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A rotating disk around the very young massive star AFGL 490
We observed the embedded, young 8--10 Msun star AFGL 490 at subarcsecond
resolution with the Plateau de Bure Interferometer in the C17O (2--1)
transition and found convincing evidence that AFGL 490 is surrounded by a
rotating disk. Using two-dimensional modeling of the physical and chemical disk
structure coupled to line radiative transfer, we constrain its basic
parameters. We obtain a relatively high disk mass of 1 Msun and a radius of ~
1500 AU. A plausible explanation for the apparent asymmetry of the disk
morphology is given.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure
Millimeter interferometer observations of the magnetar 4U 0142+61
The Anomalous Xâray Pulsar 4U 0142+61 is the only neutron star where it is believed that one of the long searchedâfor âfallbackâ disks has been detected in the midâIR by Wang et al. [1] using Spitzer. Such a disk originates from material falling back to the NS after the supernova. We search for cold circumstellar material in the 90 GHz continuum using the Plateau de Bure Interferometer. No millimeter flux is detected at the position of 4U 0142+61, the upper flux limit is 150 ÎŒJy corresponding to the 3Ï noise rms level. The reâprocessed Spitzer MIPS 24ÎŒm data presented previously by Wang et al. [2] show some indication of flux enhancement at the position of the neutron star, albeit below the 3Ï statistical significance limit. At far infrared wavelengths the source flux densities are probably below the Herschel confusion limits
NGC 2264 IRS1: The central engine and its cavity
We present a high-resolution study of NGC 2264 IRS1 in CS(2-1) and in the
3-mm continuum using the IRAM Plateau de Bure Interferometer. We complement
these radio data with images taken at 2.2, 4.6, and 11.9 micron. The combined
information allow a new interpretation of the closest environment of NGC 2264
IRS1. No disk around the B-type star IRS1 was found. IRS1 and its low-mass
companions are located in a low-density cavity which is surrounded by the
remaining dense cloud core which has a clumpy shell-like structure. Strong
evidence for induced on-going star formation was found in the surroundings of
IRS1. A deeply embedded very young stellar object 20 arcsec to the north of
IRS1 is powering a highly collimated bipolar outflow. The object 8 in the
closer environment of IRS1 is a binary surrounded by dusty circumbinary
material and powering two bipolar outflows.Comment: 17 pages, 6 figures, The paper is accepted and will appear in the
Astrophysical Journal, Vol 599, No 1 (issue December 10). A high-resolution
postscript version of this paper is available here (
http://www.astro.uni-jena.de/Users/martin/publi.html). Furthermore, you can
find a high resolution PDF file here (
http://www.tls-tautenburg.de/research/tls-research/pub2003.html
CID: Chemistry In Disks VII. First detection of HC3N in protoplanetary disks
Molecular line emission from protoplanetary disks is a powerful tool to
constrain their physical and chemical structure. Nevertheless, only a few
molecules have been detected in disks so far. We take advantage of the enhanced
capabilities of the IRAM 30m telescope by using the new broad band correlator
(FTS) to search for so far undetected molecules in the protoplanetary disks
surrounding the TTauri stars DM Tau, GO Tau, LkCa 15 and the Herbig Ae star MWC
480. We report the first detection of HC3N at 5 sigma in the GO Tau and MWC 480
disks with the IRAM 30-m, and in the LkCa 15 disk (5 sigma), using the IRAM
array, with derived column densities of the order of 10^{12}cm^{-2}. We also
obtain stringent upper limits on CCS (N < 1.5 x 10^{12} cm^{-3}). We discuss
the observational results by comparing them to column densities derived from
existing chemical disk models (computed using the chemical code Nautilus) and
based on previous nitrogen and sulfur-bearing molecule observations. The
observed column densities of HC3N are typically two orders of magnitude lower
than the existing predictions and appear to be lower in the presence of strong
UV flux, suggesting that the molecular chemistry is sensitive to the UV
penetration through the disk. The CCS upper limits reinforce our model with low
elemental abundance of sulfur derived from other sulfur-bearing molecules (CS,
H2S and SO).Comment: 8 pages, 4 figures, 3 tables, Accepted for publication in Ap
Detection of interstellar H_2D^+ emission
We report the detection of the 1_{10}-1_{11} ground state transition of
ortho-H_2D^+ at 372.421 GHz in emission from the young stellar object NGC 1333
IRAS 4A. Detailed excitation models with a power-law temperature and density
structure yield a beam-averaged H_2D^+ abundance of 3 x 10^{-12} with an
uncertainty of a factor of two. The line was not detected toward W 33A, GL
2591, and NGC 2264 IRS, in the latter source at a level which is 3-8 times
lower than previous observations. The H_2D^+ data provide direct evidence in
support of low-temperature chemical models in which H_2D^+ is enhanced by the
reaction of H_3^+ and HD. The H_2D^+ enhancement toward NGC 1333 IRAS 4A is
also reflected in the high DCO^+/HCO^+ abundance ratio. Simultaneous
observations of the N_2H^+ 4-3 line show that its abundance is about 50-100
times lower in NGC 1333 IRAS 4A than in the other sources, suggesting
significant depletion of N_2. The N_2H^+ data provide independent lower limits
on the H_3^+ abundance which are consistent with the abundances derived from
H_2D^+. The corresponding limits on the H_3^+$ column density agree with recent
near-infrared absorption measurements of H_3^+ toward W 33A and GL 2591.Comment: Standard AAS LaTeX format (15 pages + 2 figures
Variability of young stars: Determination of rotational periods of weak-line T Tauri stars in the Cepheus-Cassiopeia star-forming region
We report on observation and determination of rotational periods of ten
weak-line T Tauri stars in the Cepheus-Cassiopeia star-forming region.
Observations were carried out with the Cassegrain-Teleskop-Kamera (CTK) at
University Observatory Jena between 2007 June and 2008 May. The periods
obtained range between 0.49 d and 5.7 d, typical for weak-line and post T Tauri
stars.Comment: 11 pages, 26 figures, accepted to be published in A
Reorientation of Spin Density Waves in Cr(001) Films induced by Fe(001) Cap Layers
Proximity effects of 20 \AA thin Fe layers on the spin density waves (SDWs)
in epitaxial Cr(001) films are revealed by neutron scattering. Unlike in bulk
Cr we observe a SDW with its wave vector Q pointing along only one {100}
direction which depends dramatically on the film thickness t_{Cr}. For t_{Cr} <
250 \AA the SDW propagates out-of-plane with the spins in the film plane. For
t_{Cr} > 1000 \AA the SDW propagates in the film plane with the spins
out-of-plane perpendicular to the in-plane Fe moments. This reorientation
transition is explained by frustration effects in the antiferromagnetic
interaction between Fe and Cr across the Fe/Cr interface due to steps at the
interface.Comment: 4 pages (RevTeX), 3 figures (EPS
A multi-wavelength study of a double intermediate-mass protostar - from large-scale structure to collimated jets
(abridged) We study a previously discovered protostellar source that is
deeply embedded and drives an energetic molecular outflow. The source, UYSO1,
is located close to IRAS 07029-1215 at a distance of ~1 kpc. The
multi-wavelength observations resulted in the detection of a double
intermediate-mass protostar at the location of UYSO1. In addition to the
associated molecular outflow, with a projected size of 0.25 pc, two
intersecting near-infrared jets with projected sizes of 0.4 pc and 0.2 pc were
found. However, no infrared counterparts to the driving sources could be
detected in sensitive near- to far-infrared observations. In interferometric
millimeter observations, UYSO1 was resolved into two continuum sources with
high column densities and gas masses of 3.5 Mo and 1.2 Mo, with a linear
separation of 4200 AU. We report the discovery of a H2O maser toward one of the
two sources. The total luminosity is roughly estimated to be ~50 Lo, shared by
the two components, one of which is driving the molecular outflow that has a
dynamical timescale of less than a few thousand years. The jets of the two
individual components are not aligned. Submillimeter observations show that the
region lacks typical hot-core chemistry. We thus find two protostellar objects,
whose associated circumstellar and parent core masses are high enough to
suggest that they may evolve into intermediate-mass stars. This is corroborated
by their association with a very massive and energetic CO outflow, suggesting
high protostellar accretion rates. The short dynamical timescale of the
outflow, the pristine chemical composition of the cloud core and absence of hot
core tracers, the absence of detectable radio continuum emission, and the very
low protostellar luminosity argue for an extremely early evolutionary stage.Comment: 10 pages, 10 figures, accepted for publication in A&A; minor changes:
typos corrected, revised argument in Section
Revisiting the analytical solution approach to mixing-limited equilibrium multicomponent reactive transport using mixing ratios: identification of basis, fixing an error, and dealing with multiple minerals
Multicomponent reactive transport involves the solution of a system of nonlinear coupled partial differential equations. A number of methods have been developed to simplify the problem. In the case where all reactions are in instantaneous equilibrium and the mineral assemblage is constant in both space and time, de Simoni et al. (2007) provide an analytical solution that separates transport of aqueous components and minerals using scalar dissipation ofPeer ReviewedPostprint (published version
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