Observations of protoplanetary disk structures

SM Andrews - Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2020 - annualreviews.org
The disks that orbit young stars are the essential conduits and reservoirs of material for star
and planet formation. Their structures, meaning the spatial variations of the disk physical …

Demographics of young stars and their protoplanetary disks: lessons learned on disk evolution and its connection to planet formation

CF Manara, M Ansdell, GP Rosotti, AM Hughes… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
Since Protostars and Planets VI (PPVI), our knowledge of the global properties of
protoplanetary and debris disks, as well as of young stars, has dramatically improved. At the …

A highly settled disk around oph163131

M Villenave, KR Stapelfeldt, G Duchêne… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
High dust density in the midplane of protoplanetary disks is favorable for efficient grain
growth and can allow fast formation of planetesimals and planets, before disks dissipate …

Protoplanetary disk chemistry

KI Öberg, S Facchini… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Planets form in disks of gas and dust around young stars. The disk molecular reservoirs and
their chemical evolution affect all aspects of planet formation, from the coagulation of dust …

On the diversity and statistical properties of protostellar discs

MR Bate - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2018 - academic.oup.com
We present results from the first population synthesis study of protostellar discs. We analyse
the evolution and properties of a large sample of protostellar discs formed in a radiation …

Growth of asteroids, planetary embryos, and Kuiper belt objects by chondrule accretion

A Johansen, MMM Low, P Lacerda, M Bizzarro - Science Advances, 2015 - science.org
Chondrules are millimeter-sized spherules that dominate primitive meteorites (chondrites)
originating from the asteroid belt. The incorporation of chondrules into asteroidal bodies …

The dispersal of planet-forming discs: theory confronts observations

B Ercolano, I Pascucci - Royal Society Open Science, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Discs of gas and dust around million-year-old stars are a by-product of the star formation
process and provide the raw material to form planets. Hence, their evolution and dispersal …

Gaps, rings, and non-axisymmetric structures in protoplanetary disks-from simulations to alma observations

M Flock, JP Ruge, N Dzyurkevich, T Henning… - Astronomy & …, 2015 - aanda.org
Aims. Recent observations by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) of
disks around young stars revealed distinct asymmetries in the dust continuum emission. In …

JWST reveals excess cool water near the snow line in compact disks, consistent with pebble drift

A Banzatti, KM Pontoppidan, JS Carr… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Previous analyses of mid-infrared water spectra from young protoplanetary disks observed
with the Spitzer-IRS found an anticorrelation between water luminosity and the millimeter …

Secular evolution of MHD wind-driven discs: analytical solutions in the expanded α-framework

B Tabone, GP Rosotti, AJ Cridland… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The evolution of protoplanetary discs and the related process of planet formation is
regulated by angular momentum transport and mass-loss processes. Over the past decade …