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年轻恒星IRS 48周围过渡盘中大小颗粒的空间分离

Spatial separation of small and large grains in the transitional disk around the young star IRS 48

V. C. Geers, K. M. Pontoppidan, E. F. van Dishoeck, C. P. Dullemond, J. -C. Augereau, B. Merín, I. Oliveira, J. W. Pel

摘要:

我们目前的空间分辨中红外图像的磁盘周围的年轻恒星IRS 48在蛇夫座星云复杂。圆盘在18.7微米处呈现环状结构,并且在较短波长处由多环芳烃的非常强的发射主导。这使得我们能够详细研究小尘埃和大尘埃颗粒的相对分布。用VLT-VISIR获得了IRS 48在8.6 - 18.7 μ m的5个中红外波段的图像以及低分辨率的N波段光谱。光谱学被用来确定中心恒星的光谱类型,并测量H α线的强度。18.7微米环的峰值直径为110 AU,间隙约为60 AU。环的形状与i = 48 ± 8度的倾角一致。相比之下,7.5-13微米的PAH发射带以源为中心,似乎填充了环内的间隙。测得的PAH谱线强度比通常测量的年轻M0恒星强10- 100倍,只能用高PAH丰度和/或强过量光学/紫外发射来解释。图像的形态,结合硅酸盐排放功能的情况下,意味着内部磁盘已被清除的微米级的灰尘,但与一个显着的人口的多环芳烃剩余。我们认为,差距可能是由于晶粒生长和解决或清除一个看不见的行星或低质量的同伴。IRS 48可能代表了从经典到弱线金牛座T星的短暂过渡阶段。

英文摘要:

We present spatially resolved mid-infrared images of the disk surrounding the young star IRS 48 in the Ophiuchus cloud complex. The disk exhibits a ring-like structure at 18.7 micron, and is dominated by very strong emission from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at shorter wavelengths. This allows a detailed study of the relative distributions of small and large dust grains. Images of IRS 48 in 5 mid-infrared bands from 8.6 to 18.7 micron as well as a low resolution N-band spectrum are obtained with VLT-VISIR. Optical spectroscopy is used to determine the spectral type of the central star and to measure the strength of the Halpha line. The 18.7 micron ring peaks at a diameter of 110 AU, with a gap of ~ 60 AU. The shape of the ring is consistent with an inclination of i = 48 +- 8 degrees. In contrast, the 7.5-13 micron PAH emission bands are centered on the source and appear to fill the gap within the ring. The measured PAH line strengths are 10-100x stronger than those typically measured for young M0 stars and can only be explained with a high PAH abundance and/or strong excess optical/UV emission. The morphology of the images, combined with the absence of a silicate emission feature, imply that the inner disk has been cleared of micron-sized dust but with a significant population of PAHs remaining. We argue that the gap can be due to grain growth and settling or to clearing by an unseen planetary or low-mass companion. IRS 48 may represent a short-lived transitional phase from a classical to a weak-line T Tauri star.

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