NACO polarimetric differential imaging of TW Hya. A sharp look at the closest T Tauri disk

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 415, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 671-676

  Apai, D ^a   Pascucci, I ^a   Brandner, W ^a   Henning, Th ^a   Lenzen, R ^a   Potter, D E ^b   Lagrange, A M ^c   Rousset, G ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTRONOMIE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c LABORATOIRE D ASTROPHYSIQUE   (France)

^d ONERA   (France)

Author keywords

Stars: circumstellar matter; Stars: individual: TW Hya; Stars: planetary systems: protoplanetary disks; Techniques: polarimetric

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; GALAXIES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; POLARIMETERS; SPACE RESEARCH;

CIRCUMSTELLAR MATTER; POLARIMETRIC DIFFERENTIAL IMAGING TECHNIQUE; PROTOPLANETARY DISKS;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 1442358727     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20034549     Document Type: Article

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