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Valentin J. M. Le Gouellec

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The Outflow of the B335 Protostar II: After the Outburst

The B335 protostar has recently undergone a major, still ongoing, outburst detected in scattered light from its outflow cavity, offering a rare opportunity to study its impact on a protostellar jet. We use JWST/NIRCam photometry of background stars behind B335 from 2.7 to 4.4 $μ$m to map extinction and H$_2$O ice absorption, showing that the outflow has carved a cavity in the molecular core. We measure proper motions of shock fronts emerging from the protostar of 131--227 km s$^{-1}$. The kinematic age of the most prominent shock front, 3E, corresponds to the early phase of the current outburst. JWST/NIRSpec IFU data show that the youngest shock, 2E, exhibits ionic lines but no molecular emission. Shock 3E shows strong CO emission together with H$_2$ and [\ion{Fe}{2}], whereas older shocks show weaker CO and are dominated by H$_2$ and [\ion{Fe}{2}]. The feature 0E, closest to the protostar, appears to be a stationary shock. CO-line-removed spectra near the protostar show that the unsaturated absorption features of $^{13}$CO$_2$, OCN$^-$, and OCS increase strongly toward the source. The ice properties are otherwise similar to those along lower-extinction sight lines. In the central bipolar reflection nebula, CO gas is seen in scattered emission from the immediate protostellar surroundings, but a few arcsec farther out, absorption by cooler CO gas in the outflow cavity is detected.

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Probing the ubiquity of complex ices in protostars with JWST: the first systematic quantification of weak ice bands between 6.8 and 7.9 micron

Complex organic molecules (COMs) are the key to understanding the chemical evolution from simple interstellar molecules to potential prebiotic material. Although COMs have been extensively studied in the gas phase toward protostars, their counterparts in ices, where they are thought to form at earlier stages, remain far less constrained. A number of diagnostic features of complex ices lie between 6.8 and 8.8 um, a region known as the "COM ice fingerprint range," but previous infrared facilities lacked the sensitivity and spectral resolution required to quantify the weak bands therein. With the unprecedented sensitivity and resolving power of JWST, these limitations can now be overcome. Here, we present the first large-sample quantitative study of the absorption features at 7.02, 7.24, 7.40, and 7.67 um, using MIRI-MRS spectra of 21 protostars. The CH4 band at 7.67 um is the strongest band and shows remarkably uniform peak positions (7.67-7.68 um) and FWHMs (0.06-0.08 um), suggesting CH4 ice as its dominant carrier. The 7.24 and 7.40 um bands exhibit larger source-to-source variations in peak positions and FWHMs, but their occurrence and intensities are strongly correlated with each other. Comparisons with existing and new laboratory spectra suggest HCOO- as the most likely carrier of these two bands, yet HCOO- cannot fully reproduce their intensity ratios, implying additional contributions from other species such as C2H5OH, CH3CHO, and CH3COCH3. Our results reveal, for the first time, the potential ubiquity of weak features of complex ices in protostars, which have remained largely undetected due to observational limitations.

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Multi-Scale Magnetic Field Observations Reveal how Colliding Flows Trigger Star Formation

Magnetic fields play a crucial yet complex role in star formation, while their connection between large-scale filamentary clouds and small-scale young stellar objects remains poorly understood. We present new continuum polarization observations from the JCMT, ACA, and ALMA that provide continuous magnetic field measurements from approximately 5 pc down to approximately 4000 au, tracing for the first time the evolution of field morphology seamlessly across all key scales within a massive star-forming system. Our polarization maps reveal multiple U-shaped magnetic field structures pointing toward the central protocluster, aligned with accreting filaments from parsec to subparsec scales and converging at the compact center. This morphology suggests an environment of colliding flows that drag magnetic fields and trigger massive protocluster formation. On approximately 4000 au scales, we identify compact U-shaped fields likely guiding the kinematics of streamers accreting onto dense cores. The increasing curvature of these U-shaped patterns is a direct measure of a growing magnetic field tension force, implying a magnetic field strength scaling index of 0.50 +/- 0.10. These results indicate that the field, possibly enhanced by large-scale flow collisions, becomes strong enough to regulate star formation, linking parsec-scale colliding flows, a subparsec hub-filament system, and the triggering of massive star formation.

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Magneto-Gravitational Regulated Streamer Accretion onto a Class 0 Protostellar System

How do magnetic fields shape the way young stars gather gas from their birth clouds? Using high-resolution Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array observations of a young triple protostellar system HOPS-182, we identify an elongated stream of gas, or accretion streamer, that extends over several thousand astronomical units (1 astronomical unit is the Earth-Sun distance) and carries a substantial flow of material toward the system. The gas speeds along this filament increase toward the star in a way consistent with gravitational free-fall, while the streamer's shape closely follows the magnetic field threading the region. By comparing the strengths of gravity and magnetic tension and measuring how the gas rotates compared with the local magnetic field, we show that the field is strong enough to help confine and guide the infalling gas and efficiently remove angular momentum. These results suggest that a substantial fraction of the material falling onto young protostellar systems can be funneled through elongated, magnetically structured accretion streamers.

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JOYS: Launching and destruction of dust in protostellar jets. The case of BHR71-IRS1 with JWST/MIRI

Protostellar winds can theoretically lift solids from the planet-forming disks, but direct evidence for launched dust has been scarce so far. Numerous atomic lines that are unique to mid-infrared (IR) wavelengths reveal refractories eroded from dust grains and provide information on wind properties in the earliest stages of the star formation process. We present JWST/MIRI-MRS spectral imaging of the inner 2000 au of the BHR71-IRS1 blueshifted side of the outflow. Atomic line intensities are compared to shock models to constrain the physical conditions and elemental abundances of the outflowing gas. Dust continuum maps are constructed from PSF-subtracted cubes, and the dust spectral energy distribution is analyzed. The ionized central jet of BHR71-IRS1 is spatially resolved and imaged for the first time, revealing a unique inventory of refractory, volatile, and noble-gas fine-structure lines (Fe, Ni, Co, Cl, S, Ne, Ar). The emission is concentrated along four bright knots that wiggle along the jet axis. PSF-subtracted continuum maps reveal extended mid-IR continuum emission co-spatial with the jet bullets and within the H$_2$-traced outflow cone. Spectral energy distributions along the jet are fit together with the extinction, revealing a warm (200-400 K) and a cold (70-90 K) dust component. Shock modeling constrained by the mid-IR lines indicates a decline in shock velocity from 70 to 35 km s$^{-1}$ and pre-shock density from $>$10$^5$ to $ 4\times 10^4$ cm$^{-3}$ with distance from the protostar. Gas-phase Fe and Ni are measurably depleted relative to Solar abundances, consistent with a substantial fraction of refractories remaining locked in grains in spite of the shocks. These JWST observations provide direct evidence that dust is launched in a Class 0 jet and at least partly survives shock processing.

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Accretion onto the Embedded Protostar L1527 IRS: Insights from JWST NIRSpec and MIRI Observations

Accretion is the primary driver of protostellar evolution, regulating mass assembly and shaping the physical and chemical environments of young stellar objects. Quantifying accretion in the Class 0 protostellar phase is particularly important, yet remains observationally challenging due to high extinction toward the central protostars. In this paper, we present JWST NIRSpec and MIRI/MRS IFU data towards the Class 0 protostar L1527 IRS. We extract one-dimensional spectra and find emission from atomic and molecular hydrogen, water, OH, and several ionic species. The atomic hydrogen lines, Br$α$, Pf$α$, and Pf$γ$ are the most critical to this study since they can be used as accretion diagnostics. The existence of these atomic hydrogen lines viewed in scattered light indicates that accretion is likely occurring magnetospherically rather than through a boundary layer. Moment 0 emission maps show that the hydrogen emission is co-spatial with the scattered light continuum with a strong east-west asymmetry which is not due to outflow shocks. We additionally present moment 0 maps of other detected species and discuss their emission morphology. By primarily analyzing the Br$α$ line, the strongest of our detected atomic hydrogen lines, we characterize the accretion onto L1527 IRS by estimating the accretion luminosity to be $0.4~\text{L}_\odot$ and the accretion rate to be around $1\times10^{-7}~ \text{M}_\odot \text{yr}^{-1}$. We lastly discuss the implications of our results with respect to both non-steady and asymmetric accretion possibly occurring in L1527 IRS.

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The Polarization and Magnetic Field of the Radio Arc as Observed by ALMA at 100 GHz

The unique Galactic Center non-thermal filaments (NTFs) have been a focus of investigations for over 40 years. The most prominent manifestation of the NTFs is a bundle of parallel filaments known as the Radio Arc. Radio polarimetric observations made with the Very Large Array (VLA) at 10 GHz have revealed an alternating magnetic field pattern in the Radio Arc that could either be a result of multiple field systems being encountered along the line of sight or an intrinsic feature of the Radio Arc. These VLA observations were not able to distinguish between these possibilities due to the large rotation measures encountered towards the source. We present ALMA 100 GHz observations of the Radio Arc that are not impacted by significant Faraday effects. The observations reported here represent both the first time that ALMA has been used to study the NTFs and the first time 100 GHz polarimetric observations have been conducted on the Radio Arc. We find a uniformly rotated magnetic field with respect to the NTF filament orientation, with the angle of rotation being constant along the length of each filament. However, we find a systematically different magnetic field orientation in different Radio Arc filaments. We use this field pattern to update our understanding of the line-of-sight structures local to the Radio Arc. We find that the magnetic field inferred from our ALMA observations is likely a result either of confusion from multiple magnetic field systems or because the polarization is centrally concentrated within the NTF filaments.

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B-field Orion Protostellar Survey (BOPS). IV: The Relative Orientation Between Magnetic Fields and Density Structures in Young Protostellar Envelopes

We investigate the relative alignment between density structures and magnetic fields in eight young protostars from the ALMA B-field Orion Protostellar Survey. Column density maps are derived from 870 $μ$m dust continuum emission, and the Histogram of Relative Orientations (HRO) method is applied to quantify the correlation between magnetic field orientations and density structures on envelope scales ($\sim$10$^{3}$~au). We find that the relative alignment shows overall weak evidence of systematic evolution with column density, suggesting that column density alone does not fully determine the alignment. The magnetization level also plays a crucial role, with weakly magnetized envelopes exhibiting predominantly parallel or random alignment, whereas strongly magnetized ones show perpendicular configurations even at moderate densities. These results reveal that density and magnetization jointly shape the morphology of protostellar envelopes and the coupling between gravity and magnetic fields during early stages of star formation.

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Mapping Magnetic Fields from Clouds to Cores with PRIMAger

High-resolution, wide-area mapping of magnetic field geometries within molecular clouds, and the star-forming filaments and cores within them, is crucial in order to understand the role of magnetic fields in the star formation process. We therefore propose an unbiased survey of star-forming molecular clouds within 0.5 kpc of the Earth in polarized light with the PRIMAger Polarimetry Imager. We will map magnetic fields over entire molecular clouds at linear resolutions of $\sim10^{-3}-10^{-2}$ pc ($\sim10^{3}-10^{4}$ au) in PRIMAger Bands PPI1 - PPI4, thereby resolving magnetic field structure both within individual star-forming filaments and cores, and in the most diffuse regions of molecular clouds. These multi-wavelength polarimetric observations will allow us to systematically investigate both the wide range of open questions about the role of magnetic fields in star formation and the evolution of the interstellar medium, and interstellar dust grain properties. The time required to map the area observed by the \textit{Herschel} Gould Belt Survey (160 deg$^{2}$) to the cirrus confusion limit in polarized light is 170 hours. This will give a 5-$σ$ detection of 20% polarized low-density cirrus emission, with surface brightnesses in polarized intensity of 1.0-2.4\,MJy/sr across the PRIMAger bands, and will ensure detection of polarized emission at all higher column densities. This time estimate can be simply scaled up in order to map magnetic fields in a larger sample of molecular clouds, including more distant regions of higher-mass star formation.

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The Discovery of 25 um Interstellar Methanol

We present the first astrophysical detection of methanol (CH3OH) in the torsional band near 25 um. Using high resolution mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy, we identified over seventy gas-phase CH3OH absorption lines between 20 and 28 um towards the massive protostar NGC 7538 IRS 1 with SOFIA/EXES. We derive a temperature of 180 K and a total column density of 2 x 10^17 cm-2, comparable to sub-mm measurements. Complementary analysis of acetylene (C2H2) absorption lines is also included. Both CH3OH and C2H2 reveal an unresolved second velocity component. These MIR absorption lines likely probe the molecular material in two edge-on disks, supporting the scenario that NGC 7538 IRS 1 consists of multiple protostars. We provide an updated line list for the torsional band of CH3OH, which was generated from lab work and model calculations. This discovery and the updated line list will enable the search for CH3OH in JWST/MIRI spectra.

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Unveiling two deeply embedded young protostars in the S68N Class 0 protostellar core with JWST/NIRSpec

The near-infrared (NIR) emission of the youngest protostars still needs to be characterized to better understand the evolution of their accretion and ejection activity. We analyze James Webb Space Telescope NIRSpec 1.7 -- 5.3 $μ$m observations of two deeply embedded sources in the S68N protostellar core in Serpens. The North Central (NC) source exhibits a highly obscured spectrum (A_K ~ 4.8 mag) that is modeled with a pre-main-sequence photosphere and a hot disk component. The photospheric parameters are consistent with a young, low-mass photosphere, as suggested by the low surface gravity, log g of 1.95 $\pm$ 0.15 cm s$^{-2}$. The hot disk suggests that accretion onto the central protostellar embryo is ongoing, although prototypical accretion-tracing emission lines HI are not detected. The South Central (SC) source, which is even more embedded (A_K ~ 8 mag; no continuum is detected shortward of 3.6 $μ$m) appears to be driving the large-scale S68N protostellar outflow, and launches a collimated hot molecular jet detected in \Ht and CO ro-vibrational lines. Shock modeling of the \Ht (ro)vibrational lines establishes that fast $C$-type shocks ($\geq$ 30 km s$^{-1}$), with high pre-shock density ($\geq$ $10^7$ cm$^{-3}$), and strong magnetic field (b ~ 3--10, where $B = b\,\times\,\sqrt{\textrm{n}_{\textrm{H}} (\textrm{cm}^{-3})}\,μ\textrm{G}$) best match the data. The bright CO fundamental line forest suggests energetic excitation, with the contribution of non-LTE effects, ie irradiation pumping. Detected OH and CH$^{+}$ ro-vibrational lines support this hypothesis. These two Class 0 protostars seem to be in very young evolutionary stages and still have to acquire the bulk of their final stellar masses. These results demonstrate that JWST enables unprecedented diagnostics of these first stages of the protostellar evolutionary phase.

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The JCMT BISTRO Survey: Unveiling the Magnetic Fields around Galactic Center

We acquired 450 μm and 850 μm dust continuum polarization observations toward the inner region of the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ) as part of the B-Fields In Star-Forming Region Observations (BISTRO) survey using the POL-2 polarimeter on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope. These observations encompassed three dense structures: the 20 km s{^{-1}} cloud (20MC), 50 km s{^{-1}} cloud (50MC), and circumnuclear disk (CND). Our aim is to investigate the magnetic field morphology and strength in the inner region of the CMZ using polarized dust continuum and the Davis-Chandrasekhar-Fermi method. The magnetic field morphology is highly ordered in all three dense regions. The plane-of-sky magnetic field strengths are {\sim}1 mG for the 20MC and the 50MC, and {\sim}2 mG for the CND. We compare the energy contributions of turbulence, gravity, and thermal motion with that of the magnetic field using the plasma β, mass-to-flux ratio, and Alfvén Mach number. The outcomes reveal the magnetic field stands out as the predominant factor within the inner region of the CMZ. The dominance of the magnetic field may explain the low star-forming rate in the CMZ. We further investigate the dust grain alignment efficiency by exploring the relationship between polarization fraction and total intensity. The results suggest that dust grains are well aligned with the magnetic fields.

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A Tale of Three: Magnetic Fields along the Orion Integral-Shaped Filament as Revealed by JCMT BISTRO survey

As part of the BISTRO survey, we present JCMT 850 $μ$m polarimetric observations towards the Orion Integral-Shaped Filament (ISF) that covers three portions known as OMC-1, OMC-2, and OMC-3. The magnetic field threading the ISF seen in the JCMT POL-2 map appears as a tale of three: pinched for OMC-1, twisted for OMC-2, and nearly uniform for OMC-3. A multi-scale analysis shows that the magnetic field structure in OMC-3 is very consistent at all the scales, whereas the field structure in OMC-2 shows no correlation across different scales. In OMC-1, the field retains its mean orientation from large to small scales, but shows some deviations at small scales. Histograms of relative orientations between the magnetic field and filaments reveal a bimodal distribution for OMC-1, a relatively random distribution for OMC-2, and a distribution with a predominant peak at 90$^\circ$ for OMC-3. Furthermore, the magnetic fields in OMC-1 and OMC-3 both appear to be aligned perpendicular to the fibers, which are denser structures within the filament, but the field in OMC-2 is aligned along with the fibers. All these suggest that gravity, turbulence, and magnetic field are each playing a leading role in OMC-1, 2, and 3, respectively. While OMC-2 and 3 have almost the same gas mass, density, and non-thermal velocity dispersion, there are on average younger and fewer young stellar objects in OMC-3, providing evidence that a stronger magnetic field will induce slower and less efficient star formation in molecular clouds.

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The JCMT BISTRO Survey: The magnetised evolution of star-forming cores in the Ophiuchus Molecular Cloud interpreted using Histograms of Relative Orientation

The relationship between B-field orientation and density structure in molecular clouds is often assessed using the Histogram of Relative Orientations (HRO). We perform a plane-of-the-sky geometrical analysis of projected B-fields, by interpreting HROs in dense, spheroidal, prestellar and protostellar cores. We use James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) POL-2 850 $μ$m polarisation maps and Herschel column density maps to study dense cores in the Ophiuchus molecular cloud complex. We construct two-dimensional core models, assuming Plummer column density profiles and modelling both linear and hourglass B-fields. We find high-aspect-ratio ellipsoidal cores produce strong HRO signals, as measured using the shape parameter $ξ$. Cores with linear fields oriented $< 45^{\circ}$ from their minor axis produce constant HROs with $-1 < ξ< 0$, indicating fields are preferentially parallel to column density gradients. Fields parallel to the core minor axis produce the most negative value of $ξ$. For low-aspect-ratio cores, $ξ\approx 0$ for linear fields. Hourglass fields produce a minimum in $ξ$ at intermediate densities in all cases, converging to the minor-axis-parallel linear field value at high and low column densities. We create HROs for six dense cores in Ophiuchus. $ρ$ Oph A and IRAS 16293 have high aspect ratios and preferentially negative HROs, consistent with moderately strong-field behaviour. $ρ$ Oph C, L1689A and L1689B have low aspect ratios, and $ξ\approx 0$. $ρ$ Oph B is too complex to be modelled using a simple spheroidal field geometry. We see no signature of hourglass fields, agreeing with previous findings that dense cores generally exhibit linear fields on these size scales.

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Resolving Twin Jets and Twin Disks with JWST and ALMA: The Young WL 20 Multiple System

We report the discovery of jets emanating from pre-main-sequence objects exclusively at mid-infrared wavelengths, enabled by the superb sensitivity of JWST's Mid-InfraRed Medium-Resolution Spectrometer (MIRI MRS) instrument. These jets are observed only in lines of [NiII], [FeII], [ArII], and [NeII]. The H$_2$ emission, imaged in eight distinct transitions, has a completely different morphology, exhibiting a wide-angled, biconical shape, symmetrically distributed about the jet axes. Synergistic high-resolution Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) observations resolve a pair of side-by-side edge-on accretion disks lying at the origin of the twin mid-infrared jets. Assuming coevality of the components of the young multiple system under investigation, the system age is at least (2 $-$ 2.5) $\times$ 10$^6$ yr, despite the discrepantly younger age inferred from the spectral energy distribution of the combined edge-on disk sources. The later system evolutionary stage is corroborated by ALMA observations of CO(2$-$1), $^{13}$CO(2$-1$), and C$^{18}$O(2$-$1), which show no traces of molecular outflows or remnant cavity walls. Consequently, the observed H$_2$ structures must have their origins in wide-angled disk winds, in the absence of any ambient, swept-up gas. In the context of recent studies of protostars, we propose an outflow evolutionary scenario in which the molecular gas component dominates in the youngest sources, whereas the fast, ionized jets dominate in the oldest sources, as is the case for the twin jets discovered in the WL 20 system.

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A Break In the Size-Stellar Mass Relation: Evidence for Quenching and Feedback in Dwarf Galaxies

Mapping stars and gas in nearby galaxies is fundamental for understanding their growth and the impact of their environment. This issue is addressed by comparing the stellar "edges" of galaxies $D_{\rm stellar}$, defined as the outermost diameter where in situ star formation significantly drops, with the gaseous distribution parameterized by the neutral atomic hydrogen diameter measured at 1 $M_{sun}$/pc$^2$, $D_{HI}$. By sampling a broad HI mass range $10^5 M_{sun} < M_{HI} < 10^{11} M_{sun}$, we find several dwarf galaxies with $M_{HI} < 10^9 M_{sun}$ from the field and Fornax Cluster which are distinguished by $D_{\rm stellar} >> D_{HI}$. For the cluster dwarfs, the average HI surface density near $D_{\rm stellar}$ is $\sim$0.3 $M_{sun}$/pc$^2$, reflecting the impact of quenching and outside-in gas removal from ram pressure and tidal interactions. In comparison, $D_{\rm stellar}/D_{HI}$ ranges between 0.5-2 in dwarf field galaxies, consistent with the expectations from stellar feedback. Only more massive disk galaxies in the field can thus be characterized by the common assumption that $D_{\rm stellar} \lesssim D_{HI}$. We discover a break in the $D_{\rm stellar}-M_{\rm stellar}$ relation at $m_{break} \sim 4\times10^8 M_{sun}$ that potentially differentiates the low mass regime where the influence of stellar feedback and environmental processes more prominently regulates the sizes of nearby galaxies. Our results highlight the importance of combining deep optical and HI imaging for understanding galaxy evolution.

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Relative Alignments Between Magnetic Fields, Velocity Gradients, and Dust Emission Gradients in NGC 1333

Magnetic fields play an important role in shaping and regulating star formation in molecular clouds. Here, we present one of the first studies examining the relative orientations between magnetic ($B$) fields and the dust emission, gas column density, and velocity centroid gradients on the 0.02 pc (core) scales, using the BISTRO and VLA+GBT observations of the NGC 1333 star-forming clump. We quantified these relative orientations using the Project Rayleigh Statistic (PRS) and found preferential global parallel alignment between the $B$ field and dust emission gradients, consistent with large-scale studies with Planck. No preferential global alignments, however, are found between the $B$ field and velocity gradients. Local PRS calculated for subregions defined by either dust emission or velocity coherence further revealed that the $B$ field does not preferentially align with dust emission gradients in most emission-defined subregions, except in the warmest ones. The velocity-coherent structures, on the other hand, also showed no preferred $B$ field alignments with velocity gradients, except for one potentially bubble-compressed region. Interestingly, the velocity gradient magnitude in NGC 1333 ubiquitously features prominent ripple-like structures that are indicative of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves. Finally, we found $B$ field alignments with the emission gradients to correlate with dust temperature and anticorrelate with column density, velocity dispersion, and velocity gradient magnitude. The latter two anticorrelations suggest that alignments between gas structures and $B$ fields can be perturbed by physical processes that elevate velocity dispersion and velocity gradients, such as infall, accretions, and MHD waves.

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JWST Observations of Young protoStars (JOYS): Linked accretion and ejection in a Class I protobinary system

Accretion and ejection sets the outcome of the star and planet formation process. The mid-infrared wavelength range offers key tracers of those processes that were difficult to detect and spatially resolve in protostars until now. We aim to characterize the interplay between accretion and ejection in the low-mass Class I protobinary system TMC1, comprising two young stellar objects: TMC1-W and TMC1-E with 85 au separation. With the {\it James Webb} Space Telescope (JWST) - Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) observations in 5 - 28 $μ$m range, we measure intensities of emission lines of H$_2$, atoms and ions, e.g., [Fe II] and [Ne II], and HI recombination lines. We detect H$_2$ outflow coming from TMC1-E, with no significant H$_2$ emission from TMC1-W. The H$_2$ emission from TMC1-E outflow appears narrow and extends to wider opening angles with decreasing E$_{up}$ from S(8) to S(1) rotational transitions, indicating a disk wind origin. The outflow from TMC1-E protostar shows spatially extended emission lines of [Ne II], [Ne III], [Ar II], and [Ar III], with their line ratios consistent with UV radiation as a source of ionization. With ALMA, we detect accretion streamer infalling from $>$ 1000 au scales onto the TMC1-E component. TMC1-W protostar powers a collimated jet, detected with [Fe II] and [Ni II] consistent with energetic flow. A much weaker ionized jet is observed from TMC1-E. TMC1-W is associated with strong emission from hydrogen recombination lines, tracing the accretion onto the young star. Observations of a binary Class I protostellar system show that the two processes are clearly intertwined, with accretion from the envelope onto the disk influencing a wide-angle wind ejected on disk scales, while accretion from the protostellar disk onto the protostar is associated with the source launching a collimated high-velocity jet within the innermost regions of the disk.

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