A Multi-technique Study of the Dynamical Evolution of the Viscous Disk around the Be Star CMa
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\n Be stars are main-sequence stars and a specific subclass of B type stars with the unique characteristic of showing HI Balmer emission lines in their optical spectra that originates from a circumstellar disk around the star. Over the past 50 years, the Galactic Be star $\\\\omega$ CMa has exhibited quasi-regular outbursts, every 8 years or so, when the star brightens by about half a magnitude in the V-band. During these outbursts a new disk is formed during the first 3-4 years, and then dissipates in the following 4-6 years. We have access to a rich dataset (including photometry, polarimetry, interferometry and spectroscopy) of $\\\\omega$ CMa since March 1964 covering several outbursts and quiescence phases. Thus, nature has provided us the perfect experiment to study how Be star disks grow and dissipate. There is an increasing body of evidence that suggests that Be disks are well described by the Viscous Decretion Disk (VDD) model according to which the formation and structure of the disk depend on the kinematic viscosity of the gas. However, most observational tests of the VDD to-date were done for systems that do not display strong temporal variability. We use the rich dataset available for $\\\\omega$ CMa to perform the first in-depth test of the VDD scenario in a system with strong temporal variability. We use the radiative transfer code HDUST to analyze and interpret the observational dataset. From this analysis we (1) obtain a realistic physical model of the circumstellar environment; (2) measure the viscosity parameter of the gas, both during the formation and dissipation phases of the disk; (3) obtain a reliable estimate of the stellar mass and angular momentum loss rates during outburst. Our simulations offer a good description of the photometric variability, which suggests that the VDD model adequately describes the structural evolution of the disk. Furthermore, our analysis allowed us to determine the viscosity parameter $\\\\alpha$, as well as the net mass and angular momentum (AM) loss rates. We find that $\\\\alpha$ is variable, ranging from 0.1 to 1.0, not only from cycle to cycle but also within a given cycle. Additionally, build-up phases have larger values of $\\\\alpha$ than the dissipation phases. We also find that, contrary to what is generally assumed, during dissipation the outward AM flux is not necessarily zero, meaning that $\\\\omega$ CMa does not experience a true quiescence but, instead, switches between a high AM loss rate state to a low AM loss rate one during which the disk quickly assumes an overall lower density but never zero. We confront the average AM loss rate with predictions from stellar evolution models for fast-rotating stars, and find that our measurements are smaller by more than one order of magnitude. The model developed using the V-band photometry as a constraint was applied to several other observables. Overall, the results of this multi-technique study were very positive, with a good match for multi-band photometry, polarization, and most spectroscopic characteristics. This is a very relevant result, as it proves that a model that was constructed from constraints only from the very inner part of the disk (the $V$-band light curve), could be extended to the whole disk and to other physical processes.\n
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