A Natural Laboratory for Astrochemistry: The Variable Protostar B335

Emission lines from complex organic molecules in B335 were observed in four epochs, spanning a luminosity burst of about 10 yr duration. The emission lines increased dramatically in intensity as the luminosity increased, but they have decreased only slightly as the luminosity has decreased. This beh...

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Main Authors: Jeong-Eun Lee, Neal J. Evans II, Giseon Baek, Chul-Hwan Kim, Jinyoung Noh, Yao-Lun Yang
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Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ad841f
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description Emission lines from complex organic molecules in B335 were observed in four epochs, spanning a luminosity burst of about 10 yr 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, and of 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.
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spelling doaj-art-57a5aa985fc244d7825da669f35acfb62025-08-20T02:40:24ZengIOP PublishingThe Astrophysical Journal Letters2041-82052024-01-019781L310.3847/2041-8213/ad841fA Natural Laboratory for Astrochemistry: The Variable Protostar B335Jeong-Eun Lee0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3119-2087Neal J. Evans II1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5175-1777Giseon Baek2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2814-1978Chul-Hwan Kim3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2523-3762Jinyoung Noh4https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1206-9506Yao-Lun Yang5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8227-2816Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University , 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea ; lee.jeongeun@snu.ac.kr; SNU Astronomy Research Center, Seoul National University , 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Astronomy, The University of Texas at Austin , 2515 Speedway, Austin, TX 78712, USADepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University , 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea ; lee.jeongeun@snu.ac.krDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University , 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea ; lee.jeongeun@snu.ac.krDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University , 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea ; lee.jeongeun@snu.ac.krStar and Planet Formation Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research , Wako-shi, Saitama, 351-0106, JapanEmission lines from complex organic molecules in B335 were observed in four epochs, spanning a luminosity burst of about 10 yr 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, and of 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.https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ad841fStar formation
spellingShingle Jeong-Eun Lee
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Chul-Hwan Kim
Jinyoung Noh
Yao-Lun Yang
A Natural Laboratory for Astrochemistry: The Variable Protostar B335
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Star formation
title A Natural Laboratory for Astrochemistry: The Variable Protostar B335
title_full A Natural Laboratory for Astrochemistry: The Variable Protostar B335
title_fullStr A Natural Laboratory for Astrochemistry: The Variable Protostar B335
title_full_unstemmed A Natural Laboratory for Astrochemistry: The Variable Protostar B335
title_short A Natural Laboratory for Astrochemistry: The Variable Protostar B335
title_sort natural laboratory for astrochemistry the variable protostar b335
topic Star formation
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