Sub-arcsecond imaging at 267 GHz of a young binary system: Detection of a <70 AU radius dust disk around T Tau N

Abstract

The young binary system T Tau was observed with the Owens Valley Millimeter Array at 267 GHz continuum and HCO+ J=3-2 emission at 0.8'' resolution, with the JCMT-CSO single-baseline interferometer in 357 GHz continuum, and with the W. M. Keck Telescope at 4 micron. The 267 GHz emission is unresolved with a flux of 397 +/- 35 mJy, located close to the position of the optical star T Tau N. An upper limit of 100 mJy is obtained toward the infrared companion T Tau S. The 357 GHz continuum emission is unresolved, with a flux of 1.35 +/- 0.68 Jy. HCO+ 3-2 was detected from a 2'' diameter core surrounding T Tau N and S. Both stars are detected ar 4 micron, but there is no evidence of the radio source T Tau R. We propose a model in which T Tau S is intrinsically similar to T Tau N, but is obscured by the outer parts of T Tau N's disk. A fit to the spectral energy distribution (SED) between 21 cm and 1.22 micron is constructed on this basis. Adopting a r^-1 surface density distribution and an exponentially truncated edge, disk masses of 0.04 +/- 0.01 Msol and 6e-5 - 3e-3 Msol are inferred for T Tau N and S, respectively. A 0.005-0.03 Msol circumbinary envelope is also required to fit the millimeter to mid-infrared SED.

ApJ Letters in press. 12 pages, incl. 2 figures. Uses AASTeX

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