Emission lines from complex organic molecules in B335 were observed in four epochs, spanning a luminosity burst of about 10 years duration. The emission lines increased dramatically in intensity as the luminosity increased, but they have decreased only slightly as the luminosity has decreased. This behavior agrees with expectations of rapid sublimation as the dust temperature increases, but slower freeze-out after the dust temperature drops. Further monitoring of this source, along with detailed chemical models, will exploit this natural laboratory for astrochemistry.
@article{arxiv.2410.05904,
title = {A Natural Laboratory for Astrochemistry, a Variable Protostar B335},
author = {Jeong-Eun Lee and Neal J. Evans and Giseon Baek and Chul-Hwan Kim and Jinyoung Noh and Yao-Lun Yang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.05904},
year = {2024}
}