ALMA observations of the kinematics and chemistry of disc formation

Abstract

Context: The R CrA cloud hosts a handful of Class 0/I low-mass young stellar objects. The chemistry and physics at scales $>500$ AU in this cloud are dominated by the irradiation from the nearby Herbig Be star R CrA. The luminous large-scale emission makes it necessary to use high-resolution spectral imaging to study the chemistry and dynamics of the inner envelopes and discs of the protostars. Aims: We aim to better understand the structure of the inner regions of these protostars and, in particular, the interplay between the chemistry and the presence of discs. Methods: Using Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) high-resolution spectral imaging interferometry observations, we study the molecular line and dust continuum emission at submillimetre wavelengths. Results: We detect dust continuum emission from four circumstellar discs around Class 0/I objects within the R CrA cloud. Towards IRS7B we detect C${}^{17}$O emission showing a rotation curve consistent with a Keplerian disc with a well-defined edge that gives a good estimate for the disc radius at 50 AU. We derive the central object mass to $2.3M_{\odot }$ and the disc mass to $0.024M_{\odot }$. The observations are also consistent with a model of material infalling under conservation of angular momentum; however, this model provides a worse fit to the data. We also report a likely detection of faint CH${}_3$OH emission towards this point source, as well as more luminous CH${}_3$OH emission in an outflow orthogonal to the major axis of the C${}^{17}$O emission. Conclusions: The faint CH${}_3$OH emission seen towards IRS7B can be explained by a flat density profile of the inner envelope caused by the disc with a radius $\lesssim 50$ AU. We propose that the regions of the envelopes where complex organic molecules are present in Class 0/I young stellar objects can become quenched as the disc grows.

Accepted for publication in A&A; 11 pages, 9 figures

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