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The VANDAM survey of Orion protostars. V. Mult.

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We characterize protostellar multiplicity in the Orion molecular clouds using Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array 0.87mm and Very Large Array 9mm continuum surveys toward 328 protostars.

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These observations are sensitive to projected spatial separations as small as ~20au, and we consider source separations up to 104au as potential companions. The overall multiplicity fraction (MF) and companion fraction (CF) for the Orion protostars are 0.30+/-0.03 and 0.44+/-0.03, respectively, considering separations from 20 to 104au.

The MFs and CFs are corrected for potential contamination by unassociated young stars using a probabilistic scheme based on the surface density of young stars around each protostar. The companion separation distribution as a whole is double peaked and inconsistent with the separation distribution of solar-type field stars, while the separation distribution of Flat Spectrum protostars is consistent solar-type field stars.

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The multiplicity statistics and companion separation distributions of the Perseus star-forming region are consistent with those of Orion. Based on the observed peaks in the Class 0 separations at ~100au and ~103au, we argue that multiples with separations <500au are likely produced by both disk fragmentation and turbulent fragmentation with migration, and those at >=103au result primarily from turbulent fragmentation. We also find that MFs/CFs may rise from Class 0 to Flat Spectrum protostars between 100 and 103au in regions of high young stellar object density.

This finding may be evidence for the migration of companions from >103au to <103au, and that some companions between 103 and 104au must be (or become) unbound.

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