HD 142527: quantitative disk polarimetry with SPHERE
Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
Abstract
Aims. We present high-precision photometry and polarimetry based on visual and near-infrared imaging data for the protoplanetary disk surrounding the Herbig Ae/Be star HD 142527, with a strong focus on determining the light scattering parameters of the dust located at the surface of the large outer disk. Methods. We re-reduced existing polarimetric differential imaging data of HD 142527 in the VBB (735 nm) and H-band (1625 nm) from the ZIMPOL and IRDIS subinstruments of SPHERE at the VLT. With polarimetry and photometry based on reference star differential imaging (RDI), we were able to measure the linearly polarized intensity and the total intensity of the light scattered by the circumstellar disk with high precision. We used simple Monte Carlo simulations of multiple light scattering by the disk surface to derive constraints for three scattering parameters of the dust: the maximum polarization of the scattered light Pmax, the asymmetry parameter g, and the single-scattering albedo ω. Results. We measure a reflected total intensity of 51.4 ± 1.5 mJy and 206 ± 12 mJy and a polarized intensity of 11.3 ± 0.3 mJy and 55.1 ± 3.3 mJy in the VBB and H-band, respectively. We also find in the visual range a degree of polarization that varies between 28% on the far side of the disk and 17% on the near side. In the H-band, the degree of polarization is consistently higher by about a factor of 1.2. The disk also shows a red color for the scattered light intensity and the polarized intensity, which are about twice as high in the near-infrared when compared to the visual. We determine with model calculations the scattering properties of the dust particles and find evidence for strong forward scattering (g ≈ 0.5–0.75), relatively low single-scattering albedo (ω ≈ 0.2–0.5), and high maximum polarization (Pmax ≈ 0.5–0.75) at the surface on the far side of the disk for both observed wavelengths. The optical parameters indicate the presence of large aggregate dust particles, which are necessary to explain the high maximum polarization, the strong forward-scattering nature of the dust, and the observed red disk color.
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ETH Zurich , Institute for Astronomy , Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 27 , 8093 Zurich , Switzerland
ETH Zurich, Institute for Astronomy, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 27, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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ETH Zurich , Institute for Astronomy , Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 27 , 8093 Zurich , Switzerland
ETH Zurich, Institute for Astronomy, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 27, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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ETH Zurich , Institute for Astronomy , Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 27 , 8093 Zurich , Switzerland
ETH Zurich, Institute for Astronomy, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 27, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble · Université Grenoble Alpes
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Université Grenoble Alpes , IPAG , 38000 Grenoble , France
Université Grenoble Alpes, IPAG, 38000 Grenoble, France
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ETH Zurich , Institute for Astronomy , Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 27 , 8093 Zurich , Switzerland
ETH Zurich, Institute for Astronomy, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 27, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Observatoire de Paris · Laboratoire d’études spatiales et d’instrumentation en astrophysique · Université Paris Diderot
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LESIA , CNRS , Observatoire de Paris , Université Paris Diderot , UPMC ,
LESIA, CNRS, Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris Diderot, UPMC, 5 place J. Janssen, 92190 Meudon, France
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Aix-Marseille Université · Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille
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Aix Marseille Université , CNRS , LAM (Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille) UMR 7326 , 13388 Marseille , France
Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, LAM (Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille) UMR 7326, 13388 Marseille, France
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Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble · Université Grenoble Alpes
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Université Grenoble Alpes , IPAG , 38000 Grenoble , France
Université Grenoble Alpes, IPAG, 38000 Grenoble, France
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Aix-Marseille Université · Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille
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Aix Marseille Université , CNRS , LAM (Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille) UMR 7326 , 13388 Marseille , France
Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, LAM (Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille) UMR 7326, 13388 Marseille, France
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Anton Pannekoek Astronomical Institute , University of Amsterdam , PO Box 94249 , 1090 GE Amsterdam , The Netherlands
place J. Janssen , 92190 Meudon , France
Anton Pannekoek Astronomical Institute, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 94249, 1090 GE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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ETH Zurich , Institute for Astronomy , Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 27 , 8093 Zurich , Switzerland
ETH Zurich, Institute for Astronomy, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 27, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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Anton Pannekoek Astronomical Institute , University of Amsterdam , PO Box 94249 , 1090 GE Amsterdam , The Netherlands
place J. Janssen , 92190 Meudon , France
Anton Pannekoek Astronomical Institute, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 94249, 1090 GE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova · National Institute for Astrophysics
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INAF -Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova , Vicolo dell'Osservatorio 5 , 35122 Padova , Italy
INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Vicolo dell'Osservatorio 5, 35122 Padova, Italy
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Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
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Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie , Königstuhl 17 , 69117 Heidelberg , Germany
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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Lyon 1 Université · École Normale Supérieure de Lyon · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Aix-Marseille Université · Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon · Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille
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Aix Marseille Université , CNRS , LAM (Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille) UMR 7326 , 13388 Marseille , France
Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon , CNRS / ENSL Université Lyon 1 , 9 Ave. Ch. André , 69561 Saint-Genis-Laval , France
Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, LAM (Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille) UMR 7326, 13388 Marseille, France
Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon, CNRS/ENSL Université Lyon 1, 9 Ave. Ch. André, 69561 Saint-Genis-Laval, France
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Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble · Université Grenoble Alpes
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Université Grenoble Alpes , IPAG , 38000 Grenoble , France
Université Grenoble Alpes, IPAG, 38000 Grenoble, France
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble · Université Grenoble Alpes
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CNRS , IPAG , 38000 Grenoble , France
Université Grenoble Alpes , IPAG , 38000 Grenoble , France
CNRS, IPAG, 38000 Grenoble, France
Université Grenoble Alpes, IPAG, 38000 Grenoble, France
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ETH Zurich , Institute for Astronomy , Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 27 , 8093 Zurich , Switzerland
ETH Zurich, Institute for Astronomy, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 27, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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Leiden University · Leiden Observatory
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Leiden Observatory , Leiden University , PO Box 9513 , 2300 RA Leiden , The Netherlands
Leiden Observatory, Leiden University, PO Box 9513, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Aix-Marseille Université · Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille
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Aix Marseille Université , CNRS , LAM (Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille) UMR 7326 , 13388 Marseille , France
Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, LAM (Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille) UMR 7326, 13388 Marseille, France
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