Optical and NIR Integral-Field Spectroscopy (IFS) of the HH 46/47 jet using MUSE and SINFONI

Outflows from young stellar objects (YSO’s) play a key role in star formation. Jets play a role in the mass and angular momentum extraction of the forming star but are also thought to impact on the planet forming regions of this disk. However, the precise theoretical model for jet launching is currently debated.

This poster presents results on the kinematics and morphology of the HH 46/47 jet using ESO’s Integral-Field Spectroscopy (IFS) instruments; MUSE and SINFONI. These instruments allow the simultaneous observations of many optical and NIR Forbidden Emission Lines (FEL’s) and Molecular Hydrogen Emission Lines (MHEL’s) over large spatial ranges. I seek to provide constraints to theoretical models explaining the mechanics of jets. By understanding how jets are launched and how they interact with the circumstellar disks within which planets form, their role in the planet formation process will be better understood