Connecting the shadows: probing inner disk geometries using shadows in transitional disks

2017/04/30 by M. Min, T. Stolker, C. Dominik +1 · 59 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Circumstellar disk #Contrast (vision) #High contrast #Shadow (psychology) #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #Thick disk #astro-ph.EP

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201730949

published in Astronomy and Astrophysics 604, L10 (EDP Sciences) · Accepted in A&A Letters

openalex created_date 2017/04/28 · openalex publication_date 2017/08/01 · arxiv created 2017/09/01 · arxiv updated 2017/09/04 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Aims. Shadows in transitional disks are generally interpreted as signs of a misaligned inner disk. This disk is usually beyond the reach of current day high contrast imaging facilities. However, the location and morphology of the shadow features allow us to reconstruct the inner disk geometry.

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