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2021ApJ...923..231S - Astrophys. J., 923, 231-231 (2021/December-3)

VLA and NOEMA views of Bok globule CB 17: the starless nature of a proposed First Hydrostatic Core candidate.

SPEAR S., JOSE MAUREIRA M., ARCE H.G., PINEDA J.E., DUNHAM M., CASELLI P. and SEGURA-COX D.

Abstract (from CDS):

We use 3 mm continuum NOrthern Extended Millimeter Array and NH3 Very Large Array observations toward the First Hydrostatic Core (FHSC) candidate CB 17 MMS in order to reveal the dust structure and gas properties to 600-1100 au scales and to constrain its evolutionary stage. We do not detect any compact source at the previously identified 1.3 mm point source, despite expecting a minimum signal-to-noise ratio of 9. The gas traced by NH3 exhibits subsonic motions, with an average temperature of 10.4 K. A fit of the radial column density profile derived from the ammonia emission finds a flat inner region of radius ∼1800 au and a central density of ∼6 x 105 cm–3. Virial and density structure analysis reveals the core is marginally bound (αvir = 0.73). The region is entirely consistent with that of a young starless core, hence ruling out CB 17 MMS as an FHSC candidate. Additionally, the core exhibits a velocity gradient aligned with the major axis, showing an arc-like structure in the position-velocity diagram and an off-center region with high velocity dispersion, caused by two distinct velocity peaks. These features could be due to interactions with the nearby outflow, which appears to deflect due to the dense gas near the NH3 column density peak. We investigate the specific angular momentum profile of the starless core, finding that it aligns closely with previous studies of similar radial profiles in Class 0 sources. This similarity to more evolved objects suggests that motions at 1000 au scales are determined by large-scale dense cloud motions, and may be preserved throughout the early stages of star formation.

Abstract Copyright: © 2021. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Star formation - Protostars - Bok globules - Interferometry - Interstellar medium

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