Protoplanetary Disk Mass Measurements In The Trapezium Cluster

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Dec 2007

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American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #211, #81.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 39, p.871

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Most stars, including our Sun, formed in clusters, possibly in close proximity to an O star. The winds and radiation from massive stars strongly affect circumstellar disks and potentially their ability to form planets. Mass measurements are difficult, however, as they require high sensitivity and resolution at submillimeter wavelengths. Using the Submillimeter Array (SMA) on Mauna Kea, we have detected several protoplanetary disks ("proplyds") at 850 microns in the Trapezium Cluster in Orion and are in the process of carrying out a large survey. I present preliminary results from the first year of data and a comparison with the disk mass distribution in the more quiescent Taurus star forming region.

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