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Resolving faint structures in the debris disk around TWA 7

J. Olofsson
R. G. van Holstein
  • Fonction : Auteur
M. Janson
R. Gratton
A. Bayo
H. Canovas
  • Fonction : Auteur
C. Caceres
  • Fonction : Auteur
R. Asensio-Torres
S. Desidera
Th. Henning
M. Langlois
J. Milli
M. R. Schreiber
  • Fonction : Auteur
W. Brandner
S. Durkan
  • Fonction : Auteur
N. Engler
N. Godoy
  • Fonction : Auteur
C. Grady
  • Fonction : Auteur
J. Hagelberg
R. Ligi
A.-L. Maire
D. Mesa
S. Peretti
  • Fonction : Auteur
Arthur Vigan
L. Abe
  • Fonction : Auteur
A. Roux
  • Fonction : Auteur

Résumé

Context. Debris disks are the intrinsic by-products of the star and planet formation processes. Most likely due to instrumental limitations and their natural faintness, little is known about debris disks around low mass stars, especially when it comes to spatially resolved observations. Aims: We present new VLT/SPHERE IRDIS dual-polarization imaging (DPI) observations in which we detect the dust ring around the M2 spectral type star TWA 7. Combined with additional angular differential imaging observations we aim at a fine characterization of the debris disk and setting constraints on the presence of low-mass planets. Methods: We modeled the SPHERE DPI observations and constrain the location of the small dust grains, as well as the spectral energy distribution of the debris disk, using the results inferred from the observations, and performed simple N-body simulations. Results: We find that the dust density distribution peaks at 0.72'' (25 au), with a very shallow outer power-law slope, and that the disk has an inclination of 13° with a position angle of 91° east of north. We also report low signal-to-noise ratio detections of an outer belt at a distance of 1.5'' ( 52 au) from the star, of a spiral arm in the southern side of the star, and of a possible dusty clump at 0.11''. These findings seem to persist over timescales of at least a year. Using the intensity images, we do not detect any planets in the close vicinity of the star, but the sensitivity reaches Jovian planet mass upper limits. We find that the SED is best reproduced with an inner disk at 0.2'' ( 7 au) and another belt at 0.72'' (25 au). Conclusions: We report the detections of several unexpected features in the disk around TWA 7. A yet undetected 100M⊕ planet with a semi-major axis at 20-30 au could possibly explain the outer belt as well as the spiral arm. We conclude that stellar winds are unlikely to be responsible for the spiral arm. Based on observations made with ESO Telescopes at the Paranal Observatory under programs ID 095.C-0298, 097.C-0319, 098.C-0155, and 198.C-0209.
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hal-02118126 , version 1 (02-05-2023)

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J. Olofsson, R. G. van Holstein, A. Boccaletti, M. Janson, P. Thebault, et al.. Resolving faint structures in the debris disk around TWA 7. Astronomy and Astrophysics - A&A, 2018, 617, pp.A109. ⟨10.1051/0004-6361/201832583⟩. ⟨hal-02118126⟩
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