Detecting planets in protoplanetary disks: a prospective study
S Wolf, F Gueth, T Henning, W Kley - The Astrophysical Journal, 2002 - iopscience.iop.org
S Wolf, F Gueth, T Henning, W Kley
The Astrophysical Journal, 2002•iopscience.iop.orgWe investigate the possibility of finding evidence for planets in circumstellar disks by infrared
and submillimeter interferometry. We present simulations of a circumstellar disk around a
solar-type star with an embedded planet of 1 Jupiter mass. The three-dimensional density
structure of the disk results from hydrodynamical simulations. On the basis of three-
dimensional radiative transfer simulations, images of this system were calculated. The
intensity maps provide the basis for the simulation of the Very Large Telescope …
and submillimeter interferometry. We present simulations of a circumstellar disk around a
solar-type star with an embedded planet of 1 Jupiter mass. The three-dimensional density
structure of the disk results from hydrodynamical simulations. On the basis of three-
dimensional radiative transfer simulations, images of this system were calculated. The
intensity maps provide the basis for the simulation of the Very Large Telescope …
Abstract
We investigate the possibility of finding evidence for planets in circumstellar disks by infrared and submillimeter interferometry. We present simulations of a circumstellar disk around a solar-type star with an embedded planet of 1 Jupiter mass. The three-dimensional density structure of the disk results from hydrodynamical simulations. On the basis of three-dimensional radiative transfer simulations, images of this system were calculated. The intensity maps provide the basis for the simulation of the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI; equipped with the mid-infrared instrument MIDI) and the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA). While MIDI/VLTI will not provide the possibility to distinguish between disks with or without a gap on the basis of visibility measurements, ALMA will provide the necessary basis for a direct gap detection.
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