Published March 10, 2017 | Version v1
Journal article

L483: Warm Carbon-chain Chemistry Source Harboring Hot Corino Activity

  • 1. Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033 (Japan)
  • 2. The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Wako, Saitama 351-0198 (Japan)
  • 3. National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588 (Japan)
  • 4. Department of Communication Engineering and Informatics, Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications, Chofugaoka, Chofu, Tokyo 182-8585 (Japan)
  • 5. Center for Computational Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577 (Japan)
  • 6. Universite Grenoble Alpes, IPAG, F-38000 Grenoble (France)
  • 7. Universite de Toulouse, UPS-OMP, F-31028 Toulouse Cedex 4 (France)

Description

The Class 0 protostar, L483, has been observed in various molecular lines in the 1.2 mm band at a subarcsecond resolution with ALMA. An infalling–rotating envelope is traced by the CS line, while a very compact component with a broad velocity width is observed for the CS, SO, HNCO, NH2CHO, and HCOOCH3 lines. Although this source is regarded as the warm carbon-chain chemistry (WCCC) candidate source at a 1000 au scale, complex organic molecules characteristic of hot corinos such as NH2CHO and HCOOCH3 are detected in the vicinity of the protostar. Thus, both hot corino chemistry and WCCC are seen in L483. Although such a mixed chemical character source has been recognized as an intermediate source in previous single-dish observations, we here report the first spatially resolved detection. A kinematic structure of the infalling–rotating envelope is roughly explained by a simple ballistic model with a protostellar mass of 0.1–0.2 M and a radius of the centrifugal barrier (half of the centrifugal radius) of 30–200 au, assuming an inclination angle of 80° (0° for face-on). The broad-line emission observed in the above molecules most likely comes from the disk component inside the centrifugal barrier. Thus, a drastic chemical change is seen around the centrifugal barrier.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa6300

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astrophysical Journal
Journal Volume
837
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
[15 p.]
ISSN
0004-637X
CODEN
ASJOAB

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
51031079
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
CARBON; DETECTION; EMISSION; INCLINATION; MAIN SEQUENCE STARS; MASS; MOLECULES; PROTOSTARS; RESOLUTION; STAR EVOLUTION
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTS; EVOLUTION; NONMETALS; STARS