| Title: |
FAUST-XXIX. OCS line emission : a new method for measuring the luminosity of embedded protostars in binary systems |
| Authors: |
Saury, Guillaume; Bariosco, Vittorio; Ceccarelli, Cecilia; López-Sepulcre, Ana; Chahine, Layal; De Simone, Marta; Rimola, Albert; Ugliengo, Piero; Chandler, Claire J.; Sakai, Nami; Codella, Claudio; Bianchi, Eleonora; Boitard-Crépeau, Lise; Bouvier, Mathilde; Le Gal, Romane; Loinard, Laurent; Oya, Yoko; Podio, Linda; Sabatini, Giovanni; Vastel, Charlotte; Zhang, Ziwei E.; Yamamoto, Satoshi |
| Publication Year: |
2026 |
| Collection: |
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona: Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Subject Terms: |
Astrochemistry; Stars: formation; ISM: molecules; ISM: individual; Objects: NGC1333 IRAS4A |
| Description: |
The luminosity of embedded protostars is commonly measured via observations of the dust continuum spectral energy distribution from millimetre to infrared wavelengths. However, this method cannot be applied to embedded protostars in binary or multiple systems, where their components are usually unresolved over this extended wavelength range. We propose a new method, based on the idea that a molecule formed (mainly) on the grain surfaces only emits lines in the region where it thermally sublimates from the grain mantles, heated by the photons emitted by the embedded source. In this respect, carbonyl sulfide (OCS) is an optimal molecule, because of its low binding energy and rotational lines in the millimetre. We apply the method to the protobinary system NGC1333 IRAS4A, using ALMA high-spatial resolution ( ∼50 au) observations of the OCS(19-18) line as part of the ALMA Large Programme FAUST. We also present new quantum mechanics calculations of the OCS binding energy distribution, essential for the application of the method. We found that the two binary components, A1 and A2, have a comparable luminosity within the error bars, 7.5 ± 2.5 and 7 ± 1 L , respectively. We discuss the reliability of the estimated luminosities and the potential of this new method for measuring the luminosity of embedded protostars in binary and multiple systems. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
13652966 |
| Relation: |
European Commission 741002; European Commission 811312; European Commission 833460; Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society; Vol. 545, Num. 3 (January 2026), art. staf2157; https://ddd.uab.cat/record/326509; urn:10.1093/mnras/staf2157; urn:oai:ddd.uab.cat:326509; urn:scopus_id:105025917820; urn:articleid:13652966v545n3astaf2157 |
| Availability: |
https://ddd.uab.cat/record/326509 |
| Rights: |
open access ; Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original. ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.2B547CAF |
| Database: |
BASE |