Pulsed accretion in a variable protostar

James Muzerolle (), Elise Furlan, Kevin Flaherty, Zoltan Balog and Robert Gutermuth
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James Muzerolle: Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive
Elise Furlan: National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Kevin Flaherty: Steward Observatory, 933 North Cherry Avenue, University of Arizona
Zoltan Balog: Max-Planck-Institut fur Astronomie, Konigstuhl 17, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
Robert Gutermuth: University of Massachusetts

Nature, 2013, vol. 493, issue 7432, 378-380

Abstract: The infrared luminosity of a young protostar (about 105 years old) is found to increase by a factor of ten in roughly one week every 25.34 days; this is attributed to pulsed accretion associated with an unseen binary companion.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1038/nature11746

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