16 papers
Hot water emission during an outburst in a classical T Tauri star
Zhen Guo, Javier Osses, Vitor Fermiano +34
In this paper, we present observations of an eruptive young star in the Rosette Nebula, identified by the Gaia Science Alerts system using Gaia time series data. We aim to investig…
A Parameterized YSO Accretion Disk Model with Increasing Accretion Rate: Predicted Outburst Lightcurves
Gautam Das, Lynne A. Hillenbrand, Adolfo S. Carvalho
A sub-class among Young Stellar Objects (YSOs), known as FU Ori type stars, undergo sudden rises in luminosity by several orders of magnitude on timescales of a few months to a few…
Quantitative Spectroscopic Diagnostics for FU Orionis-Type Young Stellar Objects
Evan R. Portnoi, Lynne A. Hillenbrand, Adolfo S. Carvalho
We present near-infrared spectroscopic diagnostics that can be used to identify FU Orionis stars (FUOrs). FUOrs are young stellar objects (YSOs) that are currently in a state of ex…
The FUor Mass Distribution Matches the Solar Neighborhood IMF: Evidence for a Universal Eruptive Phase
Adolfo S. Carvalho, Lynne A. Hillenbrand
Eruptive accretion events are expected to play an important role in the mass buildup stage of individual star formation. FU Ori objects (FUors) experience the most extreme eruptive…
SPHEREx as a frontier for infrared transients: Classification of new Galactic FU Ori outbursts and classical novae
Viraj Karambelkar, Kishalay De, Lynne A. Hillenbrand +3
We demonstrate proof-of-concept of a new strategy for studying infrared (IR) transients enabled by the newly launched SPHEREx space mission, by leveraging its synergy with the NEOW…
Multi-color characterization of optically invisible FU Orionis-type outbursts: Demonstration and prospects for the WINTER survey
Danielle Frostig, Kishalay De, Lynne A. Hillenbrand +8
Episodic mass accretion is the dominant mechanism for mass assembly in the proto-stellar phase. Although prior optical time-domain searches have allowed detailed studies of individ…