Gas dynamics around dust asymmetries in turbulent disks

Abstract

High-resolution ALMA observations have revealed asymmetric dust crescents in several protoplanetary disks, suggesting efficient dust trapping mechanisms potentially linked to gas vortices. While such features have been associated with vortices--whether induced by massive planets, turbulence , or other disk processes--their origin remains unclear. In this study, we investigate the viability of dust trapping by vortices that are self-sustained in disks dominated by Vertical Shear Instability (VSI) turbulence. We perform 3D hydrodynamic simulations using the PLUTO code with Lagrangian particles of three sizes (1 mm, 500~$\mu$m, 100~$\mu$m) to analyze the gas-dust dynamics around vortices. Our simulations reveal the formation of multiple vortices, including two characteristic large-scale, long-lived vortices that are able to capture the dust particles. We also find that dust vertical diffusion is reduced within vortices, suggesting that these structures preferentially enhance radial and azimuthal motions. Finally we generate synthetic dust continuum images at different wavelength bands and velocity residuals to compare the observable properties with ALMA observations. No clear spiral features are observed in either the synthetic dust images or the velocity residuals, unlike in vortices triggered by planets. Projection effects at high disk inclinations can obscure dust asymmetries, implying that more disks may host dust crescents than currently reported.

arXiv comment19 pages, 18 figures, accepted for publication in A&A

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