ISOCAM-CVF spectroscopy of the circumstellar environment of young stellar objects

Abstract

We present the results of a mid-infrared imaging spectroscopy survey of Young Stellar Objects (YSOs) and their surrounding environment in four low-mass star formation regions: RCrA, Rho Ophiuchi, Serpens and Chamaeleon I. This survey was performed using ISOCAM and its Circular Variable Filters (CVF) and observed 42 YSO candidates. A number of spectral features were measured, most notably the 9.7um silicate feature, the bending modes of both water and CO2 ices at 6.0 and 15.2um respectively and the well-known unidentified feature at 6.8um. The strength of the unidentified feature was observed to correlate very well with that of the water ice bending mode and far less strongly with the CO2 ice bending mode. This suggests, in a manner consistent with previous observations, that the carrier of the unidentified feature is a strongly polar ice. Absorption profiles of the bending mode of CO2 ice are observed to show a significant long wavelength wing, which suggests that a significant fraction of the CO2 ice observed exists in a polar (H2O-rich) phase. The sources observed in RCrA, Rho Oph and Serpens show similar spectral characteristics, whilst the sources observed in Cha I are somewhat anomalous. However this is consistent with previous studies of this region of the Cha I cloud, which contains an unusual cluster of YSOs. We detect an apparent under-abundance of water ice towards the sources in Rho Oph. This may be indicative of differences in chemical composition between the different clouds, or may be due to evaporation. Finally the CO2:H2O ice ratios observed towards the sources in Rho Oph show significantly greater scatter than in the other regions, possibly due to varying local conditions around the YSOs in Rho Oph. (Abridged)

15 pages, 9 figures. Accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics. Version including appendix containing atlas of spectra available at http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~rda/cvfpaper.ps.gz

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