Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-02-02
Astrophys.J. 639 (2006) L83-L86
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
4 pages, 2 figures. Accepted for publication in ApJ Letters
Scientific paper
10.1086/503030
Recent observations show a strong correlation between stellar mass and accretion rate in young stellar and sub-stellar objects, with the scaling $\dot{M}_{acc} \propto M_*^2$ holding over more than four orders of magnitude in accretion rate. We explore the consequences of this correlation in the context of disk evolution models. We note that such a correlation is not expected to arise from variations in disk angular momentum transport efficiency with stellar mass, and suggest that it may reflect a systematic trend in disk initial conditions. In this case we find that brown dwarf disks initially have rather larger radii than those around more massive objects. By considering disk evolution, and invoking a simple parametrization for a shut-off in accretion at the end of the disk lifetime, we show that such models predict that the scatter in the stellar mass-accretion rate relationship should increase with increasing stellar mass, in rough agreement with current observations.
Alexander Richard D.
Armitage Philip J.
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