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American Astronomical Society, Astrophysical Journal, 1(910), p. 11, 2021

DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/abddb1

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FAUST. II. Discovery of a Secondary Outflow in IRAS 15398−3359: Variability in Outflow Direction during the Earliest Stage of Star Formation?

Journal article published in 2021 by Yuki Okoda ORCID, Yoko Oya ORCID, Doug Johnstone ORCID, Shu-Ichiro Inutsuka ORCID, Nami Sakai ORCID, Eric Herbst ORCID, Tomoya Hirota ORCID, Muneaki Imai ORCID, Andrea Isella ORCID, Izaskun Jímenez-Serra ORCID, Claudine Kahane ORCID, Bertrand Lefloch, Laurent Loinard ORCID, Ana López-Sepulcre ORCID, Luke T. Maud ORCID and other authors.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
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Abstract

Abstract We have observed the very low-mass Class 0 protostar IRAS 15398−3359 at scales ranging from 50 to 1800 au, as part of the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array Large Program FAUST. We uncover a linear feature, visible in H2CO, SO, and C18O line emission, which extends from the source in a direction almost perpendicular to the known active outflow. Molecular line emission from H2CO, SO, SiO, and CH3OH further reveals an arc-like structure connected to the outer end of the linear feature and separated from the protostar, IRAS 15398−3359, by 1200 au. The arc-like structure is blueshifted with respect to the systemic velocity. A velocity gradient of 1.2 km s−1 over 1200 au along the linear feature seen in the H2CO emission connects the protostar and the arc-like structure kinematically. SO, SiO, and CH3OH are known to trace shocks, and we interpret the arc-like structure as a relic shock region produced by an outflow previously launched by IRAS 15398−3359. The velocity gradient along the linear structure can be explained as relic outflow motion. The origins of the newly observed arc-like structure and extended linear feature are discussed in relation to turbulent motions within the protostellar core and episodic accretion events during the earliest stage of protostellar evolution.