Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-03-20
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 323 (2001) 177
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
accepted for publication in MNRAS
Scientific paper
10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04172.x
We have used the technique of spectro-astrometry to study the milli-arcsecond scale structure of the emission lines in the T Tauri star RU Lupi. The wings of the H-alpha emission are found to be displaced from the star towards the south-west (blue wing) and north-east (red wing) with angular scales of 20-30 milli-arcsecs. This structure is consistent with a bipolar outflow from the star. From a study of the variability of the intensity and position spectra we argue that a combination of magnetically-driven bipolar outflow and accreting gas contribute to the H-alpha emission. On the other hand, the [OI] and [SII] emission are displaced from the star to the south-west but at much larger distances than the H-alpha, hundreds of milli-arcsecs for the high-velocity component (HVC) and down to 30 milli-arcsecs for the low-velocity components (LVC). The presence of both red-shifted and blue-shifted outflows in H-alpha but only a blue-shifted outflow in the forbidden lines can be explained if the disc obscures the red-shifted forbidden line outflow, but a disc gap with outer radius 3-4 au allows the red-shifted H-alpha to be seen. This gap could be induced by an unseen companion.
Bailey Jeremy
Chrysostomou Antonio
Gledhill Tim M.
Hough James H.
Takami Masakazu
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