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探测L1157周围的原恒星包层:尘埃和气体的联系

Probing the Protostellar Envelope around L1157: the Dust and Gas Connection

Hsin-Fang Chiang, Leslie W. Looney, John J. Tobin, Lee Hartmann

摘要:

我们目前的0级原恒星L1157毫米使用毫米波天文学研究组合阵列(CARMA)在3毫米尘埃连续和N2 H+线发射的观测。在N2 H+谱线中,我们探测到一个大尺度的包络,其线性尺寸约为20,000 AU,在垂直于外流方向上变平。这个N2 H+的特征与Looney等人在8微米消光中看到的外层相吻合。同时,尘埃连续体追踪了内层致密的近球形结构,其中N2 H+被耗尽。这个高度扁平的N2 H+包层也显示出与内部区域的引力下落一致的动力学特征,但在大尺度上是缓慢的固体旋转。这个扁平的结构不是旋转支撑的拱星盘;相反,它在形态和运动学上都类似于星前核,代表着0级系统的早期阶段。在本文中,我们构建了一个简单的模型来解释尘埃连续体和N2 H+排放,并提出了一个可能的动力学方案的整体性能的信封。

英文摘要:

We present observations of the Class 0 protostar L1157-mm using the Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy (CARMA) in 3 mm dust continuum and N2H+ line emission. In the N2H+ line, we detect a large-scale envelope extended over a linear size of ~20,000AU flattened in the direction perpendicular to the outflow. This N2H+ feature coincides with the outer envelope seen in the 8 micron extinction by Looney et al. Meanwhile, the dust continuum traces the compact, nearly spherical structure of the inner envelope, where N2H+ becomes depleted. This highly flattened N2H+ envelope also shows dynamical signatures consistent with gravitational infall in the inner region, but a slow, solid-body rotation at large scales. This flattened structure is not a rotationally supported circumstellar disk; instead, it resembles a prestellar core both morphologically and kinematically, representing the early phase of a Class 0 system. In this paper, we construct a simple model to interpret both the dust continuum and N2H+ emission and suggest a possible dynamical scenario for the overall properties of the envelope.

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