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Johanan Ramírez-Arellano

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Accurate proper motions of the protostellar system VLA1623-2417

We present a detailed astrometric analysis of the quadruple protostellar system VLA1623-2417, deriving accurate absolute proper motions for components A, B, and W, as well as, for the first time, individual motions for the compact binary components of A (Aa and Ab). Our study combines 37 archival interferometric observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) at centimeter and millimeter wavelengths, supplemented with additional data from the Submillimeter Array (SMA) and the Berkeley-Illinois-Maryland Association (BIMA) millimeter array taken from the literature. Together, these data provides time baselines of ~34.5 years for component B, ~32.5 years for component W, and ~11 years for the individual components Aa and Ab. The relative proper motions of Aa/Ab indicate significant orbital motions, but cover too small a fraction of the orbit to provide a reliable mass estimate. The relative proper motions of W with respect to components A and B indicate that their projected separations are decreasing at a rate of 1 to 2 km/s. These inward motions are inconsistent with scenarios in which component W has been dynamically ejected from the VLA1623-2417 system. Instead, we argue that W is either not bound to the A/B components or is moving on a highly inclined orbit.

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A Dual-Band Centimetre Continuum Monitoring Survey of Young Stellar Objects in the Coronet Cluster

We present sensitive ($\sim$9 $μ$Jy), sub-arcsecond resolution radio continuum observations at 9.0 GHz (3.3 cm) and 14.0 GHz (2.1 cm) obtained with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) toward the nearby Coronet Cluster in Corona Australis (d $\approx$ 150 pc). We monitored the region from March 2012 to February 2015 using all available VLA configurations, allowing us to construct deep X- and Ku-band maps at multiple angular resolutions. We detected 20 radio sources, including 14 previously known Young Stellar Objects (YSOs), five sources possibly associated with shock emission, and one background galaxy. We resolved IRS 5, previously known to be a binary system, and identified IRS 7A and IRS 7B as multiple systems at centimetre wavelengths. The younger Class 0 and I YSOs exhibit spectral indices $α_{pk}$ ranging from -0.4 to 1.7, while the more evolved Class II YSOs show flatter values between 0 and 0.8, consistent with free-free emission, with minor contributions from non-thermal emission. The Class III source is only constrained by an upper limit. Radio variability, measured as a fraction of the mean intensity peak, is found to be ubiquitous and independent of evolutionary stage. Variability structure functions computed for nine sources indicate no preferred timescales for most of them. We also investigate spectral index variability for six sources and find significant variations in only one object. Finally, we analyse the extended radio emission toward IRS 7B, where some subcomponents exhibit negative spectral indices suggestive of non-thermal processes.

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

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.

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