Sites of Planet Formation in Binary Systems. II. Double the Disks in DF Tau
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| author | Kutra, Taylor Prato, Lisa Tofflemire, Benjamin M Akeson, Rachel Schaefer, G. H. Tang, Shih-Yun Segura-Cox, Dominique Johns-Krull, Christopher M. Kraus, Adam Andrews, Sean Jensen, Eric L. N. |
| author_facet | Kutra, Taylor Prato, Lisa Tofflemire, Benjamin M Akeson, Rachel Schaefer, G. H. Tang, Shih-Yun Segura-Cox, Dominique Johns-Krull, Christopher M. Kraus, Adam Andrews, Sean Jensen, Eric L. N. |
| contents | This article presents the latest results of our ALMA program to study circumstellar disk characteristics as a function of orbital and stellar properties in a sample of young binary star systems known to host at least one disk. Optical and infrared observations of the eccentric, ~48-year period binary DF Tau indicated the presence of only one disk around the brighter component. However, our 1.3 mm ALMA thermal continuum maps show two nearly-equal brightness components in this system. We present these observations within the context of updated stellar and orbital properties which indicate that the inner disk of the secondary is absent. Because the two stars likely formed together, with the same composition, in the same environment, and at the same time, we expect their disks to be co-eval. However the absence of an inner disk around the secondary suggests uneven dissipation. We consider several processes which have the potential to accelerate inner disk evolution. Rapid inner disk dissipation has important implications for planet formation, particularly in the terrestrial-planet-forming region. |
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| spellingShingle | Sites of Planet Formation in Binary Systems. II. Double the Disks in DF Tau Kutra, Taylor Prato, Lisa Tofflemire, Benjamin M Akeson, Rachel Schaefer, G. H. Tang, Shih-Yun Segura-Cox, Dominique Johns-Krull, Christopher M. Kraus, Adam Andrews, Sean Jensen, Eric L. N. Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Earth and Planetary Astrophysics This article presents the latest results of our ALMA program to study circumstellar disk characteristics as a function of orbital and stellar properties in a sample of young binary star systems known to host at least one disk. Optical and infrared observations of the eccentric, ~48-year period binary DF Tau indicated the presence of only one disk around the brighter component. However, our 1.3 mm ALMA thermal continuum maps show two nearly-equal brightness components in this system. We present these observations within the context of updated stellar and orbital properties which indicate that the inner disk of the secondary is absent. Because the two stars likely formed together, with the same composition, in the same environment, and at the same time, we expect their disks to be co-eval. However the absence of an inner disk around the secondary suggests uneven dissipation. We consider several processes which have the potential to accelerate inner disk evolution. Rapid inner disk dissipation has important implications for planet formation, particularly in the terrestrial-planet-forming region. |
| title | Sites of Planet Formation in Binary Systems. II. Double the Disks in DF Tau |
| topic | Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Earth and Planetary Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.05203 |