Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-11-29
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 357 (2005) 579-589
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Movies: http://star.arm.ac.uk/~mds/Jets/jets.html MNRAS, accepted
Scientific paper
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.08678.x
We present hydrodynamic simulations of molecular outflows driven by jets with a long period of precession, motivated by observations of arc-like features and S-symmetry in outflows associated with young stars. We simulate images of not only H2 vibrational and CO rotational emission lines, but also of atomic emission. The density cross section displays a jaw-like cavity, independent of precession rate. In molecular hydrogen, however, we find ordered chains of bow shocks and meandering streamers which contrast with the chaotic structure produced by jets in rapid precession. A feature particularly dominant in atomic emission is a stagnant point in the flow that remains near the inlet and alters shape and brightness as the jet skims by. Under the present conditions, slow jet precession yields a relatively high fraction of mass accelerated to high speeds, as also attested to in simulated CO line profiles. Many outflow structures, characterised by HH222 (continuous ribbon), HH240 (asymmetric chains of bow shocks) and RNO43N (protruding cavities), are probably related to the slow precession model.
Rosen Alex
Smith Michael D.
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