GG Tauri A: gas properties and dynamics from the cavity to the outer disk

  • Nguyen, Thi Phuong (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
  • Dutrey, Anne (Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux, Universite de Bordeaux, CNRS) ;
  • Pham, Ngoc Diep (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
  • Chapillon, Edwige (Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux, Universite de Bordeaux, CNRS) ;
  • Guilloteau, Stephane (Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux, Universite de Bordeaux, CNRS) ;
  • Lee, Chang Won (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
  • Di Folco, Emmanuel (Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux, Universite de Bordeaux, CNRS) ;
  • Majumdar, Liton (School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, HBNI) ;
  • Bary, Jeff (Department of Physics and Astronomy, Colgate University) ;
  • Beck, Tracy L. (Space Telescope Science Institute) ;
  • Coutens, Audrey (Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planetologie, Universite de Toulouse, UPS-OMP, CNRS, CNES) ;
  • Denis-Alpizar, Otoniel (Instituto de Ciencias Quimicas Aplicadas, Facultad de Ingenieria, Universidad Autonoma de Chile) ;
  • Melisse, Jean-Paul (Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux, Universite de Bordeaux, CNRS) ;
  • Pietu, Vincent (IRAM) ;
  • Stoecklin, Thierry (Institut des Sciences Moleculaires, UMR5255-CNRS) ;
  • Tang, Yei-Wen (Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics)
  • Published : 2021.10.13

Abstract

I will presents the analysis of the gas properties of the protoplanetary disk surrounding the young low-mass (about 1.2Msun) triple star, GG Tau A. This work makes use of ALMA observations of rotational lines of CO (12CO, 13CO and C18O) together NOEMA observations of a few dozens of other molecules. While the CO emission gives information on the molecular layer close to the disk atmosphere, its less abundant isotopologues 13CO and C18O bring information much deeper in the molecular layer. I will present the analysis of the morphology and kinematics of the gas disk using the CO isotopologues. A radiative transfer model of the ring in CO isotopologues will also be presented. The subtraction of this model from the original data reveals the weak emission of the molecular gas lying inside the cavity. Thus, I am able to evaluate the properties of the gas inside the cavity, such as the gas dynamics, excitation conditions, and the amount of mass in the cavity. High angular resolution observations of CO reveals sprials induced by embedded planet(s) located near the 3:2:1 mean-motion resonance that help to explain the special morphology of the circumbinary disk. I also discuss some chemical properties of the GG Tau A disk. I report the first detection of H2S and C2S in a protoplanetary disk. The molecule abundance relative to 13CO of about twenties other molecules will also be given. In GG Tau A, the detections of rare molecules such as H2S and C2S have been probably possible because the disk is more massive (a factor about 3-5) than other disks where the molecules was searched. Such a large disk mass makes the system suitable to detect rare molecules and to study cold-chemistry in protoplanetary disks.

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