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Rocking shadows in broken circumbinary discs

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We use three dimensional simulations with coupled hydrodynamics and Monte Carlo radiative transfer to show that shadows cast by the inner disc in broken circumbinary discs move within a confined… Click to show full abstract

We use three dimensional simulations with coupled hydrodynamics and Monte Carlo radiative transfer to show that shadows cast by the inner disc in broken circumbinary discs move within a confined range of position angles on the outer disc. Over time, shadows appear to rock back and forth in azimuth as the inner disc precesses. The effect occurs because the inner disc precesses around a vector that is not the angular momentum vector of the outer disc. We relate our findings to recent observations of shadows in discs.

Keywords: circumbinary discs; broken circumbinary; rocking shadows; shadows broken; inner disc

Journal Title: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Year Published: 2020

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