Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jan 1999
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1999stin...9942135b&link_type=abstract
Technical Report, NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Star Formation, Collapse, Molecular Clouds, Stellar Envelopes, Interstellar Matter, Accretion Disks, Astrophysics, Infrared Astronomy, Magnetic Fields, Spectral Emission, Far Infrared Radiation, Kuiper Airborne Observatory, Infrared Interferometers, Infrared Photometry
Scientific paper
Our understanding about the inter-relationship between the collapsing cloud envelope and the disk has been greatly altered. While the dominant star formation models invoke free fall collapse and r(sup -1.5) density profile, other star formation models are possible. These models invoke either different cloud starting conditions or the mediating effects of magnetic fields to alter the cloud geometry during collapse. To test these models, it is necessary to understand the envelope's physical structure. The discovery of disks, based on millimeter observations around young stellar objects, however makes a simple interpretation of the emission complicated. Depending on the wavelength, the disk or the envelope could dominate emission from a star. In addition, the discovery of planets around other stars has made understanding the disks in their own right quite important. Many star formation models predict disks should form naturally as the star is forming. In many cases, the information we derive about disk properties depends implicitly on the assumed envelope properties. How to understand the two components and their interaction with each other is a key problem of current star formation.
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