Herschel observations of the debris disc around HIP 92043
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2013
Context. Typical debris discs are composed of particles ranging from several micron sized dust grains to km sized asteroidal bodies, and their infrared emission peaks at wavelengths 60-100 mu m. Recent Herschel DUNES observations have identified several debris discs around nearby Sun-like stars (F, G and K spectral type) with significant excess emission only at 160 mu m.
Aims. We observed HIP 92043 (110 Her, HD 173667) at far-infrared and sub-millimetre wavelengths with Herschel PACS and SPIRE. Identification of the presence of excess emission from HIP 92043 and the origin and physical properties of any excess was undertaken through analysis of its spectral energy distribution (SED) and the PACS images.
Methods. The PACS and SPIRE images were produced using the HIPE photProject map maker routine. Fluxes were measured using aperture photometry. A stellar photosphere model was scaled to optical and near infrared photometry and subtracted from the far-infared and sub-mm fluxes to determine the presence of excess emission. Source radial profiles were fitted using a 2D Gaussian and compared to a PSF model based on Herschel observations of alpha Boo to check for extended emission.
Results. Clear excess emission from HIP 92043 was observed at 70 and 100 mu m. Marginal excess was observed at 160 and 250 mu m. Analysis of the images reveals that the source is extended at 160 mu m. A fit to the source SED is inconsistent with a photosphere and single temperature black body.
Conclusions. The excess emission from HIP 92043 is consistent with the presence of an unresolved circumstellar debris disc at 70 and 100 mu m, with low probability of background contamination. The extended 160 mu m emission may be interpreted as an additional cold component to the debris disc or as the result of background contamination along the line of sight. The nature of the 160 mu m excess cannot be determined absolutely from the available data, but we favour a debris disc interpretation, drawing parallels with previously identified cold disc sources in the DUNES sample.
circumstellar matter
Infrared: stars
Stars: individual: HIP 92043 (110 Her
HD 173667)
Författare
J. P. Marshall
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (UAM)
A. Krivov
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
C. del Burgo
UNINOVA-CA3
Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrońica
C. Eiroa
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (UAM)
A. Mora
European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC)
B. Montesinos
Centro de Astrobiologia (CAB)
S. Ertel
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
Université Grenoble Alpes
G. Bryden
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
René Liseau
Chalmers, Rymd- och geovetenskap, Onsala rymdobservatorium
Chalmers, Rymd- och geovetenskap, Radioastronomi och astrofysik
J. C. Augereau
Université Grenoble Alpes
A. Bayo
European Space Observatory
W. Danchi
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
T. Lohne
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
J. Maldonado
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (UAM)
G.L. Pilbratt
European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESA ESTEC)
K. R. Stapelfeldt
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
P. Thebault
Observatoire de Paris-Meudon
Université Grenoble Alpes
G. J. White
STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Open University
S. Wolf
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
Astronomy and Astrophysics
0004-6361 (ISSN) 1432-0746 (eISSN)
Vol. 557 A58Ämneskategorier
Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi
DOI
10.1051/0004-6361/201218976