THE INCIDENCE OF DEBRIS DISKS AT 24 {mu}m AND 670 Myr
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northern Arizona University, P.O. Box 6010, Flagstaff, AZ 86011 (United States)
- Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 (United States)
We use Spitzer Space Telescope 24 {mu}m data to search for debris disks among 122 AFGKM stars from the {approx}670 Myr clusters Hyades, Coma Ber, and Praesepe, utilizing a number of advances in data reduction and determining the intrinsic colors of main-sequence stars. For our sample, the 1{sigma} dispersion about the main-sequence V-K{sub S} , K{sub S} -[24] locus is approximately 3.1%. We identify seven debris disks at 10% or more ({>=}3{sigma} confidence level) above the expected K{sub S} -[24] for purely photospheric emission. The incidence of excesses of 10% or greater in our sample at this age is 5.7{sup +3.1} {sub -1.7}%. Combining with results from the literature, the rate is 7.8{sup +4.2}{sub -2.1}% for early-type (B9-F4) stars and 2.7{sup +3.3}{sub -1.7}% for solar-like (F5-K9) stars. Our primary sample has strict criteria for inclusion to allow comparison with other work; when we relax these criteria, three additional debris disks are detected. They are all around stars of solar-like type and hence reinforce our conclusion that disks around such stars are still relatively common at 670 Myr and are similar to the rate around early-type stars. The apparently small difference in decay rates between early-type and solar-like stars is inconsistent with the first-order theoretical predictions that the later type stellar disks would decay an order of magnitude more quickly than the earlier type ones.
- OSTI ID:
- 22034544
- Journal Information:
- Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 750, Issue 2; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0004-637X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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