Evidence for Dynamical Changes in a Transitional Protoplanetary Disk with Mid-infrared Variability

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2009-09-29

arxiv.org/abs/0909.5201v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

15 pages, 4 figures, accepted to ApJ Letters

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We present multi-epoch Spitzer Space Telescope observations of the transitional disk LRLL 31 in the 2-3 Myr-old star forming region IC 348. Our measurements show remarkable mid-infrared variability on timescales as short as one week. The infrared continuum emission exhibits systematic wavelength-dependent changes that suggest corresponding dynamical changes in the inner disk structure and variable shadowing of outer disk material. We propose several possible sources for the structural changes, including a variable accretion rate or a stellar or planetary companion embedded in the disk. Our results indicate that variability studies in the infrared can provide important new constraints on protoplanetary disk behavior.

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