Infrared radiative transfer in dense disks around young stars

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Early Stars, Infrared Spectra, Pre-Main Sequence Stars, Radiative Transfer, Stellar Envelopes, Cosmic Dust, Density Distribution, Far Infrared Radiation, Gas Temperature, Molecular Spectra, Temperature Distribution

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A two-dimensional radiative transfer program has been used to determine the temperature distribution within cylindrically symmetric, centrally heated dust clouds. In particular, the disk-shaped structures observed around young luminous stars have been modeled. Changing the dust distribution in these disks primarily affected the observed morphology in the near-infrared and far-infrared, and at millimeter wavelengths. The overall cloud spectrum, however, was mainly determined by the characteristics of the grains themselves. Comparison with published far-infrared and molecular line data has indicated that the dust density can generally be modeled by a power-law distribution in r with index of -2 and an exponential in z with disk thickness proportional to 1/r. When observed nearly edge-on, scattered direct stellar radiation is observed in the polar regions in the form of comet-shaped lobes of emission.

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