Envelope structure of deeply embedded young stellar objects in the Serpens Molecular Cloud

Details Envelope structure of deeply embedded young stellar objects in the Serpens Molecular Cloud Envelope structure of deeply embedded young stellar objects in the Serpens Molecular Cloud

1998-10-03

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9810047v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

46 pages, incl. 12 postscript figures, uses ApJ latex and psfig macros

Scientific paper

10.1086/306844

Aperture synthesis and single-dish (sub) millimeter molecular lines and continuum observations reveal in great detail the envelope structure of deeply embedded young stellar objects (SMM1, SMM2, SMM3, SMM4) in the densely star-forming Serpens Molecular Cloud. Resolved millimeter continuum emission constrains the density structure to a radial power law with index -2.0 +/- 0.5, and envelope masses of 8.7, 3.0, and 5.3 M_sol for SMM1, SMM3, and SMM4. The core SMM2 does not seem to have a central condensation and may not have formed a star yet. The molecular line observations can be described by the same envelope model, if an additional, small amount of warm (100 K) material is included. This probably corresponds to the inner few hundred AU of the envelope were the temperature is high. In the interferometer beam, the molecular lines reveal the inner regions of the envelopes, as well as interaction of the outflow with the surrounding envelope. Bright HCO+ and HCN emission outlines the cavities, while SiO and SO trace the direct impact of the outflow on ambient gas. Taken together, these observations provide a first comprehensive view of the physical and chemical structure of the envelopes of deeply embedded young stellar objects in a clustered environment on scales between 1000 and 10,000 AU.

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