Modeling snowline locations in protostars: The impact of the structure of protostellar cloud cores

Abstract

Abridged Context: Snowlines during star and disk formation are responsible for a range of effects during the evolution of protostars, such as setting the chemical composition of the envelope and disk. This in turn influences the formation of planets by changing the elemental compositions of solids and affecting the collisional properties and outcomes of dust grains. Snowlines can also reveal accretion bursts, providing insight into the formation process of stars. Methods: A numerical chemical network coupled with a grid of cylindrical-symmetric physical models was used to identify what physical parameters alter the CO and H${}_2$O snowline locations. The investigated parameters are the initial molecular abundances, binding energies of CO and H${}_2$O, heating source, cloud core density, outflow cavity opening angle, and disk geometry. Simulated molecular line emission maps were used to quantify the change in the snowline location with each parameter. Conclusions: The models presented in this work show that the CO and H${}_2$O snowline locations do not occur at a single, well-defined temperature as is commonly assumed. Instead, the snowline position depends on luminosity, cloud core density, and whether a disk is present or not. Inclination and spatial resolution affect the observability and successful measurement of snowline locations. We note that N${}_2$H${}^{+}$ and HCO${}^{+}$ emission serve as good observational tracers of CO and H${}_2$O snowline locations. However, constraints on whether or not a disk is present, the observation of additional molecular tracers, and estimating envelope density will help in accurately determining the cause of the observed snowline position. Plots of the N${}_2$H${}^{+}$ and HCO${}^{+}$ peak emission radius versus luminosity are provided to compare the models with observations of deeply embedded protostars aiming to measure the CO and H${}_2$O snowline locations.

29 pages, 21 figures, accepted for publication in A&A

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