Published May 1, 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

ENSTATITE-RICH WARM DEBRIS DUST AROUND HD165014

  • 1. Department of Astronomy, School of Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033 (Japan)
  • 2. Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602 (Japan)
  • 3. National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-0015 (Japan)
  • 4. Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka 560-0043, Osaka (Japan)
  • 5. Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 3-1-1 Yoshinodai, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5210 (Japan)
  • 6. Astronomical Institute, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8578 (Japan)

Description

We present the Spitzer/Infrared Spectrograph spectrum of the main-sequence star HD165014, which is a warm (∼>200 K) debris disk candidate discovered by the AKARI All-Sky Survey. The star possesses extremely large excess emission at wavelengths longer than 5 μm. The detected flux densities at 10 and 20 μm are ∼10 and ∼30 times larger than the predicted photospheric emission, respectively. The excess emission is attributable to the presence of circumstellar warm dust. The dust temperature is estimated as 300-750 K, corresponding to the distance of 0.7-4.4 AU from the central star. Significant fine-structured features are seen in the spectrum and the peak positions are in good agreement with those of crystalline enstatite. Features of crystalline forsterite are not significantly seen. HD165014 is the first debris disk sample that has enstatite as a dominant form of crystalline silicate rather than forsterite. Possible formation of enstatite dust from differentiated parent bodies is suggested according to the solar system analog. The detection of an enstatite-rich debris disk in the current study suggests the presence of large bodies and a variety of silicate dust processing in warm debris disks.

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Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/714/1/L152

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astrophysical Journal Letters
Journal Volume
714
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. L152-L156
ISSN
2041-8205

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
42043732
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
DUSTS; EMISSION; ENSTATITE; FLUX DENSITY; MAIN SEQUENCE STARS; SILICATES; SOLAR SYSTEM; SPECTRA
Descriptors DEC
MINERALS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; STARS