AMI Large Array radio continuum observations of Spitzer c2d small clouds and cores

Anna M M Scaife, Emily I. Curtis, Matthew Davies, Thomas M O Franzen, Keith J B Grainge, Michael P. Hobson, Natasha Hurley-Walker, Anthony N. Lasenby, Malak Olamaie, Guy G. Pooley, Carmen Rodríguez-Gonzálvez, Richard D E Saunders, Michel Schammel, Paul F. Scott, Timothy Shimwell, David Titterington, Elizabeth Waldram, Jonathan T L Zwart

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    Abstract

    We perform deep 1.8-cm radio continuum imaging towards 13 protostellar regions selected from the Spitzer c2d small clouds and cores programme at high resolution (25 arcsec) in order to detect and quantify the cm-wave emission from deeply embedded young protostars. Within these regions we detect 15 compact radio sources which we identify as radio protostars including two probable new detections. The sample is in general of low bolometric luminosity and contains several of the newly detected VeLLO sources. We determine the 1.8-cm radio luminosity to bolometric luminosity correlation, Lrad-Lbol, for the sample and discuss the nature of the radio emission in terms of the available sources of ionized gas. We also investigate the Lrad-LIR correlation and suggest that radio flux density may be used as a proxy for the internal luminosity of low-luminosity protostars. © 2010 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2010 RAS.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2662-2678
    Number of pages16
    JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
    Volume410
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Feb 2011

    Keywords

    • ISM: clouds
    • ISM: general
    • Radiation mechanisms: general
    • Stars: formation

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