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Table 5

Derived parameters of the CO outflow.

Parameter Symbol Value Unit Remark/reference
Outflow half length r0 1100 ± 200 au Sect. 4.2
Launch radius RL 20–45 au Sects. 4.2 and 5.3
Half-opening angle α 7 ± 2 deg Fig. 12
Radial outflow velocity V0 km s−1 Sect. 4.2
Dynamical outflow time τdyn yr r0/V0
Total outflow mass MCO (1.0 ± 0.3) × 10−3 M Sect. 4.2(a)
Mass flux CO M yr−1 MCO/τdyn
Total outflow momentum PCO M km s−1 MCO × V0
Momentum flux (thrust) CO M km s−1 yr−1 PCO/τdyn
Total angular momentum JCO (2.1 ± 1.0) × 107 M km2 s−1 MCO × jCO
Angular momentum flux JCO M km2 s−1 yr−1 JCO/τdyn
Specific angular momentum jCO 140 ± 40 au km s−1 R × Vrot, Fig. 12

Notes. (a).

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