Imaging the inner and outer gaps of the pre-transitional disk of HD 169142 at 7 mm
Por:
Osorio M., Anglada G., Carrasco-González C., Torrelles J.M., Macías E., Rodríguez L.F., Gómez J.F., D'Alessio P., Calvet N., Nagel E., Dent, WRF, Quanz S.P., Reggiani M., Mayen-Gijon J.M.
Publicada:
20 ago 2014
Resumen:
We present Very Large Array observations at 7 mm that trace the thermal emission of large dust grains in the HD 169142 protoplanetary disk. Our images show a ring of enhanced emission of radius ~25-30 AU, whose inner region is devoid of detectable 7 mm emission. We interpret this ring as tracing the rim of an inner cavity or gap, possibly created by a planet or a substellar companion. The ring appears asymmetric, with the western part significantly brighter than the eastern one. This azimuthal asymmetry is reminiscent of the lopsided structures that are expected to be produced as a consequence of trapping of large dust grains. Our observations also reveal an outer annular gap at radii from ~40 to ~70 AU. Unlike other sources, the radii of the inner cavity, the ring, and the outer gap observed in the 7 mm images, which trace preferentially the distribution of large (millimeter/centimeter sized) dust grains, coincide with those obtained from a previous near-infrared polarimetric image, which traces scattered light from small (micron-sized) dust grains. We model the broadband spectral energy distribution and the 7 mm images to constrain the disk physical structure. From this modeling we infer the presence of a small (radius ~0.6 AU) residual disk inside the central cavity, indicating that the HD 169142 disk is a pre-transitional disk. The distribution of dust in three annuli with gaps in between them suggests that the disk in HD 169142 is being disrupted by at least two planets or substellar objects. © 2014. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
Filiaciones:
Osorio M.:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (CSIC), Glorieta de la Astronomía S/n, E-18008 Granada, Spain
Anglada G.:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (CSIC), Glorieta de la Astronomía S/n, E-18008 Granada, Spain
Carrasco-González C.:
UNAM, Ctr Radioastron & Astrofis, Morelia 58089, Michoacan, Mexico
Centro de Radioastronomía y Astrofísica, UNAM, Apartado Postal 3-72 (Xangari), Michoacán, 58089 Morelia, Mexico
Torrelles J.M.:
Institut de Ciències de l'Espai (CSIC), Institut de Ciències Del Cosmos (UB)/IEEC, Martí i Franquès 1, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
Macías E.:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (CSIC), Glorieta de la Astronomía S/n, E-18008 Granada, Spain
Rodríguez L.F.:
UNAM, Ctr Radioastron & Astrofis, Morelia 58089, Michoacan, Mexico
Centro de Radioastronomía y Astrofísica, UNAM, Apartado Postal 3-72 (Xangari), Michoacán, 58089 Morelia, Mexico
Gómez J.F.:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (CSIC), Glorieta de la Astronomía S/n, E-18008 Granada, Spain
D'Alessio P.:
UNAM, Ctr Radioastron & Astrofis, Morelia 58089, Michoacan, Mexico
Centro de Radioastronomía y Astrofísica, UNAM, Apartado Postal 3-72 (Xangari), Michoacán, 58089 Morelia, Mexico
Calvet N.:
Department of Astronomy, University of Michigan, 825 Dennison Building, 500 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
Nagel E.:
Departamento de Astronomía, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Gto 36240, Mexico
Quanz S.P.:
Institute for Astronomy, ETH Zurich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 27, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Reggiani M.:
Institute for Astronomy, ETH Zurich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 27, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
Mayen-Gijon J.M.:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (CSIC), Glorieta de la Astronomía S/n, E-18008 Granada, Spain
ALMA SCO, Alonso de Córdova 3107, Vitacura, Santiago, Chile
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