一个年轻的气体巨星和一个原行星盘中的隐藏的基层结构
Álvaro Ribas1, Miguel Vioque2, Francesco Zagaria3
1Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
概括
天文学家通过盖亚天文测量和ALMA观测间接地在MP Mus原行星盘中检测到一个系外行星. 这一发现表明行星的形成可能比之前所认为的更常见.
科学领域:
- 外行星科学
- 天体物理学
- 星球的形成
背景情况:
- 在原行星盘中探测行星是一项挑战.
- 在原行星盘中,环和空隙是常见的,表明行星盘相互作用.
- MP Mus (PDS 66) 盘看起来很光滑,与其年龄和预期的基层结构相矛盾.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查MP Mus原行星盘中明显缺乏的基层结构.
- 用盖亚数据确定MP Mus中检测到的正确运动异常的原因.
- 在MP Mus盘中间接检测出一个系外行星.
主要方法:
- 进行了高分辨率的阿塔卡马大毫米/亚毫米阵列 (ALMA) 3毫米观测.
- 分析了盖亚的天文数据,
- 使用水力动力学模拟来模拟行星与圆盘的相互作用.
主要成果:
- 在MP Mus盘中发现了一个内腔 (<3 AU) 和一个环 (10 AU).
- 限制伴侣的属性为一个在1-3AU的轨道上运行的气体巨星.
- 证实这个大小的行星可以创造观察到的空洞.
结论:
- 提供了MP Mus盘中的系外行星的有力间接证据.
- 表明尘埃基结构,因此行星形成,可能比以前认为的更普遍.
- 突出了结合天文测量和毫米波观测来探测系外行星的协同作用.
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