Feedback in W94A diagnosed with Radio Recombination Lines and Models
2018
We present images of radio recombination lines (RRLs) at wavelengths around 18 cm from the star-forming region W49A to determine
the kinematics of ionized gas in the THOR survey (The Hi/OH/Recombination line survey of the inner Milky Way) at an angular
resolution of 16:08 X 13:08. The distribution of ionized gas appears to be affected by feedback processes from the star clusters inW49A.
The velocity structure of the RRLs shows a complex behaviour with respect to the molecular gas. We find a shell-like distribution of
ionized gas as traced by RRL emission surrounding the central cluster of OB stars in W49A. We describe the evolution of the shell
with the recent feedback model code warpfield that includes the important physical processes and has previously been applied to the
30 Doradus region in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The cloud structure and dynamics of W49A are in agreement with a feedbackdriven
shell that is re-collapsing. The shell may have triggered star formation in other parts of W49A. We suggest that W49A is a
potential candidate for star formation regulated by feedback-driven and re-collapsing shells.
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