The asymmetric structure of the inner disc around HD 142527 A with VLTI/MATISSE
HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Konkoly Observatory（匈牙利研究学院地球与天体科学研究中心孔科利天文台）；Leiden Observatory, Leiden University（莱顿天文台，莱顿大学）；Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IPAG（格勒诺布尔阿尔卑斯大学，法国国家科学研究中心，IPAG）；Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy, University of Amsterdam（阿姆斯特丹大学安东·潘内贝克天体物理学研究所）；SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research（荷兰空间研究所）
M. B. Scheuck, R. van Boekel, Th. Henning, P. A. Boley, J. Varga, A. Matter, A. Penzlin, J. H. Leftley, L. van Haastere, K. Perraut, L. Labadie, M. Min, J. P. B… 展开作者
M. B. Scheuck, R. van Boekel, Th. Henning, P. A. Boley, J. Varga, A. Matter, A. Penzlin, J. H. Leftley, L. van Haastere, K. Perraut, L. Labadie, M. Min, J. P. Berger, L. B. F. M. Waters, S. Zieba, B. Lopez, F. Lykou, J. -C. Augereau, P. Cruzalèbes, W. C. Danchi, V. Gámez Rosas, M. Hogerheijde, M. Letessier, J. Scigliuto, G. Weigelt, S. Wolf, the MATISSE, GRAVITY collaborations
Circumstellar discs, and especially their inner regions, covering ranges from <1 au to a few astronomical units, are the birthplaces of terrestrial planets. The inner regions are thought to be similarly diverse in structure as the well-observed outer regions probed by ALMA. Combining data and results from previous studies of the VLTI/PIONIER and VLTI/GRAVITY instruments with new, multi-epoch VLTI/MATISSE observations, we aim to provide a comprehensive picture of the structure of the inner regions of the circumstellar disc around the F-type Herbig Ae/Be star HD 142527 A, the primary of a binary star system. We model the multi-wavelength interferometric data using a parametrised, geometrically thin disc model, allowing for azimuthal asymmetry, exploring a first-order disc modulation and an off-centre Gaussian component. We find time-variable structures in the N-band observables, which we reproduce with time-dependent models. This variability manifests as azimuthally asymmetric emission, evidenced by strong, non-zero closure phases in the N-band data. Fits to individual epochs of the N-band observations yield better $χ^2_\text{r}$ values than fits to all epochs simultaneously. This suggests substantial changes in the geometry of the inner disc emission from ~1 au up to a few astronomical-unit scales from one year to the next. Moreover, our models produce a very close-in inner disc rim $R_\text{rim}\approx0.1$ au. All together, we find a very complex, substantially non-point symmetric and temporally-variable disc ($r_\text{out}\lesssim6$ au) around the primary. The very close-in inner rim indicates the presence of material inside the typical wall-like sublimation radius $R_\text{rim,literature}\approx0.3$ au. The complex, temporally variable inner-disc geometry is likely affected or even caused by the close passing (~5 au) and short orbit ($P\approx24$ yr) of the companion HD 142527 B.
The complex inner disk of the Herbig Ae star HD 100453 with VLTI/MATISSE
Leiden University（莱顿大学）；Konkoly Observatory, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, HUN-REN（孔科利天文台，匈牙利研究网络天文学与地球科学研究中心）；Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy, University of Amsterdam（阿姆斯特丹大学安东·潘内库克天文学研究所）；Max Planck Institute for Astronomy（马克斯·普朗克天文学研究所）；Université Côte d’Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange（蔚蓝海岸大学，蔚蓝海岸天文台，法国国家科学研究中心，拉格朗日实验室）；Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IPAG（格勒诺布尔阿尔卑斯大学，法国国家科学研究中心，IPAG）；NASA Goddard Space Flight Center（美国国家航空航天局戈达德太空飞行中心）
An interferometric mid-infrared study of the eruptive star binary Z CMa with MATISSE/VLTI. I. Imaging the protoplanetary disks during the 2023 outburst
For the first time we observed the emission of hot exozodiacal dust in L band. We used the new instrument MATISSE at the Very Large Telescope Interferometer to detect the hot dust around $κ$ Tuc with a significance of 3$σ$ to 6$σ$ at wavelengths between 3.37 and 3.85 $μ$m and a dust-to-star flux ratio of 5 to 7 %. We modelled the spectral energy distribution based on the new L band data alone and in combination with H band data published previously. In all cases we find 0.58 $μ$m grains of amorphous carbon to fit the $κ$ Tuc observations the best, however, also nanometre or micrometre grains a…
VLTI/MATISSE observations of the hot dust around $β$ Pictoris: Observing faint objects with MATISSE
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IPAG（格勒诺布尔阿尔卑斯大学）；Univ. Côte d’Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange（蔚蓝海岸大学，蔚蓝海岸天文台）；Konkoly Observatory, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, HUN-REN（孔科利天文台，地球与天文学研究中心）；CSFK, MTA Centre of Excellence（匈牙利科学院天文学研究所，MTA卓越中心）；Max Planck Institute for Astronomy（马克斯·普朗克天文学研究所）；NASA Goddard Space Flight Center（美国宇航局戈达德太空飞行中心）
Carbon is one of the most abundant components in the Universe. While silicates have been the main focus of solid phase studies in protoplanetary discs (PPDs), little is known about the solid carbon content especially in the planet-forming regions ($\sim $0.1 to 10 au). Fortunately, several refractory carbonaceous species present C-H bonds (such as hydrogenated nano-diamond and amorphous carbon as well as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)), which generate infrared (IR) features that can be used to trace the solid carbon reservoirs. The new mid-IR instrument MATISSE, installed at the Very …
Context. The inner few au region of planet-forming disks is a complex environment. High angular resolution observations have a key role in understanding the disk structure and the dynamical processes at work. Aims. In this study we aim to characterize the mid-infrared brightness distribution of the inner disk of the young intermediate-mass star HD 163296, from VLTI/MATISSE observations. Methods. We use geometric models to fit the data. Our models include a smoothed ring, a flat disk with inner cavity, and a 2D Gaussian. The models can account for disk inclination and for azimuthal asymmetries …
The inner regions of protoplanetary discs (from $\sim$ 0.1 to 10 au) are the expected birthplace of planets, especially telluric. In those high temperature regions, solids can experience cyclical annealing, vaporisation and recondensation. Hot and warm dusty grains emits mostly in the infrared domain, notably in N-band (8 to 13~$μ$m). Studying their fine chemistry through mid-infrared spectro-interferometry with the new VLTI instrument MATISSE, which can spatially resolve these regions, requires detailed dust chemistry models. Using radiative transfer, we derived infrared spectra of a fiducial…
The MATISSE view of the inner region of the RY Tau protoplanetary disk
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel（基尔大学）；Konkoly Observatory, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, HUN-REN（孔科利天文台，匈牙利研究网络天文学与地球科学研究中心）；Laboratoire Lagrange, Université Côte d’Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS（拉格朗日实验室，蔚蓝海岸大学，蔚蓝海岸天文台，法国国家科学研究中心）；Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IPAG（格勒诺布尔阿尔卑斯大学，法国国家科学研究中心，IPAG）
(abridged) Stable circumbinary discs around evolved post-Asymptotic Giant branch (post-AGB) binary systems show many similarities with protoplanetary discs around young stellar objects. These discs can provide constraints on both binary evolution and the formation of macrostructures within circumstellar discs. Here we focus on one post-AGB binary system: IRAS08544-4431. We aim to refine the physical model of IRAS08544-4431 with a radiative transfer treatment and continue the near-infrared and mid-infrared interferometric analysis covering the H-, K-, L-, and N-bands. We aim to capture the prev…
The innermost parts of dusty debris disks around main sequence stars are currently poorly known due to the high contrast and small angular separation with their parent stars. Using near-infrared interferometry, we aim to detect the signature of hot dust around the nearby A4 V star Fomalhaut, which has already been suggested to harbor a warm dust population in addition to a cold dust ring located at about 140 AU. Archival data obtained with the VINCI instrument at the VLTI are used to study the fringe visibility of the Fomalhaut system at projected baseline lengths ranging from 4 m to 140 m in …
Warm debris disks are a sub-sample of the large population of debris disks, and display excess emission in the mid-IR. Around solar-type stars, very few objects show emission features in mid-IR spectroscopic observations, that are attributed to small, warm silicate dust grains. The origin of this warm dust can possibly be explained either by a collision between several bodies or by transport from an outer belt. We present and analyse new far-IR Herschel/Pacs observations, supplemented by ground-based data in the mid-IR (VLTI/Midi and VLT/Visir), for one of these rare systems: the 10-16 Myr old…
Exo-zodiacal dust, exozodi for short, is warm (~300K) or hot (up to ~2000K) dust found in the inner regions of planetary systems around main sequence stars. In analogy to our own zodiacal dust, it may be located in or near the habitable zone or closer in, down to the dust sublimation distance. The study of the properties, distribution, and evolution of exozodis can inform about the architecture and dynamics of the innermost regions of planetary systems, close to their habitable zones. On the other hand, the presence of large amounts of exo-zodiacal dust may be an obstacle for future space miss…
Context. Detecting and characterizing circumstellar dust is a way to study the architecture and evolution of planetary systems. Cold dust in debris disks only traces the outer regions. Warm and hot exozodiacal dust needs to be studied in order to trace regions close to the habitable zone. Aims. We aim to determine the prevalence and to constrain the properties of hot exozodiacal dust around nearby main-sequence stars. Methods. We search a magnitude limited (H < 5) sample of 92 stars for bright exozodiacal dust using our VLTI visitor instrument PIONIER in the H-band. We derive statistics of the…
