The (M)over-bar-M-* relation of pre-main-sequence stars: a consequence of X-ray driven disc evolution
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Data di Pubblicazione:
2014
Citazione:
The (M)over-bar-M-* relation of pre-main-sequence stars: a consequence of X-ray driven disc evolution / B. Ercolano, D. Mayr, J. Owen, G. Rosotti, C. Manara. - In: MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY. - ISSN 0035-8711. - 439:1(2014), pp. 256-263. [10.1093/mnras/stt2405]
Abstract:
We analyse current measurements of accretion rates on to pre-main-sequence stars as a function of stellar mass, and conclude that the steep dependence of accretion rates on stellar mass is real and not driven by selection/detection threshold, as has been previously feared. These conclusions are reached by means of statistical tests including a survival analysis which can account for upper limits. The power-law slope of the (M) over dot-M-* relation is found to be in the range of 1.6-1.9 for young stars with masses lower than 1M(circle dot). The measured slopes and distributions can be easily reproduced by means of a simple disc model which includes viscous accretion and X-ray photoevaporation. We conclude that the (M) over dot - M-* relation in pre-main-sequence stars bears the signature of disc dispersal by X-ray photoevaporation, suggesting that the relation is a straightforward consequence of disc physics rather than an imprint of initial conditions.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
radiative transfer; protoplanetary discs; dust, extinction; infrared: stars
Elenco autori:
B. Ercolano, D. Mayr, J. Owen, G. Rosotti, C. Manara
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