A Rotating Disk around the Very Young Massive Star AFGL 490

Autor(en)
K. Schreyer, D. Semenov, Th. Henning, J. Forbrich
Abstrakt

We observed the embedded, young 8-10 Msolar star AFGL 490 at subarcsecond resolution with the Plateau de Bure Interferometer (PdBI)in the C17O (2-1) transition and found convincing evidence that AFGL 490 is surrounded by a rotating disk. Using two-dimensional modeling of the physical and chemical disk structure coupled to line radiative transfer, we constrain its basic parameters. We obtain are latively high disk mass of 1 Msolar and a radius of ~1500AU. A plausible explanation for the apparent asymmetry of the disk morphology is given.Based on observations carried out with the IRAM Plateau de Bure Interferometer. IRAM is supported by INSU/CNRS (France), MPG (Germany),and IGN (Spain).

Organisation(en)
Institut für Astrophysik
Externe Organisation(en)
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie
Journal
The Astrophysical journal Letters
Band
637
Seiten
L129-L132
ISSN
2041-8205
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1086/500732
Publikationsdatum
02-2006
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
103004 Astrophysik
Schlagwörter
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/3b049618-cd99-44eb-84a3-46417d7956ed