2022AJ....164..136S -
Astron. J., 164, 136 (2022/October-0)
An Unusual Reservoir of Water Emission in the VV CrA A Protoplanetary Disk.
SALYK C., PONTOPPIDAN K.M., BANZATTI A., KAUFL U., HALL C., PASCUCCI I., CARMONA A., BLAKE G.A., ALEXANDER R. and KAMP I.
Abstract (from CDS):
We present an analysis of an unusual pattern of water vapor emission from the ∼2 Myr old low-mass binary system VV CrA, as observed in IR spectra obtained with VLT-CRIRES, VLT-VISIR, and Spitzer-IRS. Each component of the binary shows emission from water vapor in both the L (∼3 μm) and N (∼12 μm) bands. The N-band and Spitzer spectra are similar to those previously observed from young stars with disks and are consistent with emission from an extended protoplanetary disk. Conversely, the CRIRES L-band data of VV CrA A show an unusual spectrum, which requires the presence of a water reservoir with high temperature (T ≳ 1500 K), column density (NH2O ∼ 3 × 1020 cm–2), and turbulent broadening (v ∼ 10 km s–1) but very small emitting area (A ≲ 0.005 au2). Similarity to previously observed water emission from V1331 Cyg and SVS 13 suggests that the presence of such a reservoir may be linked to evolutionary state, perhaps related to the presence of high accretion rates or winds. While the inner disk may harbor such a reservoir, simple Keplerian models do not match well with emitting line shapes, and alternative velocity fields must be considered. We also present a new idea, that the unusual emission could arise in a circumplanetary disk, embedded within the larger VV CrA A protoplanetary disk. Additional data are likely required to determine the true physical origin of this unusual spectral pattern.
Abstract Copyright:
© 2022. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.
Journal keyword(s):
Protoplanetary disks - Astrochemistry - Planet formation
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