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The JCMT Transient Survey : identifying submillimeter continuum variability over several year timescales using archival JCMT Gould Belt Survey observations

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Date
07/11/2017
Author
Mairs, Steve
Johnstone, Doug
Kirk, Helen
Lane, James
Bell, Graham S.
Graves, Sarah
Herczeg, Gregory J.
Scicluna, Peter
Bower, Geoffrey C.
Chen, Huei-Ru Vivien
Hatchell, Jennifer
Aikawa, Yuri
Chen, Wen-Ping
Kang, Miju
Kang, Sung-Ju
Lee, Jeong-Eun
Morata, Oscar
Pon, Andy
Scholz, Aleks
Takahashi, Satoko
Yoo, Hyunju
and the JCMT Transient Team
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ISM: structure
Stars: formation
Stars: pre-main sequence
Submillimeter: general
Submillimeter: ISM
QB Astronomy
QC Physics
3rd-DAS
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Abstract
Investigating variability at the earliest stages of low-mass star formation is fundamental in understanding how a protostar assembles mass. While many simulations of protostellar disks predict non-steady accretion onto protostars, deeper investigation requires robust observational constraints on the frequency and amplitude of variability events characterized across the observable SED. In this study, we develop methods to robustly analyze repeated observations of an area of the sky for submillimeter variability in order to determine constraints on the magnitude and frequency of deeply embedded protostars. We compare 850 μm JCMT Transient Survey data with archival JCMT Gould Belt Survey data to investigate variability over 2–4 year timescales. Out of 175 bright, independent emission sources identified in the overlapping fields, we find seven variable candidates, five of which we classify as Strong, and the remaining two we classify as Extended to indicate that the latter are associated with larger-scale structure. For the Strong variable candidates, we find an average fractional peak brightness change per year of |4.0| % yr-1, with a standard deviation of 2.7 % yr-1. In total, 7% of the protostars associated with 850 μm emission in our sample show signs of variability. Four of the five Strong sources are associated with a known protostar. The remaining source is a good follow-up target for an object that is anticipated to contain an enshrouded, deeply embedded protostar. In addition, we estimate the 850 μm periodicity of the submillimeter variable source, EC 53, to be 567 ± 32 days, based on the archival Gould Belt Survey data.
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Mairs , S , Johnstone , D , Kirk , H , Lane , J , Bell , G S , Graves , S , Herczeg , G J , Scicluna , P , Bower , G C , Chen , H-R V , Hatchell , J , Aikawa , Y , Chen , W-P , Kang , M , Kang , S-J , Lee , J-E , Morata , O , Pon , A , Scholz , A , Takahashi , S , Yoo , H & and the JCMT Transient Team 2017 , ' The JCMT Transient Survey : identifying submillimeter continuum variability over several year timescales using archival JCMT Gould Belt Survey observations ' , Astrophysical Journal , vol. 849 , no. 2 , 107 . https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa9225
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Astrophysical Journal
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa9225
ISSN
0004-637X
Type
Journal article
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© 2017 American Astronomical Society. This work has been made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa9225
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URL
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017ApJ...849..107M
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10023/12250

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