Multi-epoch star formation associated with the expanding ring-like structure G35.35+0.03
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2026
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Abstract We present a study of the expanding molecular ring G35.35+0.03. Based on 6.7 GHz methanol maser data, we determine its distance to be $8.85^{+1.15}_{-0.91}$ kpc. Using CO (J = 1–0) observations from the Purple Mountain Observatory 13.7 m telescope together with multiwavelength archival data, we investigate the kinematic properties of the ring and its potential role in multi-generation star formation. The molecular gas shows clear expansion signatures, and the probability density function of $N_{\mathrm{H_2}}$ exhibits a typical double log-normal distribution, consistent with turbulence and feedback-driven compression. H ii regions inside and outside the ring show a bimodal age distribution, which is suggestive of sequential or hierarchical star formation, with younger regions potentially associated with later stages of feedback. Spectral energy distribution fitting of point sources reveals no clear age gradient among young stellar objects. Class III sources are radially concentrated toward regions of strong molecular compression; however, these sources may largely trace an earlier stellar population or the ambient field rather than being directly produced by the current expansion of the ring. Infrared and radio continuum data further indicate that the ionizing feedback from the original exciting source has significantly weakened, although the ring structure still preserves dynamical imprints of its long-term evolution. Taken together, our results are consistent with a scenario in which G35.35+0.03 has experienced feedback-influenced, possibly multi-generational star formation over the past ∼21–28 Myr, providing new insight into the evolution of molecular rings and hierarchical star formation processes.
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| Authors | Mingke Sun, Jarken Esimbek, C Henkel, Jin Zhou, Gang Wu, Yuxin He, Xiaomin Yang, Dalei Li, Xindi Tang, Toktarkhan Komesh, Yingxiu Ma, Kadirya Tursun, Dongdong Zhou, Andrej M. Sobolev |
| Journal | monthly notices of the royal astronomical society |
| Year | 2026 |
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10.1093/mnras/stag1030
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