The ALMA survey to Resolve exoKuiper belt Substructures (ARKS) IV: CO gas imaging and overview
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| author | Mac Manamon, S. Matrà, L. Marino, S. Brennan, A. Han, Y. Jankovic, M. R. Weber, P. Bonduelle, M. Carpenter, J. M. Cataldi, G. Hughes, A. M. Kóspál, A. Marshall, J. P. Matthews, B. C. Milli, J. Moór, A. Öberg, K. Pérez, S. Sefilian, A. A. Wilner, D. J. Wyatt, M. C. Chiang, E. Hales, A. S. Lovell, J. B. Luppe, P. MacGregor, M. A. Pearce, T. Booth, M. del Burgo, C. Fehr, A. Mansell, E. Zawadzki, B. |
| author_facet | Mac Manamon, S. Matrà, L. Marino, S. Brennan, A. Han, Y. Jankovic, M. R. Weber, P. Bonduelle, M. Carpenter, J. M. Cataldi, G. Hughes, A. M. Kóspál, A. Marshall, J. P. Matthews, B. C. Milli, J. Moór, A. Öberg, K. Pérez, S. Sefilian, A. A. Wilner, D. J. Wyatt, M. C. Chiang, E. Hales, A. S. Lovell, J. B. Luppe, P. MacGregor, M. A. Pearce, T. Booth, M. del Burgo, C. Fehr, A. Mansell, E. Zawadzki, B. |
| contents | CO gas is detected in a significant number of debris discs, but its origin and evolution remains unclear. Key constraints are its mass and spectro-spatial distribution, which are coupled through optical depth and have only been analysed at low to moderate resolution so far. The ALMA survey to Resolve exoKuiper belt Substructures (ARKS) is the first ALMA large program to target debris discs at high spectro-spatial resolution. We used $^{12}$CO and $^{13}$CO J=3-2 line data of 18 ARKS debris belts, 5 of which were already known to host gas, to analyse the spectro-spatial distribution of CO, constrain the gas masses, and to search for gas in the remaining systems. We developed a line-imaging pipeline and produced line cubes for each disc, with a spatial resolution down to $\sim$70 mas and spectral resolution of 26 m s$^{-1}$. Using spectro-spatial shifting and stacking, we produced high signal-to-noise maps, and radial and spectral profiles that reveal the distribution and kinematics of gas in 5 gas-bearing discs. For these discs, we constrained the inner radius of the $^{12}$CO, and found the radial brightness profile of CO peaked interior to the dust ring, but that CO was more radially extended than the dust. We present the first radially resolved $^{12}$CO/$^{13}$CO isotopologue flux ratios in gas-bearing debris discs, which are constant with radius for the majority of systems, indicating $^{12}$CO and $^{13}$CO are both optically thick or thin throughout the discs. We report CO line fluxes/upper limits for all systems and optical depth dependant masses for the 5 gas-bearing systems. Finally, we analysed the $^{12}$CO J=3-2 line luminosities for the ARKS debris discs and discs from the literature. We confirm that gas is mostly detected in young systems. However, the high scatter seen in young/high fractional luminosity systems indicates no trend within the systems with detected gas. |
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| spellingShingle | The ALMA survey to Resolve exoKuiper belt Substructures (ARKS) IV: CO gas imaging and overview Mac Manamon, S. Matrà, L. Marino, S. Brennan, A. Han, Y. Jankovic, M. R. Weber, P. Bonduelle, M. Carpenter, J. M. Cataldi, G. Hughes, A. M. Kóspál, A. Marshall, J. P. Matthews, B. C. Milli, J. Moór, A. Öberg, K. Pérez, S. Sefilian, A. A. Wilner, D. J. Wyatt, M. C. Chiang, E. Hales, A. S. Lovell, J. B. Luppe, P. MacGregor, M. A. Pearce, T. Booth, M. del Burgo, C. Fehr, A. Mansell, E. Zawadzki, B. Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Astrophysics of Galaxies Solar and Stellar Astrophysics CO gas is detected in a significant number of debris discs, but its origin and evolution remains unclear. Key constraints are its mass and spectro-spatial distribution, which are coupled through optical depth and have only been analysed at low to moderate resolution so far. The ALMA survey to Resolve exoKuiper belt Substructures (ARKS) is the first ALMA large program to target debris discs at high spectro-spatial resolution. We used $^{12}$CO and $^{13}$CO J=3-2 line data of 18 ARKS debris belts, 5 of which were already known to host gas, to analyse the spectro-spatial distribution of CO, constrain the gas masses, and to search for gas in the remaining systems. We developed a line-imaging pipeline and produced line cubes for each disc, with a spatial resolution down to $\sim$70 mas and spectral resolution of 26 m s$^{-1}$. Using spectro-spatial shifting and stacking, we produced high signal-to-noise maps, and radial and spectral profiles that reveal the distribution and kinematics of gas in 5 gas-bearing discs. For these discs, we constrained the inner radius of the $^{12}$CO, and found the radial brightness profile of CO peaked interior to the dust ring, but that CO was more radially extended than the dust. We present the first radially resolved $^{12}$CO/$^{13}$CO isotopologue flux ratios in gas-bearing debris discs, which are constant with radius for the majority of systems, indicating $^{12}$CO and $^{13}$CO are both optically thick or thin throughout the discs. We report CO line fluxes/upper limits for all systems and optical depth dependant masses for the 5 gas-bearing systems. Finally, we analysed the $^{12}$CO J=3-2 line luminosities for the ARKS debris discs and discs from the literature. We confirm that gas is mostly detected in young systems. However, the high scatter seen in young/high fractional luminosity systems indicates no trend within the systems with detected gas. |
| title | The ALMA survey to Resolve exoKuiper belt Substructures (ARKS) IV: CO gas imaging and overview |
| topic | Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Astrophysics of Galaxies Solar and Stellar Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.11712 |