The multiple spirals in the disk of HD100546

Boccaletti, A. ; Lagrange, A.-M ; Pantin, E. ; Augereau, J.-C ; Quanz, S. P. ; Meheut, H.

In: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 2013, vol. 8, no. S299, p. 208-209

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    Summary
    We report the detection of multi-armed spirals in the environment of HD 100546 using NICI at Gemini South in the Ks band. These data feature a better angular resolution and higher contrast than previous HST images, which allows to resolve the former known spiral into a multiple pattern. An analytic model with a gravitational perturber is used to fit the spiral pattern. We derived limit of detections which set constraints on the discovered forming planet