Astonishing chemical evidence discovered by ALMA scientists unveils the formation of protoplanets.
Over the past decade, several potential protoplanet candidates have been identified in this system. Earlier this year, scientists from the University of Liège and Monash University confirmed that one of these candidates, HD 169142 b, is a colossal protoplanet akin to Jupiter., an international collaboration that includes the National Radio Astronomy Observatory , scientists have stumbled upon the most compelling chemical evidence yet of protoplanetary formation.
"When we looked at HD 169142 and its disk at submillimeter wavelengths, we identified several intriguing chemical signatures of this recently-confirmed gas giant protoplanet," exclaimed Charles Law, lead author of the study and an astronomer at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian. "This breakthrough confirms that chemical signatures can help us discern the types of planets that may be forming around young stars.
The research team honed in on the HD 169142 system, anticipating that detectable chemical signatures would accompany the presence of the giant protoplanet HD 169142 b. Their hunch proved correct. The team detected carbon monoxide and sulfur monoxide , chemicals previously associated with protoplanets in other disks.
However, the real surprise came when they detected silicon monosulfide for the first time. This discovery is astonishing because the emission of SiS by ALMA requires the release of silicates from nearby dust grains through powerful shock waves caused by the gas moving at high velocities—behavior typically linked to outflows driven by giant protoplanets.
"The detection of SiS emission caught us off guard since we had never observed this molecule before in a protoplanetary disk, let alone in proximity to a giant protoplanet," Law explained. "It implies that this protoplanet is generating intense shock waves in the surrounding gas.
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