Two-dimensional models of layered protoplanetary discs - II. The effect of a residual viscosity in the dead zone

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2005-12-15

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0512402v1

Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.367:773-780,2006

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

9 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS

Scientific paper

10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.09986.x

We study axisymmetric models of layered protoplanetary discs taking radiative transfer effects into account, and allowing for a residual viscosity in the dead zone. We also explore the effect of different viscosity prescriptions. In addition to the ring instability reported in the first paper of the series we find an oscillatory instability of the dead zone, accompanied by variations of the accretion rate onto the central star. We provide a simplified analytical description explaining the mechanism of the oscillations. Finally, we find that the residual viscosity enables stationary accretion in large regions of layered discs. Based on results obtained with the help of a simple 1-D hydrocode we identify these regions, and discuss conditions in which layered discs can give rise to FU~Orionis phenomena.

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