Movies

ALMA observations of AB Aurigae

Observations toward AB Aur with ALMA (program 2021.1.00690.S, PI R. Dong) from Speedie et al. 2024.

The AB Aur disk in VLT/SPHERE scattered light & ALMA 13CO filtered moment maps
Global GI wiggles in ALMA 13CO & C18O moment 1 maps and analytic model of Longarini et al. 2021
Visualizing position-velocity GI wiggle in slice through ALMA 13CO data cube

Kinematics of gravitational instability in protoplanetary disks

Numerical and analytic modeling from Speedie et al. 2024: 3D hydrodynamic and radiative transfer simulations with PHANTOM/MCFOST in collaboration with Cassandra Hall and 2D analytic modeling in collaboration with Cristiano Longarini. Based on the original work of Hall et al. 2020 and Longarini et al. 2021.

How convergent radial motion causes GI wiggle in 2D analytic model of Longarini et al. 2021
Comparing Keplerian and GI kinematics in synthetic ALMA 13CO channel maps
Velocity perturbations from spiral arms traced with 13CO line emission in SPH GI disk model
PV wiggle for varying disk mass and cooling time in 2D analytic model of Longarini et al. 2021

Radio interferometry & ALMA

Demonstrative animations and experiments.

ALMA Primer Video Series: Experimenting with Band 7 FDM continuum spectral window tunings to capture molecules of interest

Dust-gas coupling in planet-driven spiral arms

2D gas+dust hydrodynamic simulations with FARGO3D from Speedie et al. 2022b. Full video playlist here.

Azimuthal profiles of dust spirals over 4 orders of magnitude in Stokes number
Dust density and velocity perturbations over 4 orders of magnitude in Stokes number
Time evolution in Stokes number for a fixed grain size and varying gas surface density (disk view)

Observability of planet-driven dust spirals in ALMA continuum images

Synthetic ALMA continuum observations, generated with 2D gas+dust hydrodynamic simulations and analytic radiative transfer calculations, from Speedie et al. 2022b. Download mp4’s and data files here; view full video playlist here.

Continuum images of face-on disks for varying embedded planet mass, optical depth, ALMA array configuration and integration time
Continuum residuals of face-on disks for varying embedded planet mass, optical depth, ALMA array configuration and integration time
Continuum images of inclined disks for varying planet location, optical depth and integration time

Planet growth and migration

Planet formation simulations using a semi-analytic model of the HL Tau disk from Speedie et al. 2022a. Full video playlist here.

Evolution tracks of 100 planetary embryos in a high- and low-viscosity HL Tau disk model
Inward migration tempered by planet-trapping at the water iceline
Outward planet migration driven by a radially extended region of corotation torques near the heat transition

Recorded Talks

August 2024
August 2024

Public presentation (Centre of the Universe, Victoria, BC, Canada)

September 2021

Content: Speedie et al. 2022b

December 2020

Content: Speedie et al. 2022a


ALMA Array Operations Site

Tour of the AOS after the ALMA at 10 Years: Past, Present, and Future conference, 10 December 2023.