Forming the Dusty Ring in HR4796A

SJ Kenyon; Kenneth Wood; BA Whitney; MJ Wolff

Forming the Dusty Ring in HR4796A

SJ Kenyon, Kenneth Wood, BA Whitney, MJ Wolff

School of Physics and Astronomy

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Abstract

We describe planetesimal accretion calculations for the dusty ring observed in the nearby AO star HR 4796A. Models with initial masses of 10-20 times the minimum-mass solar nebula produce a ring with a width of 7-15 AU and a height of 0.3-0.6 AU at 70 AU in similar to 10 Myr. The ring has a radial optical depth of similar to 1. These results agree with limits derived from infrared images and from the excess infrared luminosity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	L119
Number of pages	5
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	524
Publication status	Published - 20 Oct 1999

Keywords

circumstellar matter
planetary systems
solar system : formation
stars : formation
stars : individual (HR 4796A)
BETA-PICTORIS
GIANT PLANETS
GAS
AGE

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Forming the Dusty Ring in HR4796A

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