Molecular Gas Tracers in Young and Old Protoplanetary Disks
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| author | Anderson, Dana E. Cleeves, L. Ilsedore Blake, Geoffrey A. Qi, Chunhua Bergin, Edwin A. Carpenter, John M. Schwarz, Kamber R. Thilenius, Claire Zhang, Ke |
| author_facet | Anderson, Dana E. Cleeves, L. Ilsedore Blake, Geoffrey A. Qi, Chunhua Bergin, Edwin A. Carpenter, John M. Schwarz, Kamber R. Thilenius, Claire Zhang, Ke |
| contents | Molecular emission is used to investigate both the physical and chemical properties of protoplanetary disks. Therefore, to accurately derive disk properties, we need a thorough understanding of the behavior of the molecular probes we rely on. Here we investigate how the molecular line emission of N$_2$H$^+$, HCO$^+$, HCN, and C$^{18}$O compare to other measured quantities in a set of 20 protoplanetary disks. Overall, we find positive correlations between multiple line fluxes and the disk dust mass and radius. We also generally find strong positive correlations between the line fluxes of different molecular species. However, some disks do show noticeable differences in the relative fluxes of N$_2$H$^+$, HCO$^+$, HCN, and C$^{18}$O. These differences occur even within a single star-forming region. This results in a potentially large range of different disk masses and chemical compositions for systems of similar age and birth environment. While we make preliminary comparisons of molecular fluxes across different star-forming regions, more complete and uniform samples are needed in the future to search for trends with birth environment or age. |
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| spellingShingle | Molecular Gas Tracers in Young and Old Protoplanetary Disks Anderson, Dana E. Cleeves, L. Ilsedore Blake, Geoffrey A. Qi, Chunhua Bergin, Edwin A. Carpenter, John M. Schwarz, Kamber R. Thilenius, Claire Zhang, Ke Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Astrophysics of Galaxies Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Molecular emission is used to investigate both the physical and chemical properties of protoplanetary disks. Therefore, to accurately derive disk properties, we need a thorough understanding of the behavior of the molecular probes we rely on. Here we investigate how the molecular line emission of N$_2$H$^+$, HCO$^+$, HCN, and C$^{18}$O compare to other measured quantities in a set of 20 protoplanetary disks. Overall, we find positive correlations between multiple line fluxes and the disk dust mass and radius. We also generally find strong positive correlations between the line fluxes of different molecular species. However, some disks do show noticeable differences in the relative fluxes of N$_2$H$^+$, HCO$^+$, HCN, and C$^{18}$O. These differences occur even within a single star-forming region. This results in a potentially large range of different disk masses and chemical compositions for systems of similar age and birth environment. While we make preliminary comparisons of molecular fluxes across different star-forming regions, more complete and uniform samples are needed in the future to search for trends with birth environment or age. |
| title | Molecular Gas Tracers in Young and Old Protoplanetary Disks |
| topic | Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Astrophysics of Galaxies Solar and Stellar Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.04715 |