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Properties of the $delta$ Scorpii Circumstellar Disk from Continuum Modeling | A. C. Carciofi
; A. S. Miroshnichenko
; A. V. Kusakin
; J. E. Bjorkman
; K. S. Bjorkman
; F. Marang
; K. S. Kuratov
; P. Garcí a-Lario
; J. V. Perea Calderón
; J. Fabregat
; A. M. Magalhães
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10 Mar 2006 | Abstract: | We present optical $WBVR$ and infrared $JHKL$ photometric observations of the Be binary system $delta$ Sco, obtained in 2000--2005, mid-infrared (10 and $18 mu$m) photometry and optical ($lambdalambda$ 3200--10500 AA) spectropolarimetry obtained in 2001. Our optical photometry confirms the results of much more frequent visual monitoring of $delta$ Sco. In 2005, we detected a significant decrease in the object’s brightness, both in optical and near-infrared brightness, which is associated with a continuous rise in the hydrogen line strenghts. We discuss possible causes for this phenomenon, which is difficult to explain in view of current models of Be star disks. The 2001 spectral energy distribution and polarization are succesfully modeled with a three-dimensional non-LTE Monte Carlo code which produces a self-consistent determination of the hydrogen level populations, electron temperature, and gas density for hot star disks. Our disk model is hydrostatically supported in the vertical direction and radially controlled by viscosity. Such a disk model has, essentially, only two free parameters, viz., the equatorial mass loss rate and the disk outer radius. We find that the primary companion is surrounded by a small (7 $R_star$), geometrically-thin disk, which is highly non-isothermal and fully ionized. Our model requires an average equatorial mass loss rate of $1.5 imes 10^{-9} M_{sun}$ yr$^{-1}$. | Source: | arXiv, astro-ph/0603274 | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites |
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