http://arxiv.org/abs/2204.08589
The compact mm-wavelength signaL in the central cavity of the PDS70 disc, revealed by deep ALMA observations, is aligned with unresolved Halpha emission, and is thought to stem from a circum-planetary disc (CPD) around PDS70c. We revisit the available ALMA data on PDS70c with alternative imaging strategies, and with special attention to uncertainties and to the impact of the so-called “JvM correction”, which is thought to improve the dynamic range of restored images. We also propose a procedure for the alignment and joint imaging of multi-epoch visibility data. We find that the JvM correction exaggerates the peak signal-to-noise of the data, by up to a factor of 10. In the case of PDS70, we recover the detection of PDS70c from the July 2019 data, but only at 8sigma. However, its non-detection in Dec. 2017 suggests that PDS70c is variable by at least 42%+-13% over a 1.75yr time-span, so similar to models of the Halpha variability. We also pick up fine structure in the inner disc, such that its peak is offset by ~0.04” from the disc centre. The inner disc is variable too, which we tentatively ascribe to Keplerian rotation as well as intrinsic morphological changes.
S. Casassus and M. Carcamo
Wed, 20 Apr 22
16/62
Comments: Resubmitted to MNRAS following moderate revisions
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