We have observed the three low-mass protostars, IRAS 15398−3359, L1527 IRS and TMC-1A, with the ALMA 12-m array, the ACA 7-m array, and the IRAM-30m and APEX telescopes in the C18O J=2-1 emission. Overall, the C18O emission shows clear velocity gradients at radii of ∼100-1000 au, which likely originate from rotation of envelopes, while velocity gradients are less clear and velocity structures are more perturbed on scales of ∼1000-10,000 au. IRAS 15398−3359 and L1527 IRS show a break at radii of ∼1200 and ∼1700 au in the radial profile of the peak velocity, respectively. The peak velocity is proportional to r−1.38 or r−1.7 within the break radius, which can be interpreted as indicating a rotational motion of the envelope with a degree of contamination of gas motions on larger spatial scales. The peak velocity follows vpeak∝r0.68 or vpeak∝r0.46 outside the break radius, which is similar to the J/M-R relation of dense cores. TMC-1A exhibits the radial profile of the peak velocity not consistent with the rotational motion of the envelope nor the J/M-R relation. The origin of the relation of vpeak∝r0.46-0.68 is investigated by examining correlations of the velocity deviation (δv) and the spatial scale (τ) in the two sources. Obtained spatial correlations, δv∝τ∼0.6, are consistent with the scaling law predicted by turbulence models, which may suggest the large-scale velocity structures originate from turbulence.
@article{arxiv.2301.06969,
title = {Probing Velocity Structures of Protostellar Envelopes: Infalling and Rotating Envelopes within Turbulent Dense Cores},
author = {Jinshi Sai and Nagayoshi Ohashi and Hsi-Wei Yen and Anaëlle J. Maury and Sébastien Maret},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2301.06969},
year = {2023}
}