Infall variability in the Classical T Tauri system VZ Chamaeleonis

Citation
K. Smith et al., Infall variability in the Classical T Tauri system VZ Chamaeleonis, ASTRON ASTR, 378(3), 2001, pp. 1003-1013
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
ISSN journal
14320746 → ACNP
Volume
378
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1003 - 1013
Database
ISI
SICI code
1432-0746(200111)378:3<1003:IVITCT>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
We present time series spectroscopy of the Classical T Tauri star VZ Cha. W e follow spectral variations at intermediate resolution over five successiv e nights, or approximately two rotation periods. We see profile features wh ich persist on timescales longer than the expected infall time from the inn er disc, and we see expected evidence of rotational variations in the lines , but we also note that rotation alone cannot produce all the observed vari ability and some other mechanism must be invoked. The behaviour of H alpha is observed to be markedly different from that of the other lines. In parti cular, the evidence of rotational effects is lacking at H alpha, and the ac tivity in the red and blue wings of the line is not significantly correlate d, in contrast to the other Balmer lines.