High-Resolution NIR Observations of the Circumstellar Disk System in the Bok Globule CB 26

Details High-Resolution NIR Observations of the Circumstellar Disk System in the Bok Globule CB 26 High-Resolution NIR Observations of the Circumstellar Disk System in the Bok Globule CB 26

2004-08-25

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0408482v1

Astrophys.J. 617 (2004) 418-424

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

21 pages, 6 figures (reduced resolution), ApJ accepted

Scientific paper

10.1086/425291

We report on results of near-infrared and optical observations of the mm disk embedded in the Bok globule CB 26 (Launhardt & Sargent 2001). The near-infrared images show a bipolar reflection nebula with a central extinction lane which coincides with the mm disk. Imaging polarimetry of this object yielded a polarization pattern which is typical for a young stellar object surrounded by a large circumstellar disk and an envelope, seen almost edge-on. The strong linear polarization in the bipolar lobes is caused by single scattering at dust grains and allowed to locate the illuminating source which coincides with the center of the mm disk. The spectral energy distribution of the YSO embedded in CB 26 resembles that of a ClassI source with a luminosity of 0.5 L_sun.Using the pre-main-sequence evolutionary tracks and the stellar mass inferred from the rotation curve of the disk, we derive an age of the system of <10^6 yr. H_alpha and [SII] narrow-band imaging as well as optical spectroscopy revealed an Herbig-Haro object 6.15 arcmin northwest of CB 26 YSO 1, perfectly aligned with the symmetry axis of the bipolar nebula. This Herbig-Haro object (HH 494) indicates ongoing accretion and outflow activity in CB 26 YSO 1. Its excitation characteristics indicate that the Herbig-Haro flow is propagating into a low-density environment. We suggest that CB 26 YSO 1 represents the transition stage between embedded protostellar accretion disks and more evolved protoplanetary disks around T Tauri stars in an undisturbed environment.

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