MINDS: Mid-infrared atomic and molecular hydrogen lines in the inner disk around a low-mass star

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Main Authors: Franceschi, Riccardo, Henning, Thomas, Tabone, Benoît, Perotti, Giulia, Garatti, Alessio Caratti o, Bettoni, Giulio, van Dishoeck, Ewine F., Kamp, Inga, Absil, Olivier, Güdel, Manuel, Olofsson, Göran, Waters, L. B. F. M., Arabhavi, Aditya M., Christiaens, Valentin, Gasman, Danny, Grant, Sierra L., Jang, Hyerin, Rodgers-Lee, Donna, Samland, Matthias, Schwarz, Kamber, Temmink, Milou, Barrado, David, Boccaletti, Anthony, Geers, Vincent, Lagage, Pierre-Olivier, Pantin, Eric, Ray, Tom P., Scheithauer, Silvia, Vandenbussche, Bart, Wright, Gillian
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author Franceschi, Riccardo
Henning, Thomas
Tabone, Benoît
Perotti, Giulia
Garatti, Alessio Caratti o
Bettoni, Giulio
van Dishoeck, Ewine F.
Kamp, Inga
Absil, Olivier
Güdel, Manuel
Olofsson, Göran
Waters, L. B. F. M.
Arabhavi, Aditya M.
Christiaens, Valentin
Gasman, Danny
Grant, Sierra L.
Jang, Hyerin
Rodgers-Lee, Donna
Samland, Matthias
Schwarz, Kamber
Temmink, Milou
Barrado, David
Boccaletti, Anthony
Geers, Vincent
Lagage, Pierre-Olivier
Pantin, Eric
Ray, Tom P.
Scheithauer, Silvia
Vandenbussche, Bart
Wright, Gillian
author_facet Franceschi, Riccardo
Henning, Thomas
Tabone, Benoît
Perotti, Giulia
Garatti, Alessio Caratti o
Bettoni, Giulio
van Dishoeck, Ewine F.
Kamp, Inga
Absil, Olivier
Güdel, Manuel
Olofsson, Göran
Waters, L. B. F. M.
Arabhavi, Aditya M.
Christiaens, Valentin
Gasman, Danny
Grant, Sierra L.
Jang, Hyerin
Rodgers-Lee, Donna
Samland, Matthias
Schwarz, Kamber
Temmink, Milou
Barrado, David
Boccaletti, Anthony
Geers, Vincent
Lagage, Pierre-Olivier
Pantin, Eric
Ray, Tom P.
Scheithauer, Silvia
Vandenbussche, Bart
Wright, Gillian
contents This work aims to measure the mass accretion rate, the accretion luminosity, and more generally the physical conditions of the warm emitting gas in the inner disk of the very low-mass star 2MASS-J16053215-1933159. We investigate the source mid-infrared spectrum for atomic and molecular hydrogen line emission. We present the full James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) Medium Resolution Spectrometer (MRS) spectrum of the protoplanetary disk around the very low-mass star 2MASS-J16053215-1933159 from the MINDS GTO program, previously shown to be abundant in hydrocarbon molecules. We analyzed the atomic and molecular hydrogen lines in this source by fitting one or multiple Gaussian profiles. We then built a rotational diagram for the H2 lines to constrain the rotational temperature and column density of the gas. Finally, we compared the observed atomic line fluxes to predictions from two standard emission models. We identify five molecular hydrogen pure rotational lines and 16 atomic hydrogen recombination lines. The spectrum indicates optically thin emission for both species. We use the molecular hydrogen lines to constrain the mass and temperature of the warm emitting gas. The HI (7-6) recombination line is used to measure the mass accretion rate and luminosity onto the central source. HI recombination lines can also be used to derive the physical properties of the gas using atomic recombination models. The JWST-MIRI MRS observations for the very low-mass star 2MASS-J16053215-1933159 reveal a large number of emission lines, many originating from atomic and molecular hydrogen because we are able to look into the disk warm molecular layer. Their analysis constrains the physical properties of the emitting gas and showcases the potential of JWST to deepen our understanding of the physical and chemical structure of protoplanetary disks
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spellingShingle MINDS: Mid-infrared atomic and molecular hydrogen lines in the inner disk around a low-mass star
Franceschi, Riccardo
Henning, Thomas
Tabone, Benoît
Perotti, Giulia
Garatti, Alessio Caratti o
Bettoni, Giulio
van Dishoeck, Ewine F.
Kamp, Inga
Absil, Olivier
Güdel, Manuel
Olofsson, Göran
Waters, L. B. F. M.
Arabhavi, Aditya M.
Christiaens, Valentin
Gasman, Danny
Grant, Sierra L.
Jang, Hyerin
Rodgers-Lee, Donna
Samland, Matthias
Schwarz, Kamber
Temmink, Milou
Barrado, David
Boccaletti, Anthony
Geers, Vincent
Lagage, Pierre-Olivier
Pantin, Eric
Ray, Tom P.
Scheithauer, Silvia
Vandenbussche, Bart
Wright, Gillian
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
This work aims to measure the mass accretion rate, the accretion luminosity, and more generally the physical conditions of the warm emitting gas in the inner disk of the very low-mass star 2MASS-J16053215-1933159. We investigate the source mid-infrared spectrum for atomic and molecular hydrogen line emission. We present the full James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) Medium Resolution Spectrometer (MRS) spectrum of the protoplanetary disk around the very low-mass star 2MASS-J16053215-1933159 from the MINDS GTO program, previously shown to be abundant in hydrocarbon molecules. We analyzed the atomic and molecular hydrogen lines in this source by fitting one or multiple Gaussian profiles. We then built a rotational diagram for the H2 lines to constrain the rotational temperature and column density of the gas. Finally, we compared the observed atomic line fluxes to predictions from two standard emission models. We identify five molecular hydrogen pure rotational lines and 16 atomic hydrogen recombination lines. The spectrum indicates optically thin emission for both species. We use the molecular hydrogen lines to constrain the mass and temperature of the warm emitting gas. The HI (7-6) recombination line is used to measure the mass accretion rate and luminosity onto the central source. HI recombination lines can also be used to derive the physical properties of the gas using atomic recombination models. The JWST-MIRI MRS observations for the very low-mass star 2MASS-J16053215-1933159 reveal a large number of emission lines, many originating from atomic and molecular hydrogen because we are able to look into the disk warm molecular layer. Their analysis constrains the physical properties of the emitting gas and showcases the potential of JWST to deepen our understanding of the physical and chemical structure of protoplanetary disks
title MINDS: Mid-infrared atomic and molecular hydrogen lines in the inner disk around a low-mass star
topic Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.11942