Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-07-04
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted on Astronomy & Astrophysics
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20053097
Complete flux-calibrated spectra covering the spectral range from 6000 A to 2.5 um have been obtained along the HH1 jet and analysed in order to explore the potential of a combined optical/near-IR diagnostic applied to jets from young stellar objects. Important physical parameters have been derived along the jet using various diagnostic line ratios. This multi-line analysis shows, in each spatially unresolved knot, the presence of zones at different excitation conditions, as expected from the cooling layers behind a shock front. In particular, a density stratification in the jet is evident from ratios of various lines of different critical density. In particular, [FeII] lines originate in a cooling layer located at larger distances from the shock front than that generating the optical lines, where the compression is higher and the temperature is declining. The derived parameters were used to measure the mass flux along the jet, adopting different procedures, the advantages and limitations of which are discussed. dM/dt is high in the initial part of the flow but decreases by about an order of magnitude further out. Conversely, the mass flux associated with the warm molecular material is low and does not show appreciable variations along the jet. We suggest that part of the mass flux in the external regions is not revealed in optical and IR lines because it is associated with a colder atomic component, which may be traced by the far-IR [O I]63 um line. Finally, we find that the gas-phase abundance of refractory species is lower than the solar value suggesting that a significant fraction of dust grains may still be present in the jet beam.
Bacciotti Francesca
Eislöffel Jochen
Giannini Teresa
Massi Fabrizio
Nisini Brunella
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