Dynamical signatures of Rossby vortices in cavity-hosting disks. (arXiv:2007.08215v1 [astro-ph.EP])
<a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Robert_C/0/1/0/all/0/1">Clément Mathieu Tristan Robert</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Meheut_H/0/1/0/all/0/1">Héloïse Méheut</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Menard_F/0/1/0/all/0/1">François Ménard</a>
Context: Planets are formed amidst young circumstellar disks of gas and dust.
The latter is traced by thermal radiation, where strong asymmetric clumps were
observed in a handful of cases. These dust traps could be key to understand the
early stages of planet formation, when solids grow from micron-size to
planetesimals. Aims: Vortices are among the few known asymmetric dust trapping
scenarios. The present work aims at predicting their characteristics in a
complementary observable. Namely, line-of-sight velocities are well suited to
trace the presence of a vortex. Moreover, the dynamics of disks is subject to
recent developments. Methods: 2D hydro-simulations were performed where a
vortex forms at the edge of a gas depleted region. We derived idealized
line-of-sight velocity maps, varying disk temperature and orientation relative
to the observer. The signal of interest, as a small perturbation to the
dominant axisymetric component in velocity, may be isolated in observational
data using a proxy for the dominant quasi-Keplerian velocity. We propose that
the velocity curve on the observational major axis be such a proxy. Results:
Applying our method to the disk around HD 142527 as a study case, we predict
line-of-sight velocities scarcely detectable by currently available facilities,
depending on disk temperature. We show that corresponding spirals patterns can
also be detected with similar spectral resolutions, which will help
discriminating against alternative explanations.
Context: Planets are formed amidst young circumstellar disks of gas and dust.
The latter is traced by thermal radiation, where strong asymmetric clumps were
observed in a handful of cases. These dust traps could be key to understand the
early stages of planet formation, when solids grow from micron-size to
planetesimals. Aims: Vortices are among the few known asymmetric dust trapping
scenarios. The present work aims at predicting their characteristics in a
complementary observable. Namely, line-of-sight velocities are well suited to
trace the presence of a vortex. Moreover, the dynamics of disks is subject to
recent developments. Methods: 2D hydro-simulations were performed where a
vortex forms at the edge of a gas depleted region. We derived idealized
line-of-sight velocity maps, varying disk temperature and orientation relative
to the observer. The signal of interest, as a small perturbation to the
dominant axisymetric component in velocity, may be isolated in observational
data using a proxy for the dominant quasi-Keplerian velocity. We propose that
the velocity curve on the observational major axis be such a proxy. Results:
Applying our method to the disk around HD 142527 as a study case, we predict
line-of-sight velocities scarcely detectable by currently available facilities,
depending on disk temperature. We show that corresponding spirals patterns can
also be detected with similar spectral resolutions, which will help
discriminating against alternative explanations.
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