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2015ApJ...807L...7C - Astrophys. J., 807, L7 (2015/July-1)

Direct imaging and spectroscopy of a young extrasolar Kuiper Belt in the nearest OB association.

CURRIE T., LISSE C.M., KUCHNER M., MADHUSUDHAN N., KENYON S.J., THALMANN C., CARSON J. and DEBES J.

Abstract (from CDS):

We describe the discovery of a bright, young Kuiper belt-like debris disk around HD 115600, a ∼1.4-1.5 M, ∼15 Myr old member of the Sco-Cen OB Association. Our H-band coronagraphy/integral field spectroscopy from the Gemini Planet Imager shows the ring has a (luminosity-scaled) semimajor axis of (∼22 AU) ∼ 48 AU, similar to the current Kuiper belt. The disk appears to have neutral-scattering dust, is eccentric (e ∼ 0.1-0.2), and could be sculpted by analogs to the outer solar system planets. Spectroscopy of the disk ansae reveal a slightly blue to gray disk color, consistent with major Kuiper belt chemical constituents, where water ice is a very plausible dominant constituent. Besides being the first object discovered with the next generation of extreme adaptive optics systems (i.e., SCExAO, GPI, SPHERE), HD 115600's debris ring and planetary system provide a key reference point for the early evolution of the solar system, the structure, and composition of the Kuiper belt and the interaction between debris disks and planets.

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Journal keyword(s): planetary systems - stars: early-type - stars: individual: HD 115600

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