Mm/Submm images of Herbig-Haro energy sources and candidate protostars

Citation
R. Chini et al., Mm/Submm images of Herbig-Haro energy sources and candidate protostars, ASTRON ASTR, 369(1), 2001, pp. 155-169
Citations number
78
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
ISSN journal
00046361 → ACNP
Volume
369
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
155 - 169
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-6361(200104)369:1<155:MIOHES>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
We present 450, 850 mum and 1300 mum images of regions with embedded candid ate protostars. Some of them are associated with HH objects (HH 7-11, HH 1- 2, HH 147, HH 111, HH 108) and have been previously identified in the cours e of a 1300 mum survey. Other regions were taken from the IRAS PSC (04239+2 436, 04368+2557, 20050+2720, 20386+6751, 22134+5834, 23011+6126). The new m m/submm images show the detailed structure of the regions some of which con tain new compact sources as well as extended emission features. The inferre d mm/submm fluxes are combined with IRAS data in order to derive the temper ature of the associated dust, its mass and the re-radiated luminosity. Taki ng the ratio of FIR-to-submm luminosity as an indicator for the evolutionar y stage, we find that 15 out of 17 sources have L-FIR/L-smm < 200, indicati ng that most objects are probably genuine protostars. For the first time, w e detect dust emission associated with HH objects themselves, H-2 and CO fl ows which we interpret as density enhancements swept up by the ejected mate rial.