Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Galaxy Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2011-06-10
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Galaxy Astrophysics
7 pages, 2 figures, Accepted for publication in ApJ Letters Special Issue on early EVLA results
Scientific paper
We present new EVLA continuum observations at 7 mm of the 253-1536 binary disk system in the Orion Nebula Cluster. The measured fluxes were combined with data in the sub-mm to derive the millimeter spectral index of each individual disk component. We show how these observations can be used to test the models of dust evolution and early growth of solids in protoplanetary disks. Our analysis indicates that the disk with lower density and higher temperature hosts larger grains than the companion disk. This result is the opposite of what predicted by the dust evolution models. The models and observational results can be reconciled if the viscosity $\alpha$-parameter differs by more than a factor of ten in the two disks, or if the distribution of solids in the disks is strongly affected by radial motions. This analysis can be applied to future high-angular resolution observations of young disks with EVLA and ALMA to provide even stronger observational constraints to the models of dust evolution in protoplanetary disks.
Birnstiel Til
Mann Rita K.
Ricci Laura
Testi Leonard
Williams Jean-Pierre
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