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2014ApJ...796...70C - Astrophys. J., 796, 70 (2014/November-3)

Transition from the infalling envelope to the keplerian disk around L1551 IRS 5.

CHOU T.-L., TAKAKUWA S., YEN H.-W., OHASHI N. and HO P.T.P.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present combined Submillimeter Array (SMA) +Atacama Submillimeter Telescope Experiment (ASTE) images of the Class I protobinary L1551 IRS 5 in the CS (J = 7-6) line, the submillimeter images of L1551 IRS 5 with the most complete spatial sampling ever achieved (0.''9-36''). The SMA image of L1551 IRS 5 in the 343 GHz dust-continuum emission is also presented, which shows an elongated feature along the northwest to southeast direction (∼160 AUx80 AU), perpendicular to the associated radio jets. The combined SMA+ASTE images show that the high-velocity ( ≳ 1.5 km/s) CS emission traces the structure of the dust component and shows a velocity gradient along the major axis, which is reproduced by a geometrically thin Keplerian-disk model with a central stellar mass of ∼0.5 M. The low-velocity ( ≲ 1.3 km/s) CS emission shows an extended (∼1000 AU) feature that exhibits slight south (blueshifted) to north (redshifted) emission offsets, which is modeled with a rotating and infalling envelope with a conserved angular momentum. The rotational motion of the envelope connects smoothly to the inner Keplerian rotation at a radius of ∼64 AU. The infalling velocity of the envelope is ∼three times lower than the free-fall velocity toward the central stellar mass of 0.5 M. These results demonstrate transition from the infalling envelope to the Keplerian disk, consistent with the latest theoretical studies of disk formation. We suggest that sizable (r ∼ 50-200 AU) Keplerian disks are already formed when the protostars are still deeply embedded in the envelopes.

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Journal keyword(s): ISM: individual: L1551 IRS 5 - ISM: molecules - stars: formation

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