A Multiwavelength, Multiepoch Monitoring Campaign of Accretion Variability in T Tauri Stars from the ODYSSEUS Survey. II. Photometric Light Curves

Classical T Tauri stars (CTTSs) are young, low-mass stars that accrete material from their surrounding protoplanetary disk. To better understand accretion variability, we conducted a multiepoch, multiwavelength photometric monitoring campaign of four CTTSs, TW Hya, RU Lup, BP Tau, and GM Aur, in 202...

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Published in:The Astrophysical journal 2024-08, Vol.971 (1), p.96
Main Authors: Wendeborn, John, Espaillat, Catherine C., Thanathibodee, Thanawuth, Robinson, Connor E., Pittman, Caeley V., Calvet, Nuria, Kóspál, Ágnes, Grankin, Konstantin N., Walter, Fredrick M., Guo, Zhen, Eislöffel, Jochen
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Language:English
Subjects:
Accretion disks
Classical T Tauri stars
Hubble Space Telescope
Light curve
Light curves
Low mass stars
Monitoring
Photometry
Planet formation
Protoplanetary disks
Stars
Stellar accretion
Stellar rotation
T Tauri stars
Variable stars
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Summary:Classical T Tauri stars (CTTSs) are young, low-mass stars that accrete material from their surrounding protoplanetary disk. To better understand accretion variability, we conducted a multiepoch, multiwavelength photometric monitoring campaign of four CTTSs, TW Hya, RU Lup, BP Tau, and GM Aur, in 2021 and 2022, contemporaneous with Hubble Space Telescope UV and optical spectra. We find that all four targets display significant variability in their light curves, generally on days-long timescales (but in some cases year-to-year), often due to periodicity associated with stellar rotation and to stochastic accretion variability. There is a strong connection between mass accretion and photometric variability in all bands, but the relationship varies per target and epoch. Thus, photometry should be used with caution as a direct measure of accretion in CTTSs.
ISSN:0004-637X
1538-4357
DOI:10.3847/1538-4357/ad543d