Simulation of a protoplanetary disk accretion activity due to a collision with a gas stream

TL;DR

This study uses 3D simulations to analyze how collisions between protoplanetary disks and gas streams affect star accretion rates, aligning results with observations of FU Ori stars.

Contribution

It demonstrates the impact of orbital inclination and initial mass on accretion activity, providing a detailed simulation-based understanding.

Findings

Maximum accretion rate matches observational estimates.

Accretion rate behavior over time resembles observed light curves.

Orbital inclination and initial mass are key parameters.

Abstract

The consequences of a protoplanetary disk collision with a gas stream are being studied using three-dimensional numerical gas-dynamic simulation. The influence of orbital parameters and the stream mass on the accretion activity of the star is examined. It is shown that the orbital inclination and the initial mass of the infalling material are the most influential parameters in determining the accretion rate. The obtained accretion rate dependencies are compared with actual observational data for two FU~Ori type stars. It turns out that not only is the maximum accretion rate consistent with observational estimates, but the behavior of the accretion rate over time is very similar to available long-term light curves.