Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2008-06-30
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
5 pages, 5 figures
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:200809627
51 Oph is one of the few young Be stars displaying a strong CO overtone emission at 2.3 microns in addition to the near infrared excess commonly observed in this type of stars. In this paper we first aim to locate the CO bandheads emitting region. Then, we compare its position with respect to the region emitting the near infrared continuum. We have observed 51 Oph with AMBER in low spectral resolution (R=35), and in medium spectral resolution (R=1500) centered on the CO bandheads. The medium resolution AMBER observations clearly resolve the CO bandheads. Both the CO bandheads and continuum emissions are spatially resolved by the interferometer. Using simple analytical ring models to interpret the measured visibilities, we find that the CO bandheads emission region is compact, located at $0.15_{-0.04}^{0.07}$AU from the star, and that the adjacent continuum is coming from a region further away $0.25_{-0.03}^{0.06}$AU. These results confirm the commonly invoked scenario in which the CO bandheads originate in a dust free hot gaseous disk. Furthermore, the continuum emitting region is closer to the star than the dust sublimation radius (by at least a factor two) and we suggest that hot gas inside the dust sublimation radius significantly contributes to the observed 2 $\mu$m continuum emission.
Gil Carlos
Kraus Sarit
Malbet Fabian
Menard Franccois
Natta Antonella
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