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The Relationship between Accretion and Ionised Ejection among Young Stellar Objects in the Coronet Cluster

  • Arpan Ghosh
  • , Roberto Galván-Madrid
  • , Johanan Ramírez-Arellano
  • , Carlos Carrasco-González
  • , Gráinne Costigan
  • , Suzanne Ramsay
  • , Carlo Manara
  • , Jan Forbrich
  • , Hauyu Baobab Liu
  • , Michihiro Takami

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Abstract

We present results from a coordinated, multi-epoch near-infrared and centimeter radio survey of young stellar objects (YSOs) in the Coronet, aimed at probing the connection between mass accretion and ionised mass loss. Using VLT-KMOS, we detect Br$γ$ emission in 5 of the 26 targets, which also exhibit 3.3-cm continuum emission in VLA images, consistent with partially ionised jets. For seven additional sources, stringent flux upper limits were obtained. The derived accretion and ionised mass-loss rates for class I and class II YSOs follow a sublinear correlation $\dot{M}_{\mathrm{ion}} \propto \dot{M}_{\mathrm{acc}}^{0.3}$, consistent with previous results for class II YSOs but extended here to earlier stages. Multi-epoch observations reveal modest variability in both tracers but no clear temporal correlation between accretion and ejection within timescales of a few months. The ratio $\dot{M}_{\mathrm{ion}}/\dot{M}_{\mathrm{acc}}$ shows an anti-correlation with $\dot{M}_{\mathrm{acc}}$, increasing with time from class I YSOs to class II YSOs, suggesting an increase in jet-launching efficiency or ionisation fraction with evolution. These findings support a direct connection between accretion and outflow across the $\sim$ Myr timescale of YSO evolution, while highlighting the complexity of their short-term interplay.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages8
JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS)
Volume546
Issue number3
Early online date23 Jan 2026
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Mar 2026

Keywords

  • astro-ph.SR
  • astro-ph.GA

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