Monte-Carlo radiative transfer simulation of the circumstellar disk of the Herbig Ae star HD 144432

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Date Issued
2016
Author(s)
L. Chen
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A. Kreplin
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G. Weigelt
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K. -H. Hofmann
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D. Schertl
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F. Malbet
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R. Petrov
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Ph. Stee
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Abstract
Studies of pre-transitional disks, with a gap region between the inner infrared-emitting region and the outer disk, are important to improving our understanding of disk evolution and planet formation. Previous infrared interferometric observations have shown hints of a gap region in the protoplanetary disk around the Herbig Ae star HD 144432. We study the dust distribution around this star with two-dimensional radiative transfer modeling. We compare the model predictions obtained via the Monte-Carlo radiative transfer code RADMC-3D with infrared interferometric observations and the SED of HD 144432. The best-fit model that we found consists of an inner optically thin component at 0.21-0.32 AU and an optically thick outer disk at 1.4-10 AU. We also found an alternative model in which the inner sub-AU region consists of an optically thin and an optically thick component. Our modeling suggests an optically thin component exists in the inner sub-AU region, although an optically thick component may coexist in the same region. Our modeling also suggests a gap-like discontinuity in the disk of HD 144432.
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586
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A54
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0004-6361
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2016A&A...586A..54C
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