H I jet G40$-$15. The radial velocity ranges from 80 to $120 \,\mathrm{km} \,\mathrm{s}^{-1}$ with the center velocity at $\sim 100\,\mathrm{km} \,\mathrm{s}^{-1}$. Both the kinematical and positional coordinates are coincident with those of the tangential point of the 4-kpc molecular ring of the Galaxy. We interpret this spur as being a magnetized H I jet emanating from the 4-kpc molecular ring of the galactic disk. The kinematical distance is estimated to be 6.9 kpc from the Sun, and the jet’s top (G50$-$26) is $-3.4 \,\mathrm{kpc}$ high from the galactic plane. The whole extent is 4.4 kpc in length and 300 pc in width. The total H I mass is $\sim 3 \times 10^5 \,{{{M}_{\odot}}}$, and the energy to lift the mass from the galactic plane is $\sim 10^{52} \,\mathrm{erg}$. We propose an acceleration mechanism of such an extremely high-altitude coherent H I structure by a twisting magnetic jet associated with a collapsing molecular cloud in the galactic disk. We suggest a scenario for the formation of a dense star cluster, such as a globular cluster, from a collapsing cloud core with a twisting magnetic outflow.
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| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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