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As part of the Young Exoplanets Spectroscopic Survey (YESS), this study explores the spot variability of 13 T Tauri Stars (TTSs) in the near-infrared $H$ band, using spectra from the Immersion GRating INfrared Spectrometer (IGRINS). By…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-06-21 Shih-Yun Tang , Christopher M. Johns-Krull , L. Prato , Asa G. Stahl

Classical T Tauri stars (CTTS) are young, late-type objects, that still accrete matter from a circumstellar disk. Analytical treatments and numerical simulations predict instabilities of the accretion shock on the stellar surface. We search…

We have discovered T Tauri stars which show startling spectral variability between observations seperated by 20 years. In spectra published by Bouvier & Appenzeller (1992) these objects showed very weak H-alpha emission, broad CaII…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 S. P. Littlefair , Tim Naylor , Tim J. Harries , Alon Retter , S. O'Toole

We monitored the light variations of 22 weak-line T Tauri stars (WTTS) discovered among the X-ray sources in the field of the Taurus-Auriga cloud. The photometric variability of 12 out of these WTTS samples is confirmed. They are all proved…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Li-Feng Xing , Xiao-Bin Zhang , Jian-Yan Wei

We examine 3 analytic theories of magnetospheric accretion onto classical T Tauri stars under the assumption that the magnetic field strength does not vary appreciably from star to star. From these investigations we derive predicted…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Christopher M. Johns-Krull , April D. Gafford

We report the results of a synoptic study of the photometric and spectroscopic variability of the classical T Tauri star AA Tau on timescales ranging from a few hours to several weeks. Emission lines show both infall and outflow signatures…

Accretion is one of the defining characteristics of classical T Tauri stars, fueled by the presence of a circumstellar disk comprised of dust and gas. Accretion produces a UV and optical excess, while re-radiated emission at the inner edge…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-04-13 Kendall Sullivan , Adam L. Kraus

We present optical spectrophotometric monitoring of four active T Tauri stars (DG Tau, RY Tau, XZ Tau, RW Aur A) at high spectral resolution ($R \ga 1 \times 10^4$), to investigate the correlation between time variable mass ejection seen in…

Classical T Tauri stars (CTTSs) accrete matter from the inner edge of their surrounding circumstellar disks. The impact of the accretion material on the stellar atmosphere results in a strong shock, which causes emission from the X-ray to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-17 P. C. Schneider , H. M. Günther , J. Robrade , J. H. M. M. Schmitt , M. Güdel

Variable accretion in young stellar objects reveals itself photometrically and spectroscopically over a continuum of timescales and amplitudes. Most dramatic are the large outbursts (e.g., FU Ori, V1647 Ori, and EX Lup type events), but…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-20 William J. Fischer , Lynne A. Hillenbrand , Gregory J. Herczeg , Doug Johnstone , Ágnes Kóspál , Michael M. Dunham

We present the results of a variability study of accreting young stellar objects in the Chameleon I star-forming region which is based on ~300 high resolution optical spectra from the multi-object fibre spectrograph FLAMES/GIRAFFE at the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 G. Costigan , A. Scholz , B. Stelzer , T. Ray , J. S. Vink , S. Mohanty

Results of the time variability monitoring of the two classical T Tauri stars, RU Lup and IM Lup, are presented. Three photometric data sets were utilised: (1) simultaneous (same field) MOST satellite observations over four weeks in each of…

We discuss key observational signatures of Classical T Tauri stars (CTTSs) accreting through Rayleigh-Taylor instability, which occurs at the interface between an accretion disk and a stellar magnetosphere. In this study, the results of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-07-16 Ryuichi Kurosawa , M. M. Romanova

(Abridged) Optical spectra of classical T Tauri stars (cTTS) are rich in emission lines of low-excitation species that are composed of narrow and broad components, related to two regions with different kinematics, densities, and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 P. P. Petrov , G. F. Gahm , H. C. Stempels , F. M. Walter , S. A. Artemenko

We developed a grid of stellar rotation models for low-mass and solar-type Classical T Tauri stars (CTTS) ($0.3M_{\odot}<M_{\ast}<1.2M_{\odot}$). These models incorporate the star-disk interaction and magnetospheric ejections to investigate…

The rotation period of classical T Tauri stars (CTTS) represents a longstanding puzzle. While young low-mass stars show a wide range of rotation periods, many CTTS are slow rotators, spinning at a small fraction of break-up, and their…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 C. Zanni , J. Ferreira

We present a Spitzer IRS study of variability in 14 T Tauri stars in the Taurus and Chamaeleon star-forming regions. The sample is composed of transitional and pre-transitional objects which contain holes and gaps in their disks. We detect…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 C. Espaillat , E. Furlan , P. D'Alessio , B. Sargent , E. Nagel , N. Calvet , Dan M. Watson , J. Muzerolle

The results of spectroscopic and photometric monitoring of the classical T Tauri star RY Tau are presented. The observation series span 220 nights from 2013 to 2024. During the observation period, the star's brightness varied within the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-04 E. V. Babina , P. P. Petrov , K. N. Grankin , S. A. Artemenko

Magnetospheric accretion is a key process that shapes the inner disks of T Tauri stars, controlling mass and angular momentum evolution. It produces strong ultraviolet and optical emission that irradiates the planet-forming environment. In…

We conducted a 12-month monitoring campaign of 33 T Tauri stars (TTS) in Taurus. Our goal was to monitor objects that possess a disk but have a weak Halpha line, a common accretion tracer for young stars, to determine whether they host a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-10-11 Gaspard Duchene , Adam Becker , Yizhe Yang , Herve Bouy , Robert J. De Rosa , Jennifer Patience , Julien H. Girard