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Table 2

Physical parameters derived from CO and H2O observations.

Source: L1448 VLA 1623 L 1157

Molecular tracer: CO H2O CO H2O CO H2O
Red-shifted lobe
Total mass (M): 1.6 × 10-2 6.3 × 10-3 1.1 × 10-2 1.6 × 10-3 8.4 × 10-2 1.3 × 10-2
Llobe (pc) 0.17 0.17 0.09 0.09 0.21 0.22
⟨ υ ⟩ lobe (km s-1): 75 64 27 60 75 152
υmax (km s-1): 195 218 116 116 143 192
tdyn (yr): 8.7 × 102 7.7 × 102 7.2 × 102 7.6 × 102 1.4 × 103 1.1 × 103
Momentum (M km s-1): 0.42 0.14 0.08 0.03 0.98 0.30
Kinetic energy (erg): 5.6 × 1044 1.6 × 1044 2.7 × 1043 2.0 × 1043 5.7 × 1044 3.5 × 1044
Momentum rate (M km s-1 yr-1): 4.8 × 10-4 1.9 × 10-4 1.1 × 10-4 3.3 × 10-5 7.0 × 10-4 2.7 × 10-4
Mechanical luminosity (L): 5.3 × 100 1.8 × 100 3.1 × 10-1 2.1 × 10-1 3.4 × 100 2.6 × 100
Wind mass-loss rate (M yr-1): 2.4 × 10-6 9.4 × 10-7 5.5 × 10-7 1.7 × 10-7 3.5 × 10-6 1.3 × 10-6
Blue-shifted lobe
Total mass (M): 2.0 × 10-2 2.8 × 10-3 1.2 × 10-1 9.4 × 10-3
Llobe (pc) 0.16 0.08 0.12 0.12
⟨ υ ⟩ lobe (km s-1): –75 –94 –29 –49
υmax (km s-1): –195 –195 –68 –128
tdyn (yr): 7.8 × 102 3.8 × 102 1.8 × 103 9.4 × 102
Momentum (M km s-1): 0.53 0.09 0.54 0.07
Kinetic energy (erg): 7.1 × 1044 1.6 × 1044 1.2 × 1044 2.7 × 1043
Momentum rate (M km s-1 yr-1): 6.7 × 10-4 2.5 × 10-4 3.0 × 10-4 7.6 × 10-5
Mechanical luminosity (L): 7.5 × 100 3.4 × 100 5.8 × 10-1 2.4 × 10-1
Wind mass-loss rate (M yr-1): 3.4 × 10-6 1.2 × 10-6 1.5 × 10-6 3.8 × 10-7

Notes.Inclination angles with respect to the plane of the sky are 21°, 15°, and 9° for L 1448, VLA 1623, and L 1157, respectively. The velocity of the wind is assumed to be 200 km s-1.

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