The Evolution of Disk Winds from a Combined Study of Optical and Infrared Forbidden Lines
Journal
Date Issued
2020
Author(s)
Pascucci, Ilaria
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Banzatti, Andrea
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Gorti, Uma
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Fang, Min
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Pontoppidan, Klaus
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Alexander, Richard
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Ballabio, Giulia
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Edwards, Suzan
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Salyk, Colette
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Blake, Geoffrey A.
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Carmona, Andres
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Hall, Cassandra
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Kamp, Inga
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Käufl, Hans Ulrich
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Meeus, Gwendolyn
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Meyer, Michael
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Pauly, Tyler
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Steendam, Simon
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Sterzik, Michael
Abstract
We analyze high-resolution (Δv ≤ 10 km s-1) optical and infrared spectra covering the [O I] λ6300 and [Ne II] 12.81 μm lines from a sample of 31 disks in different evolutionary stages. Following work at optical wavelengths, we use Gaussian profiles to fit the [Ne II] lines and classify them into high-velocity component (HVC) or low-velocity component (LVC) if the line centroid is more or less blueshifted than 30 km s-1 with respect to the stellar radial velocity, respectively. Unlike for the [O I], where an HVC is often accompanied by an LVC, all 17 sources with an [Ne II] detection have either an HVC or an LVC. [Ne II] HVCs are preferentially detected toward high accretors ( ${\dot{M}}_{\mathrm{acc}}\gt {10}^{-8}$ M⊙ yr-1), while LVCs are found in sources with low ${\dot{M}}_{\mathrm{acc}}$ , low [O I] luminosity, and large infrared spectral index (n13-31). Interestingly, the [Ne II] and [O I] LVC luminosities display an opposite behavior with n13-31: as the inner dust disk depletes (higher n13-31), the [Ne II] luminosity increases while the [O I] weakens. The [Ne II] and [O I] HVC profiles are generally similar, with centroids and FWHMs showing the expected behavior from shocked gas in microjets. In contrast, the [Ne II] LVC profiles are typically more blueshifted and narrower than the [O I] profiles. The FWHM and centroid versus disk inclination suggest that the [Ne II] LVC predominantly traces unbound gas from a slow, wide-angle wind that has not lost completely the Keplerian signature from its launching region. We sketch an evolutionary scenario that could explain the combined [O I] and [Ne II] results and includes screening of hard (∼1 keV) X-rays in inner, mostly molecular, MHD winds.
Volume
903
Issue
2
Start page
78
Issn Identifier
0004-637X
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2020ApJ...903...78P
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open.access
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