A ROTATING MOLECULAR JET FROM A PERSEUS PROTOSTAR
- Centro de Radioastronomia y Astrofisica, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Morelia 58090 (Mexico)
- Also at Max-Planck-Institut fuer Radioastronomie, Auf dem Huegel 69, 53121 Bonn, Germany. (Germany)
We present the {sup 12}CO(2-1) line and 1.4 mm continuum archival observations, made with the Submillimeter Array, of the outflow HH 797 located in the IC 348 cluster in Perseus. The continuum emission is associated with a circumstellar disk surrounding the class 0 object IC 348-MMS/SMM2, a very young solar analog. The line emission, on the other hand, delineates a collimated outflow and reveals velocity asymmetries about the flow axis over the entire length of the flow. The amplitude of velocity differences is of the order of 2 km s{sup -1} over distances of about 1000 AU, and we interpret them as evidence for jet rotation-although we also discuss alternative possibilities. A comparison with theoretical models suggests that the magnetic field lines threading the protostellar jet might be anchored to the disk of a radius of about 20 AU.
- OSTI ID:
- 22037223
- Journal Information:
- Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 751, Issue 1; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0004-637X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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