The Stellar Mass-Accretion Rate Relation in T Tauri Stars and Brown Dwarfs

2006 ◽  
Vol 639 (2) ◽  
pp. L83-L86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard D. Alexander ◽  
Philip J. Armitage
Keyword(s):  
Accretion Rate ◽  
Brown Dwarfs ◽  
Stellar Mass ◽  
T Tauri Stars ◽  
Mass Accretion Rate ◽  
T Tauri ◽  
Rate Relation

scholarly journals Brown dwarf jets: Investigating the universality of jet launching mechanisms at the lowest masses

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (S275) ◽  
pp. 396-399
Author(s):  
Emma Teresa Whelan ◽  
Francesca Bacciotti ◽  
Tom Ray ◽  
Catherine Dougados
Keyword(s):  
Accretion Rate ◽  
T Tauri Stars ◽  
Brown Dwarf ◽  
Central Mass ◽  
Mass Accretion Rate ◽  
T Tauri ◽  
Mass Outflow ◽  
The Common ◽  
Protostellar Objects

AbstractRecently it has become apparent that proto-stellar-like outflow activity extends to the brown dwarf (BD) mass regime. While the presence of accretion appears to be the common ingredient in all objects known to drive jets fundamental questions remain unanswered. The more prominent being the exact mechanism by which jets are launched, and whether this mechanism remains universal among such a diversity of sources and scales. To address these questions we have been investigating outflow activity in a sample of protostellar objects that differ considerably in mass and mass accretion rate. Central to this is our study of brown dwarf jets. To date Classical T Tauri stars (CTTS) have offered us the best touchstone for decoding the launching mechanism. Here we shall summarise what is understood so far of BD jets and the important constraints observations can place on models. We will focus on the comparison between jets driven by objects with central mass <0.1M⊙ and those driven by CTTSs. In particular we wish to understand how the the ratio of the mass outflow to accretion rate compares to what has been measured for CTTSs.

scholarly journals Very Low-Luminosity Objects in Star-Forming Regions

1998 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 423-424
Author(s):  
Motohide Tamura ◽  
Yoichi Itoh ◽  
Yumiko Oasa ◽  
Alan Tokunaga ◽  
Koji Sugitani
Keyword(s):  
Brown Dwarfs ◽  
Mass Function ◽  
T Tauri Stars ◽  
Initial Mass Function ◽  
Formation Mechanisms ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
Star Forming Regions ◽  
T Tauri ◽  
Low Mass ◽  
Stellar Sources

Abstract In order to tackle the problems of low-mass end of the initial mass function (IMF) in star-forming regions and the formation mechanisms of brown dwarfs, we have conducted deep infrared surveys of nearby molecular clouds. We have found a significant population of very low-luminosity sources with IR excesses in the Taurus cloud and the Chamaeleon cloud core regions whose extinction corrected J magnitudes are 3 to 8 mag fainter than those of typical T Tauri stars in the same cloud. Some of them are associated with even fainter companions. Follow-up IR spectroscopy has confirmed for the selected sources that their photospheric temperature is around 2000 to 3000 K. Thus, these very low-luminosity young stellar sources are most likely very low-mass T Tauri stars, and some of them might even be young brown dwarfs.

scholarly journals Exploring the dimming event of RW Aurigae A through multi-epoch VLT/X-shooter spectroscopy

2019 ◽  
Vol 625 ◽  
pp. A49 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Koutoulaki ◽  
S. Facchini ◽  
C. F. Manara ◽  
A. Natta ◽  
R. Garcia Lopez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Distribution ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Accretion Rate ◽  
Spectral Energy Distribution ◽  
Spectral Energy ◽  
Infrared Excess ◽  
Mass Accretion Rate ◽  
Near Ir ◽  
T Tauri

Context. RW Aur A is a classical T Tauri star that has suddenly undergone three major dimming events since 2010. The reason for these dimming events is still not clear. Aims. We aim to understand the dimming properties, examine accretion variability, and derive the physical properties of the inner disc traced by the CO ro-vibrational emission at near-infrared wavelengths (2.3 μm). Methods. We compared two epochs of X-shooter observations, during and after the dimming. We modelled the rarely detected CO bandhead emission in both epochs to examine whether the inner disc properties had changed. The spectral energy distribution was used to derive the extinction properties of the dimmed spectrum and compare the infrared excess between the two epochs. Lines tracing accretion were used to derive the mass accretion rate in both states. Results. The CO originates from a region with physical properties of T = 3000 K, NCO = 1 × 1021 cm−2 and vk sin i = 113 km s−1. The extinction properties of the dimming layer were derived with the effective optical depth ranging from τeff ~2.5−1.5 from the UV to the near-IR. The inferred mass accretion rate Ṁacc is ~1.5 × 10−8 M⊙ yr−1 and ~2 × 10−8 M⊙ yr−1 after and during the dimming respectively. By fitting the spectral energy distribution, additional emission is observed in the infrared during the dimming event from dust grains with temperatures of 500–700 K. Conclusions. The physical conditions traced by the CO are similar for both epochs, indicating that the inner gaseous disc properties do not change during the dimming events. The extinction curve is flatter than that of the interstellar medium, and large grains of a few hundred microns are thus required. When we correct for the observed extinction, the mass accretion rate is constant in the two epochs, suggesting that the accretion is stable and therefore does not cause the dimming. The additional hot emission in the near-IR is located at about 0.5 au from the star and is not consistent with an occulting body located in the outer regions of the disc. The dimming events could be due to a dust-laden wind, a severe puffing-up of the inner rim, or a perturbation caused by the recent star-disc encounter.

scholarly journals The Nobeyama Millimeter Array Survey for Protoplanetary Disks Around Protostar Candidates and T Tauri Stars in Taurus

1994 ◽  
Vol 140 ◽  
pp. 274-275
Author(s):  
Nagayoshi Ohashi ◽  
Ryohei Kawabe ◽  
Masahiko Hayashi ◽  
Masato Ishiguro
Keyword(s):  
Protoplanetary Disks ◽  
Circumstellar Disks ◽  
Stellar Mass ◽  
T Tauri Stars ◽  
Continuum Emission ◽  
Disk Mass ◽  
T Tauri ◽  
The Continuum

AbstractThe Nobeyama Millimeter Array Survey for protoplanetary disks has been made for 19 protostellar IRAS sources in Taurus; 13 were invisible protostars and 6 were youngest T Tauri stars. We observed the 98 GHz continuum and CS(J=2-1) line emissions simultaneously with spatial resolutions of 2.8”- 8.8” (360 AU-1,200 AU). Unresolved continuum emission was detected from 5 of 6 T Tauri stars and 2 of 13 protostar candidates. The continuum emission arose from compact circumstellar disks. Extended CS emission was detected around 2 T Tauri stars and 11 protostar candidates. There is a remarkable tendency for the detectability for the 98 GHz continuum emission to be small for protostar candidates. This tendency is explained if the mass of protoplanetary disks around protostars is not as large as that around T Tauri stars; the disk mass may increase with the increase of central stellar mass by dynamical accretion in the course of evolution from protostars to T Tauri stars.

scholarly journals Ground-based exoplanet near-infrared search by imaging and spectroscopy: 3 new companion candidates in TWA

2004 ◽  
Vol 202 ◽  
pp. 465-467
Author(s):  
Ralph Neuhäuser ◽  
Nuria Huélamo ◽  
Eike W. Guenther ◽  
Wolfgang Brandner ◽  
João Alves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Infrared Imaging ◽  
Brown Dwarfs ◽  
T Tauri Stars ◽  
Giant Planets ◽  
T Tauri ◽  
First Results ◽  
Imaging And Spectroscopy ◽  
Central Stars

We report first results from our ground-based infrared imaging search for sub-stellar companions (brown dwarfs and giant planets) of young (up to 100 Myrs) nearby (up to 100 pc) stars, where companions should be well separated from the central stars and still relatively bright due to ongoing accretion and/or contraction. Our observations are performed mainly with SOFI and SHARP at the ESO 3.5m NTT on La Silla (imaging) and with ISAAC at the ESO 8.2m Antu (VLT-UT1) on Cerro Paranal (imaging and spectroscopy), all in the H- and K-bands. Here, we present new companion candidates1 around three T Tauri stars (TWA-8 A, RXJ1121.1-3845, and RXJ1121.3-3447 N) in the TW Hya group, which would have been sub-stellar if at the same distance and age as the T Tauri stars, but are found to be background stars by spectroscopy.

scholarly journals Subaru Coronagraphic Search for Companion Brown Dwarfs

2003 ◽  
Vol 211 ◽  
pp. 293-294
Author(s):  
Yoichi Itoh ◽  
Motohide Tamura ◽  
Saeko S. Hayashi ◽  
Yumiko Oasa ◽  
Misato Fukagawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Brown Dwarfs ◽  
T Tauri Stars ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
T Tauri

Near-infrared coronagraphic images of GG Tau and GK Tau are presented as preliminary results of the search for young brown dwarfs around T Tauri stars.

scholarly journals Very Low Mass Stars and Brown Dwarfs in Taurus

2003 ◽  
Vol 211 ◽  
pp. 143-144
Author(s):  
Russel White ◽  
Gibor Basri
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Brown Dwarfs ◽  
Optical Spectra ◽  
T Tauri Stars ◽  
Low Mass Stars ◽  
Star Forming ◽  
T Tauri ◽  
Low Mass

We present high resolution optical spectra obtained with the Keck I telescope of low mass T Tauri stars and brown dwarfs in the Taurus star forming region. Based on the inferred photospheric and circumstellar properties, we conclude that objects in Taurus with masses as low as 50 Jupiters form and evolve in the same way as higher-mass T Tauri stars, but with smaller disks and shorter disk lifetimes.

scholarly journals Temperaments of young stars: rapid mass accretion rate changes in T Tauri and Herbig Ae stars

2014 ◽  
Vol 440 (4) ◽  
pp. 3444-3461 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Costigan ◽  
Jorick S. Vink ◽  
A. Scholz ◽  
T. Ray ◽  
L. Testi
Keyword(s):  
Accretion Rate ◽  
Young Stars ◽  
Mass Accretion Rate ◽  
T Tauri ◽  
Herbig Ae Stars ◽  
Rapid Mass

scholarly journals Physical and chemical fingerprint of protostellar disc formation

2019 ◽  
Vol 626 ◽  
pp. A71 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Artur de la Villarmois ◽  
J. K. Jørgensen ◽  
L. E. Kristensen ◽  
E. A. Bergin ◽  
D. Harsono ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Accretion Rate ◽  
Stellar Mass ◽  
Class I ◽  
High Angular Resolution ◽  
Mass Accretion Rate ◽  
Bolometric Luminosity ◽  
Stellar Masses ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
The Continuum

Context. The structure and composition of emerging planetary systems are likely strongly influenced by their natal environment within the protoplanetary disc at the time when the star is still gaining mass. It is therefore essential to identify and study the physical processes at play in the gas and dust close to young protostars and investigate the chemical composition of the material that is inherited from the parental cloud. Aims. The purpose of this paper is to explore and compare the physical and chemical structure of Class I low-mass protostellar sources on protoplanetary disc scales. Methods. We present a study of the dust and gas emission towards a representative sample of 12 Class I protostars from the Ophiuchus molecular cloud with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). The continuum at 0.87 mm and molecular transitions from C17O, C34S, H13CO+, CH3OH, SO2, and C2H were observed at high angular resolution (0.′′4, ~60 au diameter) towards each source. The spectrally and spatially resolved maps reveal the kinematics and the spatial distribution of each species. Moreover, disc and stellar masses are estimated from the continuum flux and position-velocity diagrams, respectively. Results. Six of the sources show disc-like structures in C17O, C34S, or H13CO+ emission. Towards the more luminous sources, compact emission and large line widths are seen for transitions of SO2 that probe warm gas (Eu ~ 200 K). In contrast, C17O emission is detected towards the least evolved and less luminous systems. No emission of CH3OH is detected towards any of the continuum peaks, indicating an absence of warm CH3OH gas towards these sources. Conclusions. A trend of increasing stellar mass is observed as the envelope mass decreases. In addition, a power-law relation is seen between the stellar mass and the bolometric luminosity, corresponding to a mass accretion rate of (2.4 ± 0.6) × 10−7 M⊙ yr−1 for the Class I sources, with a minimum and maximum value of 7.5 × 10−8 and 7.6 × 10−7 M⊙ yr−1, respectively. This mass accretion rate is lower than the expected value if the accretion is constant in time and rather points to a scenario of accretion occurring in bursts. The differentiation between C17O and SO2 suggests that they trace different physical components: C17O traces the densest and colder regions of the disc-envelope system, while SO2 may be associated with regions of higher temperature, such as accretion shocks. The lack of warm CH3OH emission suggests that there is no hot-core-like region around any of the sources and that the CH3OH column density averaged over the disc is low. Finally, the combination of bolometric temperature and luminosity may indicate an evolutionarytrend of chemical composition during these early stages.

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