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Title: Accretion and outflow in the proplyd-like objects near Cygnus OB2

Abstract

Cygnus OB2 is the most massive association within 2 kpc from the Sun, hosting hundreds of massive stars, thousands of young low mass members, and some sights of active star formation in the surrounding cloud. Recently, 10 photoevaporating proplyd-like objects with tadpole-shaped morphology were discovered in the outskirts of the OB association, approximately 6-14 pc away from its center. The classification of these objects is ambiguous, being either evaporating residuals of the parental cloud that are hosting a protostar inside or disk-bearing stars with an evaporating disk, such as the evaporating proplyds observed in the Trapezium Cluster in Orion. In this paper, we present a study based on low-resolution optical spectroscopic observations made with the Optical System for Imaging and low Resolution Integrated Spectroscopy, mounted on the 10.4 m Gran Telescopio CANARIAS, of two of these protostars. The spectrum of one of the objects shows evidence of accretion but not of outflows. In the latter object, the spectra show several emission lines indicating the presence of an actively accreting disk with outflow. We present estimates of the mass loss rate and the accretion rate from the disk, showing that the former exceeds the latter as observed in other known objectsmore » with evaporating disks. We also show evidence of a strong variability in the integrated flux observed in these objects as well as in the accretion and outflow diagnostics.« less

Authors:
 [1]; ;  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo, Piazza del Parlamento 1, I-90134 Palermo (Italy)
  2. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, MS-67, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 (United States)
  3. Dpto. de Astrofísica, Universidad de La Laguna, E-38206 E-La Laguna, Tenerife (Spain)
  4. Institute for Scientific Research, Boston College, Kenny Cottle L106B, Newton, MA 02459-1161 (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22364990
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Astrophysical Journal
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 793; Journal Issue: 1; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0004-637X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; APPROXIMATIONS; CLASSIFICATION; EMISSION; MASS TRANSFER; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PROTOSTARS; RESOLUTION; SPECTRA; SPECTROSCOPY; STELLAR WINDS; SUN

Citation Formats

Guarcello, M. G., Drake, J. J., Wright, N. J., García-Alvarez, D., and Kraemer, K. E. Accretion and outflow in the proplyd-like objects near Cygnus OB2. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/793/1/56.
Guarcello, M. G., Drake, J. J., Wright, N. J., García-Alvarez, D., & Kraemer, K. E. Accretion and outflow in the proplyd-like objects near Cygnus OB2. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/793/1/56
Guarcello, M. G., Drake, J. J., Wright, N. J., García-Alvarez, D., and Kraemer, K. E. 2014. "Accretion and outflow in the proplyd-like objects near Cygnus OB2". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/793/1/56.
@article{osti_22364990,
title = {Accretion and outflow in the proplyd-like objects near Cygnus OB2},
author = {Guarcello, M. G. and Drake, J. J. and Wright, N. J. and García-Alvarez, D. and Kraemer, K. E.},
abstractNote = {Cygnus OB2 is the most massive association within 2 kpc from the Sun, hosting hundreds of massive stars, thousands of young low mass members, and some sights of active star formation in the surrounding cloud. Recently, 10 photoevaporating proplyd-like objects with tadpole-shaped morphology were discovered in the outskirts of the OB association, approximately 6-14 pc away from its center. The classification of these objects is ambiguous, being either evaporating residuals of the parental cloud that are hosting a protostar inside or disk-bearing stars with an evaporating disk, such as the evaporating proplyds observed in the Trapezium Cluster in Orion. In this paper, we present a study based on low-resolution optical spectroscopic observations made with the Optical System for Imaging and low Resolution Integrated Spectroscopy, mounted on the 10.4 m Gran Telescopio CANARIAS, of two of these protostars. The spectrum of one of the objects shows evidence of accretion but not of outflows. In the latter object, the spectra show several emission lines indicating the presence of an actively accreting disk with outflow. We present estimates of the mass loss rate and the accretion rate from the disk, showing that the former exceeds the latter as observed in other known objects with evaporating disks. We also show evidence of a strong variability in the integrated flux observed in these objects as well as in the accretion and outflow diagnostics.},
doi = {10.1088/0004-637X/793/1/56},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22364990}, journal = {Astrophysical Journal},
issn = {0004-637X},
number = 1,
volume = 793,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Sep 20 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Sat Sep 20 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}