We present new high-contrast images in near-infrared wavelengths (lambda(c) = 1.04, 1.24, 1.62, 2.18, and 3.78 mu m) of the young variable star CQ Tau, aiming to constrain the presence of companions in the protoplanetary disc. We reached a Ks-band contrast of 14 mag with SPHERE/IRDIS at separations greater than 0.'' 4 from the star. Our mass sensitivity curve rules out giant planets above 4 M-Jup immediately outside the spiral arms at similar to 60 au and above 2-3 M-Jup beyond 100 au to 5 sigma confidence assuming hot-start models. We do, however, detect four spiral arms, a double-arc and evidence for shadows in scattered light cast by a misaligned inner disc. Our observations may be explained by an unseen close-in companion on an inclined and eccentric orbit. Such a hypothesis would also account for the disc CO cavity and disturbed kinematics.
External or internal companion exciting the spiral arms in CQ Tau? / I. Hammond, V. Christiaens, D.J. Price, M.G. Ubeira-Gabellini, J. Baird, J. Calcino, M. Benisty, G. Lodato, L. Testi, C. Pinte, C. Toci, D. Fedele. - In: MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY. - ISSN 1365-2966. - 515:4(2022), pp. 6109-6121. [10.1093/mnras/stac2119]
External or internal companion exciting the spiral arms in CQ Tau?
M.G. Ubeira-Gabellini;G. Lodato;
2022
Abstract
We present new high-contrast images in near-infrared wavelengths (lambda(c) = 1.04, 1.24, 1.62, 2.18, and 3.78 mu m) of the young variable star CQ Tau, aiming to constrain the presence of companions in the protoplanetary disc. We reached a Ks-band contrast of 14 mag with SPHERE/IRDIS at separations greater than 0.'' 4 from the star. Our mass sensitivity curve rules out giant planets above 4 M-Jup immediately outside the spiral arms at similar to 60 au and above 2-3 M-Jup beyond 100 au to 5 sigma confidence assuming hot-start models. We do, however, detect four spiral arms, a double-arc and evidence for shadows in scattered light cast by a misaligned inner disc. Our observations may be explained by an unseen close-in companion on an inclined and eccentric orbit. Such a hypothesis would also account for the disc CO cavity and disturbed kinematics.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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