2026ApJ...998..214S


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2026ApJ...998..214S - Astrophys. J., 998, 214 (2026/February-3)

Ring-gap Structures in the Class I Circumstellar Disk of CrA IRS 2 Associated with the Magnetic Flux-driven Bubble.

SHOSHI A., YAMAGUCHI M., OMURA M., TOKUDA K., FUKAYA N., TACHIHARA K. and MACHIDA M.N.

Abstract (from CDS):

Recent Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) observations with 0$\mathop{.}\limits^{^{\prime\prime} }$1 resolution have revealed characteristic substructures in circumstellar disks around young Class I sources, providing clues to the early stages of morphological disk evolution. In this paper, we applied PRIISM imaging to ALMA archival Band 6 continuum data of the circumstellar disk around the Class I protostar CrA IRS 2, located in the Corona Australis molecular cloud, which is associated with an extended gas ring attributed to magnetic flux advection driven by interchange instability. The dust continuum image, with 1.5 times higher spatial resolution than conventional imaging, revealed for the first time an early-phase circumstellar disk with both inner central hole and outer ring-gap structures, making CrA IRS 2 the youngest system known to exhibit such features based on its bolometric temperature of Tbol = 235 K. To examine planet-disk interaction as one possible origin of the outer ring-gap structure, we found the measured depth and width to be consistent with planet-disk interaction models, suggesting the existence of a giant planet with a mass of 0.1-1.8 MJup. The additional mechanism required for rapid planet formation could be the magnetic flux dissipation driven by the interchange instability, which suppresses magnetorotational-instability-driven turbulence and extends the dead zone, allowing efficient dust growth and the early formation of planets. This system thus provides new insight into how substructures and planet formation can emerge during the early, accreting phase of disk evolution.

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

Journal keyword(s): Circumstellar disks - Protoplanetary disks - Magnetic fields - Radio interferometry

Simbad objects: 8

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Number of rows : 8
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA
ICRS (J2000)
DEC
Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026
#notes
1 V* HL Tau Or* 04 31 38.5107609312 +18 13 57.859747968   15.89 14.49 14.39   K5 1546 0
2 NAME Taurus Complex SFR 04 41.0 +25 52           ~ 4971 0
3 HD 142527 Ae* 15 56 41.8882637904 -42 19 23.248281828   9.04 8.34     F6III 741 1
4 [GY92] 91 Y*O 16 26 40.46952 -24 27 14.4720           ~ 92 1
5 NAME Ophiuchus Molecular Cloud SFR 16 28 06 -24 32.5           ~ 3969 1
6 IRAS 16285-2355 Y*O 16 31 35.65752 -24 01 29.4708           ~ 178 0
7 [TS84] IRS 2 Y*O 19 01 41.569 -36 58 31.23           K2 97 0
8 NAME Corona Australis Cloud MoC 19 01 51 -36 58.9           ~ 554 0

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