Variations in the accretion rate and luminosity in gravitationally unstable protostellar disks
- Author(s)
- V. G. Elbakyan, E. I. Vorobyov, G. M. Glebova
- Abstract
Self-consistent modeling of a protostar and protostellar disk is carried out for early stages of their evolution. The accretion rate at distances of sevral astronomical units from the protostar is appreciably variable, which is reflected in the protostar’s luminosity. The amplitude of the variations in the accretion rate and luminosity grows together with the sampling period, as a consequence of the nature of gravitationally unstable protostellar disks. A comparison of model luminosity variations with those derived from observations of nearby sites of star formation shows that the model variations are appreciably lower than the observed values for sampling periods of less than 10 years, indicating the presence of additional sources of variability on small dynamical distances from the protostar.
- Organisation(s)
- Research Platform Erwin Schrödinger International Institute for Mathematics and Physics, Department of Astrophysics
- External organisation(s)
- Southern Federal University
- Journal
- Astronomy Reports
- Volume
- 60
- Pages
- 879-893
- No. of pages
- 15
- ISSN
- 1063-7729
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063772916100012
- Publication date
- 10-2016
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 103004 Astrophysics
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Astronomy and Astrophysics, Space and Planetary Science
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/62954007-28ac-4dbb-a306-ab879477bbdb