ISSN:
1572-946X
Keywords:
Protoplanetary Systems
;
Circumstellar Gas
;
A Stars
;
Ca II
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract We report on our search for possible planetary system candidates in a volume-limited sample of 62 nearby A stars. Since the evolutionary lifetimes of A stars (≤ 109 yrs) roughly correspond to the era of planet formation and subsequent “heavy bombardment” in our solar system, our study could provide valuable insight into the origin of our own Solar System. From our ground-based visual and IUE high-resolution spectroscopy of all the northern nearby A stars, we have identified at least 12 stars with circumstellar gas. Combining these results with our previous IRAS survey we are probing the link between stars with circumstellar gas and those showing circumstellar dust disks. Our aim is not just to identify stars with gas, or stars with both gas and dust, but to identify systems with dynamic spectral activity similar toβ Pic, a well known proto-planetary system candidate. By measuring the gas dynamics in the disks of theseβ Pic-like stars, we can begin to study the physics of accretion disks of young evolving systems.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00667937
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