Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
May 2008
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008aas...212.7401w&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #212, #74.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 40, p.260
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
The circumstellar disks that naturally arise from the star formation process are the sites where planets are born. Millimeter astronomy plays a key role in probing these disks by providing observational access to the cool dust and gas that comprise the bulk of the mass, with no contrast problem from starlight. I will describe recent observations, in particular from the Submillimeter Array, that resolve disk structure and reveal physical conditions in disks appropriate to the formation of Solar Systems like our own. These observations are also showing the effects of evolutionary processes in these disks, including the growth of dust grains, and the presence of inner disk holes likely due to the dynamical influence of giant planets in formation. Finally, I will touch on the incredible advances in this field expected with the advent of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array, now under construction in Chile.
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