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American Astronomical Society, Astronomical Journal, 2(139), p. 626-629, 2010

DOI: 10.1088/0004-6256/139/2/626

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Millimeter Dust Emission in the GQ Lup System

Journal article published in 2009 by Yu Dai ORCID, David J. Wilner, Sean M. Andrews, Nagayoshi Ohashi
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

We present Submillimeter Array observations of the GQ Lup system at 1.3 millimeters wavelength with $0\farcs4$ ($∼$60 AU) resolution. Emission is detected from the position of the primary star, GQ Lup A, and is marginally resolved. No emission is detected from the substellar companion, GQ Lup B, $0\farcs7$ away. These data, together with models of the spectral energy distribution, suggest a compact disk around GQ Lup A with mass $∼ 3$ M$_{Jup}$, perhaps truncated by tidal forces. There is no evidence for a gap or hole in the disk that might be the signature of an additional inner companion body capable of scattering GQ Lup B out to $∼100$ AU separation from GQ Lup A. For GQ Lup B to have formed {\it in situ}, the disk would have to have been much more massive and extended. ; Comment: 16 pages, 2 figures, accepted to AJ