2026ApJ...998...53N


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2026ApJ...998...53N - Astrophys. J., 998, 53 (2026/February-2)

ALMA Band 7 Observations of Water Lines in the Protoplanetary Disk of V883 Ori.

NAKASONE H., NOTSU S., YOSHIDA T.C., NOMURA H., TSUKAGOSHI T., HIROTA T., HONDA M., AKIYAMA E., BOOTH A.S., LEE J.-E. and LEE S.

Abstract (from CDS):

The FU Orionis star V883 Ori provides a unique opportunity to probe the water snowline in a protoplanetary disk. During an accretion burst, the enhanced stellar luminosity heats the disk, sublimating ices and bringing volatile species into the gas phase. The water snowline, located at ∼80 au in the midplane, represents a key boundary for dust growth and volatile delivery to forming planets. We present Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array Band 7 observations of V883 Ori that detect two targeted water isotopologue transitions: para-H218O 51,5-42,2 at 322 GHz and HDO 33,1-42,2 at 335 GHz. After correcting for Keplerian rotation, we detect HDO and H218O at 23.6σ and 9.3σ, respectively. Rotational-diagram analysis using a Markov Chain Monte Carlo approach yields Trot = 116.89 ± 12.81 K and N = (4.90 ± 1.69) × 1015 cm–2 for H218O and Trot = 87.46 ± 4.95 K and N = (4.47 ± 0.62) × 1015 cm–2 for HDO. These results imply water vapor abundances of ${N}_{{{\rm{H}}}_{2}{\rm{O}}}/{N}_{{{\rm{H}}}_{2}}\sim 3\times 1{0}^{-7}$-5 × 10–6 and an HDO/H2O ratio of (0.4-2.0) × 10–3 just inside the water snowline, broadly consistent with inheritance from protostellar envelopes. The HDO line in Band 7 is significantly weaker than predicted from Band 6 extrapolation, showing only ∼26% of the expected strength. This attenuation can be explained by a more compact, hotter emitting region with an effective radius of ∼53 au and/or frequency-dependent dust absorption that enlarges the apparent inner cavity at a higher frequency. Our results highlight both the diagnostic power of water isotopologue lines and the need for higher angular resolution observations to resolve the water snowline and test these scenarios.

Abstract Copyright: © 2026. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Astrochemistry - Protoplanetary disks

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Number of rows : 6
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA
ICRS (J2000)
DEC
Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
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1 NAME Orion-KL SFR 05 35 14.16 -05 22 21.5           ~ 2421 1
2 NAME Ori A MoC 05 38 -07.1           ~ 3187 0
3 V* V883 Ori Or* 05 38 18.1018261392 -07 02 26.017707120           F:I: 274 0
4 LDN 1641 MoC 05 39.0 -07 00           ~ 502 0
5 IRAS 16293-2422 cor 16 32 22.56 -24 28 31.8           ~ 1357 1
6 EM* LkHA 190 Or* 20 58 53.7335347296 +44 15 28.388727720   14.26 12.33 12.13   F7/G3I/IIe 530 0

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