Early evolution of photoevaporating protoplanetary disks: mid-infrared spectra of the Orion Nebula proplyds

Details Early evolution of photoevaporating protoplanetary disks: mid-infrared spectra of the Orion Nebula proplyds Early evolution of photoevaporating protoplanetary disks: mid-infrared spectra of the Orion Nebula proplyds

Aug 2008

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NOAO Proposal ID #2008B-0331

Physics

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We plan to acquire low-resolution spectra at mid-infrared wavelengths of Orion Nebula protoplanetary disk systems using a highly sensitive spectrograph at the Gemini Observatory. Our goal is to determine the grain properties of proto-planetary disks associated with stars having ages <2 Myr. The proposed observations include sampling the emission from proto-planetary disks that are farther away from Trapezium and that we suspect harbor disks with relatively larger grains than the disks very near the Trapezium that we have previously studied at mid-infrared wavelengths. Observed differences in the grain properties will enable us to investigate early critical phases in the development of these disks. To determine the grain properties, low resolution mid-infrared spectra will be used to detect the Si-O stretch band of silicates at 9.7 microns, which may be modeled to determine basic characteristics of the silicate grains including shape, typical size, and crystallinity. These observations will enable us to constrain current grain and disk models for photo-evaporating disks at a range of radii from an external UV source and further our investigations of proto-planetary disks in Orion.

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