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The 0.5 micrometer-2.2 micrometer Scattered Light Spectrum of the Disk Around TW HyaWe present a 0.5-2.2micron scattered light spectrum of the circumstellar disk around TW Hya from a combination of spatially resolved HST STIS spectroscopy and NICMOS coronagraphic images of the disk. \Ve investigate the morphology at the disk at distances> 40 AU over this wide range of wavelengths. We measure the surface brightness, azimuthal symmetry, and spectral character of the disk as a function of radius. We find that the scattering efficiency of the dust is largely neutral to blue over the observed wavelengths. We find a good fit to the data over a wide range of distances from the star if we use a model disk with a partial gap of 30% depth at 80 AU and with steep disk truncation exterior to 100 AU. If the gap is caused by a planetary companion in the process of accreting disk gas, it must be less than 20 Solar mass.
Document ID
20120007596
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Debes, John H.
(Space Telescope Science Inst. Baltimore, MD, United States)
Jang-Condell, Hannah
(Wyoming Univ. Laramie, WY, United States)
Weinberger, Alycia J.
(Carnegie Institution of Washington Washington, DC, United States)
Roberg, Aki
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Schneider, Glenn
(Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2012
Subject Category
Astronomy
Report/Patent Number
GSFC.ABS.5881.2012
Report Number: GSFC.ABS.5881.2012
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-26555
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
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