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A&A 507, 261-276 (2009)
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/20066262

Mid-IR observations of circumstellar disks

Part III. A mixed sample of PMS stars and Vega-type objects

O. Schütz¹, G. Meeus², M. F. Sterzik¹, and E. Peeters<sup>3, 4, 5

1</sup>  European Southern Observatory, Alonso de Cordova 3107, Santiago 19, Chile
    e-mail: oschuetz@eso.org
²  Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam, An der Sternwarte 16, 14482 Potsdam, Germany
³  NASA Ames Research Center, MS 245-6, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA
⁴  SETI Institute, 515 N. Whisman Road, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
⁵  The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada

Received 18 August 2006 / Accepted 17 April 2009

Abstract
We present new mid-infrared spectra of 15 targets (1 FU Orionis object, 4 Herbig Ae stars, 5 T Tauri stars, and 5 Vega-type stars), obtained with the TIMMI2 camera at La Silla Observatory (ESO). Three targets are members of the  Pic moving group ( HD 155 555 , HD 181 296 , and HD 319 139 ). PAH bands are observed towards the T Tauri star HD 34 700 and the Herbig Ae star PDS 144 N . For HD 34 700 , the band profiles indicate processed PAHs. The spectrum of the Vega-type object  Corvi ( HD 109 085 ), for which a resolved disk at sub-mm wavelengths is known, appears stellar between 8–13 m, but a small excess emission was reported by Spitzer observations. Similarly, no indication of circumstellar matter at mid-infrared wavelengths is found towards the Vega-like stars HD 3003 , HD 80 951 , HD 181 296 , and, surprisingly, the T Tauri system HD 155 555 . The silicate emission features of the remaining eight sources are modelled with a mixture of silicates of different grain sizes and composition. Unprocessed dust dominates FU Ori , HD 143 006 , and CD-43 344 . Large amorphous grains are the main dust component around HD 190 073 , HD 319 139 , KK Oph , and PDS 144 S . Both small grains and crystalline dust is found for the Vega-type HD 123 356 , with a dominance of small amorphous grains. We show that the infrared emission of the binary HD 123 356 is dominated by its late-type secondary, but optical spectroscopy is still required to confirm the age of the system and the spectral class of the companion. For most targets, this is their first mid-infrared spectroscopic observation. We investigate trends between stellar, disk, and silicate properties and confirm correlations identified in previous studies. Several objects present an exciting potential for follow-up high-resolution disk studies.

Key words: methods: observational -- techniques: spectroscopic -- stars: circumstellar matter -- infrared: stars -- stars: planetary systems: protoplanetary disks -- stars: pre-main sequence

© ESO 2009

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