A near-infrared spectroscopic survey of fu orionis objects

MS Connelley, B Reipurth - The Astrophysical Journal, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We have conducted a homogeneous near-infrared (near-IR) spectroscopic survey of 33
objects with varying degrees of similarity to FU Orionis. Common spectroscopic features that …

Gaia21bty: An EXor light curve exhibiting a FUor spectrum

M Siwak, LA Hillenbrand, Á Kóspál… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Gaia21bty, a pre-main-sequence star that previously had shown aperiodic dips in its light
curve, underwent a considerable Δ G≈ 2.9 mag brightening that occurred over a few …

Gaia 17bpi: An FU Ori–type Outburst

LA Hillenbrand, CC Peña, S Morrell… - The Astrophysical …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We report on the source Gaia 17bpi and identify it as a new, ongoing FU Ori–type outburst,
associated with a young stellar object. The optical light curve from Gaia exhibited a 3.5 mag …

Distinguishing between different mechanisms of FU-Orionis-type luminosity outbursts

EI Vorobyov, VG Elbakyan, HB Liu… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
Aims. Accretion and luminosity bursts can be triggered by three distinct mechanisms: the
magnetorotational instability (MRI) in the inner disk regions, clump infall in gravitationally …

Determining the recurrence time-scale of long-lasting YSO outbursts

C Contreras Peña, T Naylor… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
We have determined the rate of large accretion events in Class I and II young stellar objects
(YSOs) by comparing the all-sky digitized photographic plate surveys provided by …

The outburst and nature of two young eruptive stars in the North America/Pelican Nebula Complex

Á Kóspál, P Ábrahám, JA Acosta-Pulido… - Astronomy & …, 2011 - aanda.org
Context. The sudden optical brightening of two young stellar objects, HBC 722 and VSX
J205126. 1+ 440523, located in the North America/Pelican Nebula Complex, was …

Evidence for an FU Orionis-like outburst from a classical T Tauri star

AA Miller, LA Hillenbrand, KR Covey… - The Astrophysical …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
We present pre-and post-outburst observations of the new FU Orionis-like young stellar
object PTF 10qpf (also known as LkHα 188-G4 and HBC 722). Prior to this outburst, LkHα …

Application of a Steady-state Accretion Disk Model to Spectrophotometry and High-resolution Spectra of Two Recent FU Ori Outbursts

AC Rodriguez, LA Hillenbrand - The Astrophysical Journal, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We apply a conventional accretion disk model to the FU Ori–type objects HBC 722 and Gaia
17bpi. Our base model is a steady-state, thin Keplerian disk featuring a modified Shakura …

Global 3D radiation magnetohydrodynamic simulations for FU Ori's accretion disc and observational signatures of magnetic fields

Z Zhu, YF Jiang, JM Stone - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT FU Ori is the prototype of FU Orionis systems that are outbursting protoplanetary
discs. Magnetic fields in FU Ori's accretion discs have previously been detected using …

The First Extensive Spectroscopic Study of Young Stars in the North America and Pelican Nebulae

M Fang, LA Hillenbrand, JS Kim… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a spectroscopic survey of over 3400 potential members in the North America
and Pelican Nebulae (NAP) using several low-resolution (R≈ 1300–2000) spectrographs …