Physics
Scientific paper
Jul 2009
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HST Proposal ID #12161. Cycle 18
Physics
Scientific paper
The role of multiplicity in the accretion process remains an open issue for young stars. We propose to use COS to observe the circumbinary accretion flow in pre-main sequence binaries as a function of orbital phase. These observations will help us understand how the magnetosphere captures circumbinary gas, test model predictions regarding the importance of the mass ratio in directing the accretion flows, and study the kinematics of the gas filling the circumbinary gap. We will observe UZ Tau E {mass ratio q=0.3, e=0.33} and DQ Tau {q=1, e=0.58} in four phases, over three orbital periods, using G160M and G230L. The targets are Classical T Tauri stars for which the circumstellar disks are severely truncated. Our primary observables will be the CIV {1550 A} lines, formed at the footpoints of the accretion flow onto the star. We expect to observe the ebb and flow of the line shape, centroid, and flux as a function of orbital phase. The low-resolution NUV continuum observations will provide an independent measurement of the total accretion rate.;
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