Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 2011
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011aas...21733917s&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #217, #339.17; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 43, 2011
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
Low mass stars are the dominant stellar constituent in our Galaxy and likely the typical planet-hosting stars. Yet, our understanding of how protoplanetary disks evolve and give rise to planetary systems around such stars is incomplete. We have identified two young, very dusty early- to mid-M type stars. Optical and near-infrared spectroscopy of each source confirms their youthful ages and late spectral types. These low mass stars host massive primordial disks as determined through mid- to far-infrared photometric measurements and preliminary disk modeling for each system. Eventual detailed models of both systems will increase the small sample size of well-characterized protoplanetary disks orbiting low mass stars.
Melis Carl
Sitarski Breann
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