Radio Continuum Emission from Regions of Massive Star Formation in the LMC

A survey for radio emission at 6 GHz and 9 GHz toward three regions of massive star formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) revealed six ultracompact HII (UC HII) regions associated with known massive young stellar objects (YSOs). Three of the UC HII regions are first-time detections at these frequencies. In addition, an additional 23 sources were discovered, many with an unknown classification. Many of these sources have associated infrared or lower-frequency radio emission which are used to help determine the nature of these sources. Select sources with interesting characteristics or environments are discussed. Subject headings: star formation — UC HII regions, Large Magellanic Cloud 1