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2021ApJ...914...25L - Astrophys. J., 914, 25-25 (2021/June-2)

Magnetically regulated disk formation in the inner 100 au region of the Class 0 young stellar object OMC-3/MMS 6 resolved by JVLA and ALMA.

LIU H.B.

Abstract (from CDS):

We have carried out polarization calibration for archival Jansky Very Large Array (JVLA) (∼9 mm) full polarization observations toward the Class 0 young stellar object (YSO) OMC-3/MMS 6 (also known as HOPS-87), and then compared the results with the archival Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) 1.2 mm observations. The resolved spectral indices show that the innermost ∼100 au region of OMC-3/MMS 6 is marginally optically thin (e.g., τ <= 1) at ∼9 mm wavelength, such that the JVLA observations can directly probe the linearly polarized emission from nonspherical dust. Assuming that the projected long axis of dust grains is aligned perpendicular to magnetic field (B-field) lines, we propose that the overall B-field topology resembles an hourglass shape. The geometry of this system is consistent with a magnetically regulated dense (pseudo)disk, although this "hourglass" appears to be ∼40° inclined with respect to the previously reported outflow axis. In contrast, the inner ∼100 au region of this YSO is likely very optically thick (e.g., τ ≫ 1) at ∼1 mm wavelength. The electric field position angles resolved by JVLA and ALMA present ∼90° offsets on this region, which indicate that the dominant polarization mechanism at 1 mm wavelength is dichroic extinction. This is the second case where the (sub)millimeter dichroic extinction is demonstrated by the direct comparison between the JVLA and ALMA polarization observations.

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Journal keyword(s): Young stellar objects - Interstellar magnetic fields - Polarimetry - Circumstellar grains

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