Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-02-24
Astron.Astrophys.436:209-230,2005
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
22 pages, 26 figures, A&A accepted (21/02/2005)
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20042484
We present high spectral-resolution optical spectra of 49 Herbig Ae/Be stars in a search for the [O I] 6300A line. The vast majority of the stars in our sample show narrow (FWHM < 100 km/s) emission lines, centered on the stellar radial velocity. In only three sources is the feature much broader (~400 km/s), and strongly blueshifted (-200 km/s) compared to the stellar radial velocity. Some stars in our sample show double-peaked lines profiles, with peak-to-peak separations of ~10 km/s. The presence and strength of the [O I] line emission appears to be correlated with the far-infrared energy distribution of each source: stars with a strong excess at 60 micron have in general stronger [O I] emission than stars with weaker 60 micron excesses. We interpret these narrow [O I] 6300A line profiles as arising in the surface layers of the protoplanetary disks surrounding Herbig Ae/Be stars. A simple model for [O I] 6300A line emission due to the photodissociation of OH molecules shows that our results are in quantitative agreement with that expected from the emission of a flared disk if the fractional OH abundance is ~5 x 10^{-7}.
Acke Bram
Dullemond Cornelis Petrus
van den Ancker Mario E.
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