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| Paper: |
Circumstellar Disk Models: Unraveling the Mysteries of Be Star Disks |
| Volume: |
464, Circumstellar Dynamics at High Resolution |
| Page: |
97 |
| Authors: |
Jones, C. E.; Wiegert, P.; Tycner, C.; Henry, G. W.; Muterspaugh, M. W. |
| Abstract: |
Continuing improvements in observational technologies are providing a wealth
of new observations of disk structures that surround B-emission (Be)
stars. For example, high-resolution interferometry in the optical and the
infrared now routinely provides information at sub-milliarcsecond scales
advancing our understanding of the structure and the physical conditions in
the circumstellar regions. However, reconstructing images directly from
observational data is not possible since the (u,v) plane coverage is
unfortunately still quite exiguous. There remain key unanswered questions such
as what is the mechanism that launches the material off the star and why do
some B-type stars form a disk and later lose it while other disk systems
remain stable for decades? Detailed theoretical models tightly constrained by
observations are required to make progress on these longstanding questions. |
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