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过渡盘:蛇夫座正在进行的巨型行星形成的4个候选者(研究报告)

Transition disks: 4 candidates for ongoing giant planet formation in Ophiuchus (Research Note)

Mariana Orellana, Lucas. A. Cieza, M. R. Schreiber, B. Merin, J. M. Brown, L. J. Pellizza, Gisela A. Romero

摘要:

最近,Cieza等人(2010年)研究了蛇夫座分子云中的一个大型斯皮策选择的过渡盘,其中4个目标被确定为(巨型)行星形成候选者,这是基于它们的光谱能量分布(SED)的形态,明显缺乏恒星伴星,以及吸积证据。在这里,我们表征这些磁盘建模的光学,红外和(亚)毫米的SED的结构。利用蒙特卡罗辐射转移程序RADMC,建立了一个带内腔的耀斑盘中尘埃分布的参数化模型,计算了与辐射星处于热平衡时的温度结构,并与密度分布相一致.对于每个对象,我们进行了贝叶斯探索的参数空间生成蒙特卡罗马尔可夫链(MCMC),允许识别最佳拟合参数,并限制其范围的统计置信度。我们的计算指出存在半径约2-8 AU的真空腔,与嵌入的巨行星雕刻一致。我们发现参数值与文献中先前给出的一致,表明晶粒生长和灰尘沉降的温和程度,值得进一步建模和后续观察进行研究。需要用(亚)毫米干涉仪解析图像来打破模型的一些简并性,并更好地约束这些迷人的磁盘的物理特性。

英文摘要:

A large set of Spitzer-selected transitional disks in the Ophiuchus molecular cloud was recently examined by Cieza et al (2010), and 4 of the targets were identified as (giant) planet-forming candidates based on the morphology of their Spectral Energy Distributions (SEDs), the apparent lack of stellar companions, and evidence for accretion. Here we characterize the structures of these disks modeling their optical, infrared and (sub)millimeter SEDs. We use the Monte Carlo radiative transfer package RADMC to construct a parametric model of the dust distribution in a flared disk with an inner cavity and calculate the temperature structure consistent with the density profile, in thermal equilibrium with the irradiating star. For each object, we conducted a Bayesian exploration of the parameter space generating Monte Carlo Markov Chains (MCMC) that allow the identification of the best fit parameters and to constrain their range of statistical confidence. Our calculations point to the presence of evacuated cavities with radii ~2-8 AU, consistent with having been carved by embedded giant planets. We found parameter values consistent with those previously given in the literature, indicating a mild degree of grain growth and dust settling, which deserves to be investigated with further modeling and follow up observations. Resolved images with (sub)millimeter interferometers are required to break some of the degeneracies of the models and better constrain the physical properties of these fascinating disks.

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