Modelling Herbig Ae/Be group I/II properties
Authors:
Joke Meijer, U.
of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Alex De Koter,
U. of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Carsten Dominik,
U. of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Kees Dullemond,
MPIA, Germany
Roy van Boekel,
U. of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Rens Waters, U.
of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Abstract:
Detailed studies of SEDs of intermediate-mass
pre-main-sequence
(Herbig Ae/Be) stars with large infrared excesses show that there are
two types: those with a strong mid-IR excess and those without. It has
been suggested that this reflects the spatial distribution of the dust,
either the disk is flat (weak mid-IR) or it flares (strong mid-IR).
Recently it has become clear that total dust mass is the most important
disk property determining the disk shape. We have used 2D disk models
which consistently treat radiative transfer processes to determine the
other key parameters that control the geometry of the disk. We find
that a growing midplane layer of large grains combined with general
grain growth could explain the absence of group II sources without a 10
micron feature. These, so called, IIb sources could be classified as Ib
source