Understanding the accretion phase of star formation

About this project

Japan Grant Number
JP17K05387
Funding Program
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Funding organization
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Project/Area Number
17K05387
Research Category
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type
  • Multi-year Fund
Review Section / Research Field
  • Science and Engineering > Mathematics and Physics > Astronomy > Astronomy
Research Institution
  • Kyushu University
Project Period (FY)
2017-04-01 〜 2022-03-31
Project Status
Completed
Budget Amount*help
4,420,000 Yen (Direct Cost: 3,400,000 Yen Indirect Cost: 1,020,000 Yen)

Research Abstract

Using numerical simulations, the growth of circumstellar disk and jet driving mechanism in the main accretion phase were unveiled. The size growth of the circumstellar disk is suppressed due to magnetic braking outside the disk. However, since the gas accretion onto the disk steadily occurs, the disk becomes gravitationally unstable with time. Then, the disk mass suddenly falls onto the protostar with non-axisymmetric gravitational torque. Then, the disk becomes stable against the self-gravity of the disk. In addition, a part of the falling gas is ejected from the central region as the protostellar jet. This study have shown that the mass accretion onto the protostar and mass ejection by the jet episodically occur in the main accretion phase.

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