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| Paper: |
Modelling of Be Disks in Binary Systems Using the Hydrodynamic Code PLUTO |
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506, Bright Emissaries: Be Stars as Messengers of Star-Disk Physics |
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85 |
| Authors: |
Cyr, I. H.; Panoglou, D.; Jones, C. E.; Carciofi, A. C. |
| Abstract: |
The study of the gas structure and dynamics of Be star disks is critical to our understanding of the Be star phenomenon. The central star is the major force driving the evolution of these disks, however other external forces may also affect the formation of the disk, for example, the gravitational torque produced in a close binary system. We are interested in understanding the gravitational effects of a low-mass binary companion on the formation and growth of a disk in a close binary system. To study these effects, we used the grid-based hydrodynamic code PLUTO. Because this code has not been used to study such systems before, we compared our simulations against codes used in previous work on binary systems. We were able to simulate the formation of a disk in both an isolated and binary system. Our current results suggest that PLUTO is in fact a well suited tool to study the dynamics of Be disks. |
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