The Gas-rich Circumbinary Disk of HR 4049. II. A Detailed Study of the Near-infrared Spectrum
- Authors
- Type
- Published Article
- Journal
- The Astrophysical Journal
- Publisher
- American Astronomical Society
- Publication Date
- Oct 19, 2014
- Volume
- 794
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 113–113
- Source
- SETI Institute
- License
- Unknown
Abstract
HR 4049 is a peculiar evolved binary surrounded by a circumbinary disk. Mid- infrared observations show that the disk is rich in molecular gas and radially extended. To study the properties of this disk, we re-analyzed a set of near-infrared observations at high spectral resolution obtained with Gemini-Phoenix. These data cover absorption lines originating from the first overtone of CO and from H 2 O in the 2.3 μm region as well as more complex emission-absorption profiles from H 2 O and the fundamental mode of CO near ...