CO and Dust Properties in the TW Hya Disk from High-resolution ALMA Observations

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dc.citation.articleNumber122
dc.citation.issueNumber2
dc.citation.journalTitleThe Astrophysical Journal
dc.citation.volumeNumber852
dc.contributor.authorHuang, Jane
dc.contributor.authorAndrews, Sean M.
dc.contributor.authorCleeves, L. Ilsedore
dc.contributor.authorÖberg, Karin I.
dc.contributor.authorWilner, David J.
dc.contributor.authorBai, Xuening
dc.contributor.authorBirnstiel, Til
dc.contributor.authorCarpenter, John
dc.contributor.authorHughes, A. Meredith
dc.contributor.authorIsella, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorPérez, Laura M.
dc.contributor.authorRicci, Luca
dc.contributor.authorZhu, Zhaohuan
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-26T17:22:09Z
dc.date.available2018-02-26T17:22:09Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractWe analyze high angular resolution ALMA observations of the TW Hya disk to place constraints on the CO and dust properties. We present new, sensitive observations of the 12CO J = 3 − 2 line at a spatial resolution of 8 au (0farcs14). The CO emission exhibits a bright inner core, a shoulder at r ≈ 70 au, and a prominent break in slope at r ≈ 90 au. Radiative transfer modeling is used to demonstrate that the emission morphology can be reasonably reproduced with a 12CO column density profile featuring a steep decrease at r ≈ 15 au and a secondary bump peaking at r ≈ 70 au. Similar features have been identified in observations of rarer CO isotopologues, which trace heights closer to the midplane. Substructure in the underlying gas distribution or radially varying CO depletion that affects much of the disk's vertical extent may explain the shared emission features of the main CO isotopologues. We also combine archival 1.3 mm and 870 μm continuum observations to produce a spectral index map at a spatial resolution of 2 au. The spectral index rises sharply at the continuum emission gaps at radii of 25, 41, and 47 au. This behavior suggests that the grains within the gaps are no larger than a few millimeters. Outside the continuum gaps, the low spectral index values of α ≈ 2 indicate either that grains up to centimeter size are present or that the bright continuum rings are marginally optically thick at millimeter wavelengths.
dc.identifier.citationHuang, Jane, Andrews, Sean M., Cleeves, L. Ilsedore, et al.. "CO and Dust Properties in the TW Hya Disk from High-resolution ALMA Observations." <i>The Astrophysical Journal,</i> 852, no. 2 (2018) IOP Publishing: https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aaa1e7.
dc.identifier.digitalCO-Dust-Properties
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aaa1e7
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/99288
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherIOP Publishing
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dc.titleCO and Dust Properties in the TW Hya Disk from High-resolution ALMA Observations
dc.typeJournal article
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