Waterfalls around protostars

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J. C. Mottram · Leiden University

E. F. van Dishoeck · Leiden University

M. Schmalzl · Leiden University

L. E. Kristensen · Leiden University

R. Visser · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

M. R. Hogerheijde · Leiden University

S. Bruderer ·

Abstract

Context. For stars to form, material must fall inwards from core scales through the envelope towards the central protostar. While theories of how this takes place have been around for some time, the velocity profile around protostars is poorly constrained. The combination of observations in multiple transitions of a tracer which is sensitive to kinematics and radiative transfer modelling of those lines has the potential to break this deadlock.

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Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure

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Published in: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volume 558, pp. A126-A126

DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201321828

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Waterfalls around protostars

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