2023ApJ...944..222S -
Astrophys. J., 944, 222 (2023/February-3)
Probing Velocity Structures of Protostellar Envelopes: Infalling and Rotating Envelopes within Turbulent Dense Cores.
SAI J., OHASHI N., YEN H.-W., MAURY A.J. and MARET S.
Abstract (from CDS):
We have observed the three low-mass protostars, IRAS 15398-3359, L1527 IRS, and TMC-1A, with the ALMA 12 m array, the ACA 7 m array, and the IRAM-30 m and APEX telescopes in the C18O J = 2-1 emission. Overall, the C18O emission shows clear velocity gradients at radii of ∼100-1000 au, which likely originate from the rotation of envelopes, while velocity gradients are less clear and velocity structures are more perturbed on scales of ∼1000-10,000 au. IRAS 15398-3359 and L1527 IRS show a break at radii of ∼1200 and ∼1700 au in the radial profile of the peak velocity, respectively. The peak velocity is proportional to r–1.38 or r–1.7 within the break radius, which can be interpreted as indicating the rotational motion of the envelope with a degree of contamination by gas motions on larger spatial scales. The peak velocity follows vpeak ∝ r0.68 or vpeak ∝ r0.46 outside the break radius, which is similar to the J/M-R relation of dense cores. TMC-1A exhibits a radial profile of the peak velocity that is not consistent with the rotational motion of the envelope nor the J/M-R relation. The origin of the relation of vpeak ∝ r0.46-r0.68 is investigated by examining correlations of the velocity deviation (δv) and the spatial scale (τ) in the two sources. The obtained spatial correlations, δv ∝ τ∼0.6, are consistent with the scaling law predicted by turbulence models, which may suggest that large-scale velocity structures originate from turbulence.
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© 2023. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.
Journal keyword(s):
Star formation - Low mass stars - Interstellar medium - Protostars - Young stellar objects - Radio astronomy - Millimeter astronomy
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