Comparison of the dust and gas radial structure in the transition disk [PZ99] J160421.7-213028
- 1. Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy, MC 249-17, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125 (United States)
- 2. Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, MC 150-21, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125 (United States)
Description
We present ALMA observations of the 880 μm continuum and CO J = 3-2 line emission from the transition disk around [PZ99] J160421.7-213028, a solar mass star in the Upper Scorpius OB association. Analysis of the continuum data indicates that 80% of the dust mass is concentrated in an annulus extending between 79 and 114 AU in radius. Dust is robustly detected inside the annulus, at a mass surface density 100 times lower than that at 80 AU. The CO emission in the inner disk also shows a significantly decreased mass surface density, but we infer a cavity radius of only 31 AU for the gas. The large separation of the dust and gas cavity edges, as well as the high radial concentration of millimeter-sized dust grains, is qualitatively consistent with the predictions of pressure trap models that include hydrodynamical disk-planet interactions and dust coagulation/fragmentation processes.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/791/1/42Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Astrophysical Journal
- Journal Volume
- 791
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- [11 p.]
- ISSN
- 0004-637X
- CODEN
- ASJOAB
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 46070721
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- CARBON MONOXIDE; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; CONCENTRATION RATIO; DENSITY; DUSTS; ELEMENT ABUNDANCE; EMISSION; MASS; PLANETS; PROTOPLANETS; STARS; SURFACES; TRAPS
- Descriptors DEC
- ABUNDANCE; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBON OXIDES; CHALCOGENIDES; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; EVALUATION; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES