The small-scale structure and kinematics of B335

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Emission Spectra, Stellar Envelopes, Stellar Evolution, Stellar Mass Ejection, Astronomical Maps, Infrared Astronomy, Stellar Winds

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High-resolution aperture synthesis maps of the (C-13)O, C(O-18) J = 1 - 0, and continuum emission at 2.7 mm from the Bok globule B335 trace bipolar, high-velocity emission to within 250 AU of its source, and delineate a core which is elongated on scales of 1000 AU perpendicular to the outflow but unresolved along its minor axis. Our images in the optically thick (C-13)O line show well-separated blue- and redshifted outflow lobes, and imply the presence of limb-brightened shells. The outflow opening angle close to its origin is the same as at distances of about 5 arcmin, suggesting that its morphology is determined primarily by a collimated driving wind. The high-density core is seen in both 2.7-mm continuum and (C-18)O maps, and has a mass of 0.2 solar mass. The (C-13)O and C(O-18) line profiles are consistent with those predicted by Zhou et al. (1993) for a collapsing core, and the continuum measurements also imply a density distribution typical of free-fall collapse.

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