ALMA View on the Nature of the Compact VLA Continuum Sources in the Massive Young Stellar Object G25.65+1.05
Abstract
This paper presents high-resolution ALMA observations of the massive young stellar object G25.65+1.05, which is known to host water maser super flares. To investigate the nature of compact continuum sources that have been previously identified in this region, we analyzed 1.3 mm dust continuum and molecular line emission. The central millimeter peak MM1 coincides with the centimeter source VLA 2, has a complex molecular spectrum, and is identified as a hot molecular core. Molecular emission of SiO and CH3CN in the vicinity of MM1 reveals kinematics consistent with wide-angle outflow structures and a possible rotating disk in the source. VLA sources 1A, 1B, and 3 are lacking compact millimeter counterparts and trace shocked regions where the outflow interacts with the surrounding material. In particular, VLA 1A, the site of H2O maser super flares, is interpreted as a shock interface that exhibits developed turbulent movements seen in the SiO molecular line. The observed turbulence creates conditions required for H2O maser action, directly linking the nature of VLA 1A to the origin of the H2O maser super flares.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Galaxies: Formation
Evolution
Phenomena
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Astronomy Reports
- Publisher
- Pleiades Publishing Ltd
- Volume
- 70
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 56–67
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN