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We present 1.05 mm ALMA observations of the deeply embedded high-mass protocluster G11.92-0.61, designed to search for low-mass cores within the accretion reservoir of the massive protostars. Our ALMA mosaic, which covers an extent of ~0.7…

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We present new Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) observations for three protoplanetary disks in Taurus at 2.9\,mm and comparisons with previous 1.3\,mm data both at an angular resolution of $\sim0.''1$ (15\,au for the…

Recent advances in our understanding of massive star formation have made clear the important role of protostellar disks in mediating accretion. Here we describe a simple, semi-analytic model for young, deeply embedded, massive accretion…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-12-07 Kaitlin M. Kratter , Christopher D. Matzner , Mark. R. Krumholz

We present high angular resolution dust polarization and molecular line observations carried out with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) toward the Class 0 protostar Serpens SMM1. By complementing these observations…

Using zoom-simulations carried out with the adaptive mesh-refinement code RAMSES with a dynamic range of up to $2^{27} \approx 1.34 \times 10^8$ we investigate the accretion profiles around six stars embedded in different environments…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-01 Michael Kuffmeier , Søren Frimann , Sigurd S. Jensen , Troels Haugbølle

We present a population study of Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) Cycle 6 observations of the 100 most gravitationally unstable dense cores in Aquila using a simple mass versus size analysis. We identify 66 continuum…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-05-05 Samuel Fielder , Helen Kirk , Michael Dunham , Stella Offner

Searches for young gas giant planets at wide separations have so far focused on techniques appropriate for compact (Jupiter sized) planets. Here we point out that protoplanets born through Gravitational Instability (GI) may remain in an…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2021-02-10 J. Humphries , C. Hall , T. J. Haworth , S. Nayakshin

We report the discovery of an extremely young protostar, SMM11, located in the associated submillimeter condensation SMM11 in the Serpens Main cluster using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) during its Cycle 3 at 1.3…

Using numerical hydrodynamic simulations, we study the gravitational fragmentation of an unstable protostellar disc formed during the collapse of a pre-stellar core with a mass of 1.2 M_sun. The forming fragments span a mass range from…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 Eduard Vorobyov , Olga Zakhozhay , Michael Dunham

We present the results from an Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) 1.3 mm continuum and $^{12}$CO ($J=2-1$) line survey spread over 10 square degrees in the Serpens star-forming region of 320 young stellar objects, 302 of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-10-26 Alexa R. Anderson , Jonathan P. Williams , Nienke van der Marel , Charles J. Law , Luca Ricci , John J. Tobin , Simin Tong

Temporal variation of millimeter lines is a new direction of research for evolved stars. It has the potential to probe the dynamical wind launching processes from time dimension. We report here the first ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter…

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The sub-millimetre dust opacity spectral index is a critical observable to constrain dust properties, such as the maximum grain size of an observed dust population. It has been widely measured at galactic scales and down to protoplanetary…

We report on synoptic observations at 3.6 and 4.5micron of young stellar objects in IC 348 with 38 epochs covering 40 days. We find that among the detected cluster members, 338 at [3.6] and 269 at both [3.6] and [4.5], many are variable on…

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We present a combined, homogenized analysis of archival Submillimeter Array (SMA) and Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) observations of the spatially resolved 340 GHz (870 $\mu$m) continuum emission from 105 nearby…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-17 Sean M. Andrews , Marie Terrell , Anjali Tripathi , Megan Ansdell , Jonathan P. Williams , David J. Wilner

Theoretical models and observations suggest that the abundances of molecular ions in protoplanetary disks should be highly sensitive to the variable ionization conditions set by the young central star. We present a search for temporal flux…

Recent ALMA molecular line observations have revealed 3-D gas velocity structure in protoplanetary disks, shedding light on mechanisms of disk accretion and structure formation. 1) By carrying out viscous simulations, we confirm that the…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2021-02-24 Ian Rabago , Zhaohuan Zhu

Young stars exhibit short-term photometric variability caused by mass accretion events from circumstellar disks, the presence of dusty warps within the inner disks, starspots that rotate across the stellar surfaces, and flares. Long-term…

The amount of turbulence in protoplanetary discs around young stars is critical for determining the efficiency, timeline, and outcomes of planet formation. It is also difficult to measure. Observations are still limited, but direct…

Protostellar outflows provide a means to probe the accretion process of forming stars and their ability to inject energy into their surroundings. However, conclusions based on outflow observations depend upon the degree of accuracy with…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 C. Bradshaw , S. S. R. Offner , H. G. Arce

The subject of micro-variability among Mira stars has received increased attention since DeLaverny et al. (1998) reported short-term brightness variations in 15 percent of the 250 Mira or Long Period Variable stars surveyed using the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 D. E. Mais , D. Richards , R. E. Stencel