The FUV Spectrum of FU Ori South

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Hauptverfasser: Carvalho, Adolfo S., Herczeg, Gregory J., France, Kevin, Hillenbrand, Lynne A.
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author Carvalho, Adolfo S.
Herczeg, Gregory J.
France, Kevin
Hillenbrand, Lynne A.
author_facet Carvalho, Adolfo S.
Herczeg, Gregory J.
France, Kevin
Hillenbrand, Lynne A.
contents The eruptive YSO FU Ori is the eponym of its variable class. FU Ori stars are known to undergo outbursts with amplitudes of $>4$ magnitudes in the $V$ band and durations of several decades. Interaction with a binary companion is one proposed outburst trigger, so understanding both components of the FU Ori system is crucial. A recent HST/STIS observation of the FU Ori system clearly resolves its North and South components. We report here on the spectrum of FU Ori South. We detect NUV continuum emission but no FUV continuum, although several bright emission lines consistent with those seen in T Tauri stars are present. The presence of the C II] 2325 multiplet and many H$_2$ lines indicate active accretion. We estimate the extinction to the source and find that the UV spectrum favors $A_V < 4$, contrary to past estimates based on the NIR spectrum.
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spellingShingle The FUV Spectrum of FU Ori South
Carvalho, Adolfo S.
Herczeg, Gregory J.
France, Kevin
Hillenbrand, Lynne A.
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
The eruptive YSO FU Ori is the eponym of its variable class. FU Ori stars are known to undergo outbursts with amplitudes of $>4$ magnitudes in the $V$ band and durations of several decades. Interaction with a binary companion is one proposed outburst trigger, so understanding both components of the FU Ori system is crucial. A recent HST/STIS observation of the FU Ori system clearly resolves its North and South components. We report here on the spectrum of FU Ori South. We detect NUV continuum emission but no FUV continuum, although several bright emission lines consistent with those seen in T Tauri stars are present. The presence of the C II] 2325 multiplet and many H$_2$ lines indicate active accretion. We estimate the extinction to the source and find that the UV spectrum favors $A_V < 4$, contrary to past estimates based on the NIR spectrum.
title The FUV Spectrum of FU Ori South
topic Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.10796