Rotation in Jets from Young Stars: investigating NUV lines with very high Spectral Resolution

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Jul 2003

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HST Proposal ID #9807

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Hst Proposal Id #9807 Star Formation

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Optical STIS spectra of the jets from DG Tau, RW Aur, TH 28 and LkHa 231 obtained by us {prop IDs. 7311, 9435} show systematic transverse radial velocity shifts in the region where the flow has just been accelerated and collimated {Bacciotti et al, 2002}, i.e. within about 100 AU from the source. We interpret such shifts as evidence for jet rotation. Whether YSO jets rotate is a fundamental question in star formation because it has been suggested that jets might be the way excess angular momentum is removed from the star/disk system, thereby allowing the star to accrete. In particular it is important to know if observed toroidal velocities are in agreement with predictions of magneto-centrifugal jet launching models. The limited spatial and spectral resolution of STIS in the optical however, only allows one to say qualitatively that the observed rotational velocities are in rough agreement with theory. Moreover only the resolved peripheral regions of the flow can be studied. We are proposing here to exploit the higher spatial and spectral resolution of STIS in the NUV to measure transverse jet velocity profiles.This is a task which can only be undertaken by the HST and which is ideally suited to the STIS. To measure the velocity profiles, we will observe the Mg II doublet at 2800 Angstrom {using the E230M echelle and the 6 X 0.2 slit transverse to the flow}. In comparison to the optical, the NUV affords us double the spatial resolution and we will be able to detect velocity differences across the jet down to 2 km/s. Not only should we be able to determine for the first time the detailed rotational velocity profile across a jet but we also expect to spatially resolve the high velocity axial core of the jet in the NUV. Finally we add that as very few NUV observations of the initial jet beam of YSO jets are available, our datasets should be a valuable contribution to the HST archive.

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