The signatures of disk fragmentation in spectral energy distributions

Author(s)
O. V. Zakhozhay, E. I. Vorobyov
Abstract

In this article we show that massive and hot fragments forming in protostellar disks can leave characteristic signatures in spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of young stellar objects. This occurs when the fragment evaporates dust in its atmosphere, which results in a sharp drop in opacity and subsequent rise in the surface temperature of the fragment. These hot fragments can produce local maxima in the SEDs at 5-10 μm.

Organisation(s)
Research Platform Erwin Schrödinger International Institute for Mathematics and Physics, Department of Astrophysics
External organisation(s)
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU), Southern Federal University
Volume
47
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20134714003
Publication date
2013
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
103004 Astrophysics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
General Physics and Astronomy
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/d895b575-4aac-4b02-bd79-c0155966b4ed