Measuring Turbulent Motion in Planet-forming Disks with ALMA: A Detection around DM Tau and Nondetections around MWC 480 and V4046 Sgr

Turbulence is a crucial factor in many models of planet formation, but it has only been directly constrained among a small number of planet-forming disks. Building on the upper limits on turbulence placed in disks around HD 163296 and TW Hya, we present ALMA CO J = 2-1 line observations at ∼0 3 (20-...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Astrophysical journal 2020-06, Vol.895 (2), p.109, Article 109
Hauptverfasser: Flaherty, Kevin, Hughes, A. Meredith, Simon, Jacob B., Qi, Chunhua, Bai, Xue-Ning, Bulatek, Alyssa, Andrews, Sean M., Wilner, David J., Kóspál, Ágnes
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Zusammenfassung:Turbulence is a crucial factor in many models of planet formation, but it has only been directly constrained among a small number of planet-forming disks. Building on the upper limits on turbulence placed in disks around HD 163296 and TW Hya, we present ALMA CO J = 2-1 line observations at ∼0 3 (20-50 au) resolution and 80 ms−1 channel spacing of the disks around DM Tau, MWC 480, and V4046 Sgr. Using parametric models of disk structure, we robustly detect nonthermal gas motions around DM Tau of between 0.25cs and 0.33cs, with the range dominated by systematic effects, making this one of the only systems with directly measured nonzero turbulence. Using the same methodology, we place stringent upper limits on the nonthermal gas motion around MWC 480 (
ISSN:0004-637X
1538-4357
DOI:10.3847/1538-4357/ab8cc5