Ice features of low-luminosity protostars in near-infrared spectra of AKARI/IRC

Abstract

We present near-infrared spectra of three low-luminosity protostars and one background star in the Perseus molecular cloud, acquired using the Infrared Camera (IRC) onboard the \textit{AKARI} space telescope. For the comparison with different star-forming environments, we also present spectra of the massive protostar AFGL 7009S, where the protostellar envelope is heated significantly, and the low-mass protostar RNO 91, which is suspected to be undergoing an episodic burst. We detected ice absorption features of \ch{H2O}, \ch{CO2}, and \ch{CO} at all spectra around the wavelengths of 3.05, 4.27, and 4.67 $\mu$m, respectively. At least two low-luminosity protostars, we also detected the \ch{XCN} ice feature at 4.62 $\mu$m. The presence of the crystalline \ch{H2O} ice and \ch{XCN} ice components indicates that the low-luminosity protostars experienced a hot phase via accretion bursts during the past mass accretion process. We compared the ice abundances of low-luminosity protostars with those of the embedded low-mass protostars and the dense molecular clouds and cores, suggesting that their ice abundances reflect the strength of prior bursts and the timescale after the last burst.

arXiv comment34 pages, 9 figures

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