We present high-angular resolution observations, conducted with the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Band 6, of high-excitation molecular lines of , CH3OH, and the H29 radio recombination line, towards the G333.6-0.2 ultracompact (UC) H ii region. Our observations reveal three hot molecular cores: A, B, and C, where emission is detected in ten components of the rotational ladder of and in the CH3OH transition. Rotational diagram analysis of reveals excitation temperatures ranging from 380 to 430 K. First-order moment maps of and CH3OH reveal distinct velocity gradients in all cores, suggesting rotating structures, with core A also showing evidence of expansion motions. The H29 recombination line shows a linewidth of km s−1, dominated by dynamical and thermal broadening, indicative of large-scale motions in ionized gas. Analysis of the ionized gas properties yields an electron density of cm−3, an emission measure of pc cm−6, and a Lyman continuum photon flux consistent with an O5–O6 V (Zero-Age Main Sequence; ZAMS) star. Our results suggest that G333.6-0.2 is in an intermediate evolutionary stage between hypercompact (HC) and ultracompact (UC) H ii regions, hosting active high-mass star formation with rotating hot cores and ionized gas dynamics.
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29 March 2026 in Herald of the Kazakh-British technical university
We present high–angular resolution 1.3 mm continuum and molecular line observations toward the highmass star-forming region G350.29+0.12, using CH₃CN and CH₃¹³CN rotational transitions. The continuum emission resolves two main cores: a bright, compact northern core G350.29+0.12 A and a weaker southern core G350.29+0.12 B. Core A exhibits six compact substructures embedded within more extended emission. M K-components of the CH3CN J = 14→13 and CH3 13CN J = 14→13 transitions are detected, with the emission arising primarily from core A. The CH3CN moment 0 maps show that the integrated intensities peak at the main continuum position, indicating that the molecular emission traces warm and dense gas. The moment 1 maps reveal a pronounced velocity gradient of ∼2 km s-1 across core A, oriented from northwest to southeast, while the moment 2 maps show K-dependent variations in velocity dispersion. Position–velocity diagrams further indicate organized rotational motions, exhibiting a compact velocity structure with a central peak and systematic gradients. Rotational temperature analysis yields = 360.6 ± 34.8 K for CH3CN, tracing the hottest and densest gas and Trot = 138 ± 45 K for CH3 13CN, consistent with cooler and more extended material. Together, these results demonstrate that G350.29+0.12 A is a rotating hot molecular core undergoing active high-mass star formation.