ALMA Survey of Orion Planck Galactic Cold Clumps (ALMASOP): A Forming Quadruple System with Continuum "Ribbons" and Intricate Outflows
Abstract
One of the most poorly understood aspects of low-mass star formation is how multiple-star systems are formed. Here we present the results of Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) Band 6 observations toward a forming quadruple protostellar system, G206.93-16.61E2, in the Orion B molecular cloud. ALMA 1.3 mm continuum emission reveals four compact objects, of which two are Class I young stellar objects and the other two are likely in prestellar phase. The 1.3 mm continuum emission also shows three asymmetric ribbon-like structures that are connected to the four objects, with lengths ranging from ~500 to ~2200 au. By comparing our data with magnetohydrodynamic simulations, we suggest that these ribbons trace accretion flows and also function as gas bridges connecting the member protostars. Additionally, ALMA CO J = 2-1 line emission reveals a complicated molecular outflow associated with G206.93-16.61E2, with arc-like structures suggestive of an outflow cavity viewed pole-on.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- July 2023
- DOI:
- 10.3847/2041-8213/acdddf
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2306.07839
- Bibcode:
- 2023ApJ...952L...2L
- Keywords:
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- Star formation;
- Star forming regions;
- Multiple stars;
- Interstellar medium;
- Protostars;
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- 1565;
- 1081;
- 847;
- 1302;
- Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
- E-Print:
- The paper was accepted by APJL