Early Planet Formation in Embedded Disks (eDisk). XIX. Structures of Molecular Outflows

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Authors: Anton Feeney-Johansson, Yuri Aikawa, Shigehisa Takakuwa, Nagayoshi Ohashi, Adele Plunkett, Jes K. Jørgensen, Hsien Shang, Zhi-Yun Li, Rajeeb Sharma, Kwon Woojin, Jeong-Eun Lee, Leslie W. Looney
+4 more Yao-Lun Yang, Mayank Narang, Itziar de Gregorio-Monsalvo, eDisk team
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Abstract

Abstract As part of the ALMA Large Program “Early Planet Formation in Embedded Disks,” 12 CO (2–1) was observed towards 19 nearby low-mass protostars. Of these objects, 15 sources are found to show molecular outflow emission. Based on their morphological and kinematical structures, the CO outflows are classified into three types: a wind-driven shell, where ambient material is swept up by a wide-angle wind from the star, a bow shock, and a slow disk wind, which is a conical or parabolic flow with onion-like velocity structure. We categorize 11 outflows as a slow disk wind, 7 as a wind-driven shell, and 1 as a bow shock. Four of these outflows were found to show signs of both slow disk wind and wind-driven shell characteristics. Five objects show misalignment between the red- and blueshifted outflows. Seven objects show significant misalignment between the outflow axis (either or both of the red- and blueshifted outflows) and the minor axis of the dust continuum emission around the protostar. For the objects showing wind-driven shell emission, we compare simple parametrized models with the observations to derive physical properties of the observed shells, such as their dynamical ages. This shows evidence of a time variability in the outflows, such as changes in their direction. In some objects, large differences are seen between the properties of the red- and blueshifted outflows, possibly indicating differences in the properties of the ambient medium with which the outflow interacts.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure

Publication details

Journal / source
The Astronomical Journal
Publisher
American Astronomical Society
Volume
171
Issue
3
Pages
172–172
Publication date
19 February 2026
Language
EN