THE EVIDENCE FOR CLUMPY ACCRETION IN THE HERBIG AE STAR HR-5999

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PEREZ, MR
GRADY, CA
THE, PS
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[1] APPL RES CORP,LANDOVER,MD
[2] UNIV AMSTERDAM,ASTRON INST ANTON PANNEKOEK,AMSTERDAM,NETHERLANDS
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10.1007/BF00984515
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P1 [天文学];
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Analysis of IUE high- and low-dispersion spectra of the young Herbig Ae star HR 5999 (HD 144668) covering 1978-1992 has revealed dramatic changes in the Mg II h and k (2795.5, 2802.7 angstrom) emission profiles, changes in the column density and distribution in radial velocity of accreting gas, and flux in the Lyalpha, O I and CIV emission lines, which are correlated with the UV excess luminosity. We also observe variability in the spectral type inferred from the UV spectral energy distribution, ranging from A5 IV-III in high state to A7 III in the low state. The trend of earlier inferred spectral type with decreasing wavelength and with increasing UV continuum flux has previously been noted as a signature of accretion disks in lower mass pre-main sequence stars (PMS) and in systems undergoing FU Orionis-type outbursts. Our data represent the first detection of similar phenomena in an intermediate mass (M greater-than-or-equal-to 2 M.) PMS star. Recent IUE spectra show gas accreting toward the star with velocities as high as +300 km s-1, much as is seen toward beta Pic, and suggest that we also view this system through the debris disk. The absence of UV lines with the rotational broadening expected given the optical data (A7 IV, v sin i = 180 +/- 20 km s-1) for this system also suggests that most of the UV light originates in the disk, even in the low continuum state. The dramatic variability in the column density of accreting gas, consistent with clumpy accretion, such as has been observed toward beta Pic, is a hallmark of accretion onto young stars, and is not restricted to the clearing phase, since detectable amounts of accretion are present for stars with 0.5 < t(age) < 2.8 Myr. The implications for models of beta Pic and similar systems are briefly discussed.
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