An outburst and FU Ori-type disk of a former low luminosity protostar

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العنوان: An outburst and FU Ori-type disk of a former low luminosity protostar
المؤلفون: Ashraf, Mizna, Jose, Jessy, Lee, Ho-Gyu, Peña, Carlos Contreras, Herczeg, Gregory J, Liu, Hanpu, Johnstone, Doug, Lee, Jeong-Eun
سنة النشر: 2023
المجموعة: Astrophysics
مصطلحات موضوعية: Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
الوصف: Strong accretion outbursts onto protostars are associated with emission dominated by a viscously heated disk, which is characterized by high luminosities. We report the discovery and characterization of a strong mid-IR (3.4, 4.6 $\mu$m) outburst in the embedded protostar SSTgbs J21470601+4739394 (hereafter SSTgbsJ214706). SSTgbsJ214706 has steadily brightened in the mid-infrared by $\sim2$ magnitudes over the past decade, as observed by NEOWISE. Follow-up investigations with the Gemini near-IR spectrograph reveal that SSTgbsJ214706 is a binary system with a spatially extended outflow. The outburst is occurring on the more embedded southeast (SE) component, which dominates the mid- and far-infrared emission from the source. The outbursting component exhibits a spectrum consistent with an FU Ori-type outburst, including the presence of enhanced absorption observed in the molecular bands of CO. The luminosity of the SE component is estimated to be $\sim 0.23\,$ L$_\odot$ before the outburst and $\sim 0.95\,$ L$_\odot$ during the outburst, which is 1 to 2 orders of magnitude fainter than bonafide FU Ori outbursts. We interpret this eruption as an FU Ori-type outburst, although the possibility of brightening following an extinction episode cannot be ruled out. We discuss the implications and potential explanations for such a low-luminosity eruption.
نوع الوثيقة: Working Paper
URL الوصول: http://arxiv.org/abs/2312.10827
رقم الأكسشن: edsarx.2312.10827
قاعدة البيانات: arXiv