The JCMT Gould Belt Survey: Evidence for dust grain evolution in perseus star-forming clumps

Chen, Michael Chun-Yuan, Francesco, J. Di, Johnstone, D., Sadavoy, S., Hatchell, J., Mottram, J. C., Kirk, H., Buckle, J., Berry, D. S., Broekhoven-Fiene, H., Currie, M. J., Fich, M., Jenness, T., Nutter, D., Pattle, K., Pineda, J. E., Quinn, C., Salji, C., Tisi, S., Hogerheijde, M. R., Ward-Thompson, D., Bastien, P., Bresnahan, D., Butner, H., Chrysostomou, A., Coude, S., Davis, C. J., Drabek-Maunder, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3476-2260, Duarte Cabral, Ana ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5259-4774, Fiege, J., Friberg, P., Friesen, R., Fuller, G. A., Graves, S., Greaves, Jane ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3133-413X, Gregson, J., Holland, W., Joncas, G., Kirk, J. M., Knee, L. B. G., Mairs, S., Marsh, Kenneth ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0107-7803, Matthews, B. C., Moriarty-Schieven, G., Mowat, C., Pezzuto, S., Rawlings, J., Richer, J., Robertson, D., Rosolowsky, E., Rumble, D., Schneider-Bontemps, N., Thomas, H., Tothill, N., Viti, S., White, G. J., Wouterloot, J., Yates, J. and Zhu, M. 2016. The JCMT Gould Belt Survey: Evidence for dust grain evolution in perseus star-forming clumps. The Astrophysical Journal 826 (1) , 95. 10.3847/0004-637X/826/1/95

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Abstract

The dust emissivity spectral index, β, is a critical parameter for deriving the mass and temperature of star-forming structures and, consequently, their gravitational stability. The β value is dependent on various dust grain properties, such as size, porosity, and surface composition, and is expected to vary as dust grains evolve. Here we present β, dust temperature, and optical depth maps of the star-forming clumps in the Perseus Molecular Cloud determined from fitting spectral energy distributions to combined Herschel and JCMT observations in the 160, 250, 350, 500,and 850 μm bands. Most of the derived β and dust temperature values fall within the ranges of 1.0–2.7 and 8–20 K,respectively. In Perseus, we find the β distribution differs significantly from clump to clump, indicative of grain growth. Furthermore, we also see significant localized β variations within individual clumps and find low-β regions correlate with local temperature peaks, hinting at the possible origins of low-β grains. Throughout Perseus, we also see indications of heating from B stars and embedded protostars, as well evidence of outflows shaping the local landscape.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Physics and Astronomy
Subjects:	Q Science > QB Astronomy
Publisher:	IOP Science
ISSN:	1538-4357
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	7 July 2017
Date of Acceptance:	12 May 2016
Last Modified:	25 Jul 2023 07:52
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/102165

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