Hα Variability of AB Aur b with the Hubble Space Telescope: Probing the Nature of a Protoplanet Candidate with Accretion Light Echoes

Giant planets generate accretion luminosity as they form. Much of this energy is radiated in strong H α line emission, which has motivated direct imaging surveys at optical wavelengths to search for accreting protoplanets. However, compact disk structures can mimic accreting planets by scattering em...

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Hauptverfasser:	Brendan P. Bowler, Yifan Zhou, Lauren I. Biddle, Lillian Yushu Jiang, Jaehan Bae, Laird M. Close, Katherine B. Follette, Kyle Franson, Adam L. Kraus, Aniket Sanghi, Quang Tran, Kimberly Ward-Duong, Ya-Lin Wu, Zhaohuan Zhu
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Schriftenreihe:	The Astronomical Journal
Schlagworte:	Exoplanet formation Protoplanetary disks
Online-Zugang:	https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/adb6a1
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