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激波诱导H2O脉泽追踪IRAS 16293-2422的磁场

The magnetic field of IRAS 16293-2422 as traced by shock-induced H2O masers

Felipe O. Alves, Wouter H. T. Vlemmings, Josep M. Girart, José M. Torrelles

摘要:

激波诱导H2O脉泽是高密度气体中重要的磁场示踪源。水脉泽在高质量和低质量恒星形成区都有发现,它是比较两种质量区域磁场形态的有力工具。在这篇论文中,我们首次在低质量原恒星核IRAS 16293-2422中测定了体积密度高达10^(8-10)cm^-3的磁场。我们的目标是辨别这个源的坍缩状态是否受磁场或其他因素如湍流控制。我们利用甚大阵(VLA)对22 GHz的水脉泽塞曼辐射进行了光谱偏振观测。从斯托克斯V型线轮廓,我们可以估计原恒星周围致密区域的磁场强度。从我们相对高的空间分辨率数据集(~ 0.1”)中可以推断出至少三个脉泽特征的混合,该数据集以清晰的非高斯线轮廓再现。发射在偏振分数和跨通道的位置角方面非常稳定。脉泽斑点与IRAS 16293-2422复杂外流结构的某些组成部分对齐,它们在激波产生的压缩气体区中被激发。激波后的粒子密度在1-3 x 10^9 cm^-3之间,与典型的水脉泽泵浦密度一致。塞曼辐射是由非常强的视线磁场(B ~ 113 mG)产生的。从我们的数据得出的磁场压力是可比的冲压压力的流出动力学。这表明磁场在IRAS 16293-2422的动力学演化中具有重要的能量作用。

英文摘要:

Shock-induced H2O masers are important magnetic field tracers at very high density gas. Water masers are found in both high- and low-mass star-forming regions, acting as a powerful tool to compare magnetic field morphologies in both mass regimes. In this paper, we show one of the first magnetic field determinations in the low-mass protostellar core IRAS 16293-2422 at volume densities as high as 10^(8-10) cm^-3. Our goal is to discern if the collapsing regime of this source is controlled by magnetic fields or other factors like turbulence. We used the Very Large Array (VLA) to carry out spectro-polarimetric observations in the 22 GHz Zeeman emission of H2O masers. From the Stokes V line profile, we can estimate the magnetic field strength in the dense regions around the protostar. A blend of at least three maser features can be inferred from our relatively high spatial resolution data set (~ 0.1"), which is reproduced in a clear non-Gaussian line profile. The emission is very stable in polarization fraction and position angle across the channels. The maser spots are aligned with some components of the complex outflow configuration of IRAS 16293-2422, and they are excited in zones of compressed gas produced by shocks. The post-shock particle density is in the range of 1-3 x 10^9 cm^-3, consistent with typical water masers pumping densities. Zeeman emission is produced by a very strong line-of-sight magnetic field (B ~ 113 mG). The magnetic field pressure derived from our data is comparable to the ram pressure of the outflow dynamics. This indicates that the magnetic field is energetically important in the dynamical evolution of IRAS 16293-2422.

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