Although 70 % of the stars in the Galaxy are M-dwarfs, thermal emission searches for cold debris disks have been conducted mostly for A-type and solar-type stars. We report on new lambda=1.2 mm continuum observations of thirty M-dwarfs, using the MAMBO-2 bolometer array camera at the IRAM 30m telescope. For a statistical analysis, we combine these data with our prior SCUBA and MAMBO-2 observations of 20 other M-dwarfs. Our total sample divides in M-dwarfs in moving groups, with relatively young ages, and in nearby M-dwarfs with unknown ages. Only one cold debris disk (GJ842.2) was detected significantly. We compare the implied disk abundance constraints with those found in two comparable submillimeter surveys of 10 to 190 Myr old A- and FGK-type stars. For the 19 youngest (ages less than 200 Myr) M-dwarfs in our sample, we derive a cold disk fraction of 5.3^{+10.5}_{-5.0} %, compared to 15 +/-11.5 % for FGK-stars and 22^{+33}_{-20} % for A-stars. Hence, for this age group, there is an apparent trend of fewer cold disks for later stellar types, i.e., lower star masses. Although its statistical significance is marginal, this trend is strengthened by the deeper sensitivity of observations in the M-dwarf sample. We derive a cold disk fraction of < 10 % for the older (likely a few Gyr) M-dwarfs in our sample. Finally, although inconclusively related to a debris disk, we present the complex millimeter structure found around the position of the M1.5 dwarf GJ526 in our sample.
A Pearl in the Shell: an ultra-compact dwarf within the tidal debris surrounding spiral galaxy NGC 7531
Centro de Estudios de Física del Cosmos de Aragón (CEFCA)（阿拉贡宇宙物理研究中心）；ARAID Foundation（ARAID基金会）；San José State University（圣何塞州立大学）；University of California, Santa Cruz（加州大学圣克鲁斯分校）；Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía, CSIC（安达卢西亚天体物理学研究所，西班牙国家研究委员会）；University of Surrey（萨里大学）；Universidad Complutense de Madrid（马德里康普顿斯大学）；Leiden University（莱顿大学）；Unione Astrofili Italiani（意大利天文爱好者联盟）
