Data di Pubblicazione:
2023
Citazione:
A kinematically detected planet candidate in a transition disk / J. Stadler, M. Benisty, A. Izquierdo, S. Facchini, R. Teague, N. Kurtovic, P. Pinilla, J. Bae, M. Ansdell, R. Loomis, S. Mayama, L.M. Perez, L. Testi. - In: ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS. - ISSN 0004-6361. - 670:(2023), pp. L1.1-L1.13. [10.1051/0004-6361/202245381]
Abstract:
Context. Transition disks are protoplanetary disks with inner cavities possibly cleared by massive companions. Observing them at
high resolution is ideal for mapping their velocity structure and probing companion–disk interactions.
Aims. We present Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) Band 6 dust and gas observations of the transition disk
around RXJ1604.3–2130 A, known to feature nearly symmetric shadows in scattered light, and aim to search for non-Keplerian
features.
Methods. We studied the 12CO line channel maps and moment maps of the line-of-sight velocity and peak intensity. We fitted a
Keplerian model of the channel-by-channel emission to study line profile differences and produced deprojected radial profiles for all
velocity components.
Results. The 12CO emission is detected out to R ∼ 1.8′′ (265 au). It shows a cavity inward of 0.39′′ (56 au) and within the dust
continuum ring (at ∼0.56′′, i.e., 81 au). Azimuthal brightness variations in the 12CO line and dust continuum are broadly aligned
with the shadows detected in scattered-light observations. We find a strong localized non-Keplerian feature toward the west within
the continuum ring (at R = 41 ± 10 au and PA = 280 ± 2◦). It accounts for ∆vφ/vkep ∼ 0.4 or ∆vz/vkep ∼ 0.04, depending on if the
perturbation is in the rotational or vertical direction. A tightly wound spiral is also detected and extends over 300◦ in azimuth, possibly
connected to the localized non-Keplerian feature. Finally, a bending of the iso-velocity contours within the gas cavity indicates a highly
perturbed inner region, possibly related to the presence of a misaligned inner disk.
Conclusions. While broadly aligned with the scattered-light shadows, the localized non-Keplerian feature cannot be solely due to
changes in temperature. Instead, we interpret the kinematical feature as tracing a massive companion located at the edge of the dust
continuum ring. We speculate that the spiral is caused by buoyancy resonances driven by planet–disk interactions. However, this
potential planet at ∼41 au cannot explain the gas-depleted cavity, the low accretion rate, and the misaligned inner disk, which suggests
the presence of another companion closer in.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
planets and satellites: formation; protoplanetary disks; planet-disk interactions
Elenco autori:
J. Stadler, M. Benisty, A. Izquierdo, S. Facchini, R. Teague, N. Kurtovic, P. Pinilla, J. Bae, M. Ansdell, R. Loomis, S. Mayama, L.M. Perez, L. Testi
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