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年轻恒星MWC 778周围边缘盘的红外成像和偏振测量证据

Evidence for an Edge-On Disk around the Young Star MWC 778 from Infrared Imaging and Polarimetry

Marshall D. Perrin, William D. Vacca, James R. Graham

摘要:

MWC 778是一个不寻常的年轻恒星天体,位于IC 2144星云。Herbig和Vacca(2008)最近的光谱学研究表明在它周围存在一个边缘靠近的拱星盘。我们提出了近红外自适应光学成像偏振测量和中红外成像,直接证实了MWC 778周围可疑的近边缘靠近的盘(i ~ 70-80度),并揭示了一个更广泛的被双极流出空腔穿透的包层。此外,我们的中红外图像和近红外偏振图检测到MWC 778周围的螺旋形结构,其臂在恒星两侧延伸超过6英寸。虽然MWC 778先前已被归类为赫比格Ae/Be星,但它的中心源的性质(包括光谱类型)仍然相当不确定。Herbig & Vacca(2008)基于光谱中金属吸收线的存在,提出了F或G光谱类型,这意味着MWC 778可能属于相当罕见的中等质量金牛T星(IMTTSs),这是Herbig Ae/Be天体的演化前兆。然而,它的综合辐射热光度,> 750 L_sun(假设距离为1 kpc)是令人惊讶的高F或G光谱类型,即使是IMTTS。我们推测几种可能的解释,这种差异,包括它的真实距离远小于1千秒差距,一个双同伴的存在下,和/或观察到的吸收线的非恒星起源。

英文摘要:

MWC 778 is an unusual and little-studied young stellar object located in the IC 2144 nebula. Recent spectroscopy by Herbig and Vacca (2008) suggested the presence of an edge-on circumstellar disk around it. We present near-infrared adaptive optics imaging polarimetry and mid-infrared imaging which directly confirm the suspected nearly-edge-on disk around MWC 778 (i ~ 70-80 degrees) plus reveal a more extensive envelope pierced by bipolar outflow cavities. In addition, our mid-infrared images and near-infrared polarization maps detect a spiral-shaped structure surrounding MWC 778, with arms that extend beyond 6" on either side of the star. Although MWC 778 has previously been classified as an Herbig Ae/Be star, the properties of its central source (including its spectral type) remain fairly uncertain. Herbig & Vacca (2008) suggested an F or G spectral type based on the presence of metallic absorption lines in the optical spectrum, which implies that MWC 778 may belong to the fairly rare class of Intermediate-Mass T Tauri Stars (IMTTSs) which are the evolutionary precursors to Herbig Ae/Be objects. Yet its integrated bolometric luminosity, > 750 L_sun (for an assumed distance of 1 kpc) is surprisingly high for an F or G spectral type, even for an IMTTS. We speculate on several possible explanations for this discrepancy, including its true distance being much closer than 1 kpc, the presence of a binary companion, and/or a non-stellar origin for the observed absorption lines.

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