Chemical segregation in the young protostars Barnard 1b-N and S Evidence of pseudo-disk rotation in Barnard 1b-S.

ABSTRACT: The extremely young Class 0 object B1b-S and the first hydrostatic core (FSHC) candidate, B1b-N, provide a unique opportunity to study the chemical changes produced in the elusive transition from the prestellar core to the protostellar phase. We present 40"×70" images of Barnard 1b in the 13CO 1?0, C18O 1?0, NH2D 11,1a?10,1s, and SO 32?21 lines obtained with the NOEMA interferometer. The observed chemical segregation allows us to unveil the physical structure of this young protostellar system down to scales of ?500 au. The two protostellar objects are embedded in an elongated condensation, with a velocity gradient of ?0.2-0.4 m s-1 au-1 in the east-west direction, reminiscent of an axial collapse. The NH2D data reveal cold and dense pseudo-disks (R?500-1000 au) around each protostar. Moreover, we observe evidence of pseudo-disk rotation around B1b-S. We do not see any signature of the bipolar outflows associated with B1b-N and B1b-S, which were previously detected in H2CO and CH3OH, in any of the imaged species. The non-detection of SO constrains the SO/CH3OH abundance ratio in the high-velocity gas.

SUBMITTER: Fuente A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5662144 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature