JWST Observations of Starbursts: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Emission at the Base of the M82 Galactic Wind

Alberto D. Bolatto; Rebecca C. Levy; Elizabeth Tarantino; Martha L. Boyer; Deanne B. Fisher; Serena A. Cronin; Adam K. Leroy; Ralf S. Klessen; J. D. Smith; Danielle A. Berg; Torsten Böker; Leindert A. Boogaard; Eve C. Ostriker; Todd A. Thompson; Juergen Ott; Laura Lenkić; Laura A. Lopez; Daniel A. Dale; Sylvain Veilleux; Paul P. van der Werf; Simon C.O. Glover; Karin M. Sandstrom; Evan D. Skillman; John Chisholm; Vicente Villanueva; Thomas S.Y. Lai; Sebastian Lopez; Elisabeth A.C. Mills; Kimberly L. Emig; Lee Armus; Divakara Mayya; David S. Meier; Ilse De Looze; Rodrigo Herrera-Camus; Fabian Walter; Mónica Relaño; Hannah B. Koziol; Joshua Marvil; María J. Jiménez-Donaire; Paul Martini

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JWST Observations of Starbursts: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Emission at the Base of the M82 Galactic Wind

Alberto D. Bolatto
, Rebecca C. Levy
, Elizabeth Tarantino
, Martha L. Boyer
, Deanne B. Fisher
, Serena A. Cronin
, Adam K. Leroy
, Ralf S. Klessen
, J. D. Smith
, Danielle A. Berg
, Torsten Böker
, Leindert A. Boogaard
, Eve C. Ostriker
, Todd A. Thompson
, Juergen Ott
, Laura Lenkić
, Laura A. Lopez
, Daniel A. Dale
, Sylvain Veilleux
, Paul P. van der Werf

Simon C.O. Glover, Karin M. Sandstrom, Evan D. Skillman, John Chisholm, Vicente Villanueva, Thomas S.Y. Lai, Sebastian Lopez, Elisabeth A.C. Mills, Kimberly L. Emig, Lee Armus, Divakara Mayya, David S. Meier, Ilse De Looze, Rodrigo Herrera-Camus, Fabian Walter, Mónica Relaño, Hannah B. Koziol, Joshua Marvil, María J. Jiménez-Donaire, Paul Martini

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We present new observations of the central 1 kpc of the M82 starburst obtained with the James Webb Space Telescope near-infrared camera instrument at a resolution θ ∼ 0.″05-0.″1 (∼1-2 pc). The data comprises images in three mostly continuum filters (F140M, F250M, and F360M), and filters that contain [Fe ii] (F164N), H₂ v = 1 → 0 (F212N), and the 3.3 μm polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) feature (F335M). We find prominent plumes of PAH emission extending outward from the central starburst region, together with a network of complex filamentary substructures and edge-brightened bubble-like features. The structure of the PAH emission closely resembles that of the ionized gas, as revealed in Paschen α and free-free radio emission. We discuss the origin of the structure, and suggest the PAHs are embedded in a combination of neutral, molecular, and photoionized gas.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	63
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	967
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad33c8
State	Published - May 1 2024

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Bolatto, A. D., Levy, R. C., Tarantino, E., Boyer, M. L., Fisher, D. B., Cronin, S. A., Leroy, A. K., Klessen, R. S., Smith, J. D., Berg, D. A., Böker, T., Boogaard, L. A., Ostriker, E. C., Thompson, T. A., Ott, J., Lenkić, L., Lopez, L. A., Dale, D. A., Veilleux, S., ... Martini, P. (2024). JWST Observations of Starbursts: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Emission at the Base of the M82 Galactic Wind. Astrophysical Journal, 967(1), Article 63. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad33c8

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Bolatto, AD, Levy, RC, Tarantino, E, Boyer, ML, Fisher, DB, Cronin, SA, Leroy, AK, Klessen, RS, Smith, JD, Berg, DA, Böker, T, Boogaard, LA, Ostriker, EC, Thompson, TA, Ott, J, Lenkić, L, Lopez, LA, Dale, DA, Veilleux, S, van der Werf, PP, Glover, SCO, Sandstrom, KM, Skillman, ED, Chisholm, J, Villanueva, V, Lai, TSY, Lopez, S, Mills, EAC, Emig, KL, Armus, L, Mayya, D, Meier, DS, De Looze, I, Herrera-Camus, R, Walter, F, Relaño, M, Koziol, HB, Marvil, J, Jiménez-Donaire, MJ & Martini, P 2024, 'JWST Observations of Starbursts: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Emission at the Base of the M82 Galactic Wind', Astrophysical Journal, vol. 967, no. 1, 63. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad33c8

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JWST Observations of Starbursts: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Emission at the Base of the M82 Galactic Wind

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