Magnetically-driven protostellar jets transport sufficient angular momentum outward to prevent massive protostars from reaching critical rotation speeds, with jet strength linked to initial formation conditions producing a variety of final stellar rotation rates.
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Simulations demonstrate that YSO jet properties are controlled by stellar magnetospheric field strength and rotation, producing counter-rotating jets even from non-rotating stars and allowing upper limits on disk toroidal field from observed outflows.
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On the origin of the rotation of massive stars
Magnetically-driven protostellar jets transport sufficient angular momentum outward to prevent massive protostars from reaching critical rotation speeds, with jet strength linked to initial formation conditions producing a variety of final stellar rotation rates.
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Modeling YSO Jets in 3D III: Dependence of Accretion and Jet Properties on Stellar Magnetospheric Field Strength and Rotation
Simulations demonstrate that YSO jet properties are controlled by stellar magnetospheric field strength and rotation, producing counter-rotating jets even from non-rotating stars and allowing upper limits on disk toroidal field from observed outflows.