Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2002-05-13
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
36 pages, including figures
Scientific paper
10.1086/340898
We examine 3 analytic theories of magnetospheric accretion onto classical T Tauri stars under the assumption that the magnetic field strength does not vary appreciably from star to star. From these investigations we derive predicted relationships among the stellar mass, radius, rotation period, and disk accretion rate. Data from 5 studies of the accretion parameters of CTTSs are used to test the predicted correlations. We generally find that the data do not display the predicted correlations except for that predicted by the model of Shu et al. as detailed by Ostriker and Shu and extended here to include non-dipole field topologies. Their identification of the trapped flux as an important quantity in the model appears to be critical for reconciling the observed data to the theory. While the data do generally support the extended Ostriker and Shu predictions, only one of the two studies for which the requisite data exist show the highest correlation when considering all the relevant parameters. This suggests great care must be taken when trying to use existing observations to test the theory.
Gafford April D.
Johns-Krull Christopher M.
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