English

Accretion and Outflow in Orion-KL Source I

Astrophysics of Galaxies 2024-08-12 v1

Abstract

We present ALMA observations of SiO, SiS, H2_2O , NaCl, and SO line emission at ~30 to 50 mas resolution. These images map the molecular outflow and disk of Orion Source I (SrcI) on ~12 to 20 AU scales. Our observations show that the flow of material around SrcI creates a turbulent boundary layer in the outflow from SrcI which may dissipate angular momentum in the rotating molecular outflow into the surrounding medium. Additionally, the data suggests that the proper motion of SrcI may have a significant effect on the structure and evolution of SrcI and its molecular outflow. As the motion of SrcI funnels material between the disk and the outflow, some material may be entrained into the outflow and accrete onto the disk, creating shocks which excite the NaCl close to the disk surface.

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@article{arxiv.2408.05114,
  title  = {Accretion and Outflow in Orion-KL Source I},
  author = {Melvyn Wright and Brett A. McGuire and Adam Ginsburg and Tomoya Hirota and John Bally and Ryan Hwangbo and T. Dex Bhadra and Chris John and Rishabh Dave},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.05114},
  year   = {2024}
}

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Accepted in The Astrophysical Journal

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