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    Lawson, Kellen; Currie, Thayne; Wisniewski, John P.; Tamura, Motohide; Schneider, Glenn; Augereau, Jean-Charles; Brandt, Timothy D.; Guyon, Olivier; Kasdin, N. Jeremy; Groff, Tyler D.; Lozi, Julien; Chilcote, Jeffrey; Hodapp, Klaus; Jovanovic, Nemanja; Martinache, Frantz; Skaf, Nour; Akiyama, Eiji; Henning, Thomas; Knapp, Gillian R.; Kwon, Jungmi; Mayama, Satoshi; McElwain, Michael W.; Sitko, Michael L.; Asensio-Torres, Ruben; Uyama, Taichi; Wagner, Kevin

    The Astronomical journal, 10/2020, Letnik: 160, Številka: 4
    Journal Article

    We present new, near-infrared (1.1-2.4 m) high-contrast imaging of the debris disk around HD 15115 with the Subaru Coronagraphic Extreme Adaptive Optics (SCExAO) system coupled with the Coronagraphic High Angular Resolution Imaging Spectrograph (CHARIS). The SCExAO/CHARIS resolves the disk down to ∼ 0 2 (rproj ∼ 10 au), a factor of ∼3-5 smaller than previous recent studies. We derive a disk position angle of PA ∼ 279 4-280 5 and an inclination of i ∼ 85 3-86.2 . While recent SPHERE/IRDIS imagery of the system could suggest a significantly misaligned two-ring disk geometry, CHARIS imagery does not reveal conclusive evidence for this hypothesis. Moreover, optimizing models of both one- and two-ring geometries using differential evolution, we find that a single ring having a Hong-like scattering phase function matches the data equally well within the CHARIS field of view ( 1″). The disk's asymmetry, well evidenced at larger separations, is also recovered; the west side of the disk appears, on average, around 0.4 mag brighter across the CHARIS bandpass between 0 25 and 1″. Comparing Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) 50CCD optical photometry (2000-10500 ) with CHARIS near-infrared photometry, we find a red (STIS/50CCD−CHARIS broadband) color for both sides of the disk throughout the 0 4-1″ region of overlap, in contrast to the blue color reported at similar wavelengths for regions exterior to ∼2″. Further, this color may suggest a smaller minimum grain size than previously estimated at larger separations. Finally, we provide constraints on planetary companions and discuss possible mechanisms for the observed inner disk flux asymmetry and color.