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用VLT/SPHERE直接探测HD 97048周围过渡盘的散射光隙

Direct detection of scattered light gaps in the transitional disk around HD 97048 with VLT/SPHERE

C. Ginski, T. Stolker, P. Pinilla, C. Dominik, A. Boccaletti, J. de Boer, M. Benisty, B. Biller, M. Feldt, A. Garufi, C. U. Keller, M. Kenworthy, A. L. Maire, F… 展开作者

C. Ginski, T. Stolker, P. Pinilla, C. Dominik, A. Boccaletti, J. de Boer, M. Benisty, B. Biller, M. Feldt, A. Garufi, C. U. Keller, M. Kenworthy, A. L. Maire, F. Ménard, D. Mesa, J. Milli, M. Min, C. Pinte, S. P. Quanz, R. van Boekel, M. Bonnefoy, G. Chauvin, S. Desidera, R. Gratton, J. H. V. Girard, M. Keppler, T. Kopytova, A. -M. Lagrange, M. Langlois, D. Rouan, A. Vigan

摘要:

我们以高角分辨率研究了Herbig Ae/Be星HD 97048周围的拱星盘,以揭示盘中未被发现的结构,这可能是盘演化过程的指示,如行星形成。我们利用ESO/VLT的极端自适应光学成像仪SPHERE的IRDIS近红外子系统,通过高分辨率偏振测量和角微分成像来研究来自星周盘的散射光。我们以前所未有的细节对圆盘进行了成像,并揭示了四个环状亮度增强和来自圆盘表面的散射光的相应间隙,半径在39 au和341 au之间。我们从观测资料中导出了盘的倾角、位置角以及散射面的高度。我们发现,表面高度分布可以描述由一个单一的幂律分离~270 au。使用的表面高度分布,我们测量的散射相函数的磁盘,并发现它是一致的理论模型的紧凑的灰尘聚集。我们讨论了探测到的特征的起源,发现低质量(< 1 M_Jup)的新生行星是一个可能的解释。

英文摘要:

We studied the well known circumstellar disk around the Herbig Ae/Be star HD 97048 with high angular resolution to reveal undetected structures in the disk, which may be indicative of disk evolutionary processes such as planet formation. We used the IRDIS near-IR subsystem of the extreme adaptive optics imager SPHERE at the ESO/VLT to study the scattered light from the circumstellar disk via high resolution polarimetry and angular differential imaging. We imaged the disk in unprecedented detail and revealed four ring-like brightness enhancements and corresponding gaps in the scattered light from the disk surface with radii between 39 au and 341 au. We derived the inclination and position angle as well as the height of the scattering surface of the disk from our observational data. We found that the surface height profile can be described by a single power law up to a separation ~270 au. Using the surface height profile we measured the scattering phase function of the disk and found that it is well consistent with theoretical models of compact dust aggregates. We discuss the origin of the detected features and find that low mass (< 1 M_Jup) nascent planets are a possible explanation.

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