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Published February 11, 2014 | Published + Submitted
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Alignment in star–debris disc systems seen by Herschel

Abstract

Many nearby main-sequence stars have been searched for debris using the far-infrared Herschel satellite, within the DEBRIS, DUNES and Guaranteed-Time Key Projects. We discuss here 11 stars of spectral types A–M where the stellar inclination is known and can be compared to that of the spatially resolved dust belts. The discs are found to be well aligned with the stellar equators, as in the case of the Sun's Kuiper belt, and unlike many close-in planets seen in transit surveys. The ensemble of stars here can be fitted with a star–disc tilt of ≲ 10°. These results suggest that proposed mechanisms for tilting the star or disc in fact operate rarely. A few systems also host imaged planets, whose orbits at tens of au are aligned with the debris discs, contrary to what might be expected in models where external perturbers induce tilts.

Additional Information

© 2013 The Authors. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society Accepted 2013 October 24. Received 2013 October 24; in original form 2013 August 4. First published online: November 25, 2013. Herschel is an ESA space observatory with science instruments provided by European-led Principal Investigator consortia and with important participation from NASA. This work was supported by ERC grant 279973 (GMK, MCW) and Spanish grant AYA 2011-26202 (CE, JPM, JM).

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