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We present the highest angular resolution infrared monitoring of LkCa 15, a young solar analog hosting a transition disk. This system has been the subject of a number of direct imaging studies from the millimeter through the optical, which…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2023-08-09 Steph Sallum , Josh Eisner , Andy Skemer , Ruth Murray-Clay

We numerically model the evolution of dust in a protoplanetary disk using a two-phase (gas+dust) Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) code, which is non-self-gravitating and locally isothermal. The code follows the three dimensional…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 S. T. Maddison , L. Fouchet , J. -F. Gonzalez

The formation of dust gaps in protoplanetary disks is one of the most important signposts of disk evolution and possibly the formation of planets. We aim to characterize the 'flaring' disk structure around the Herbig Ae/Be stars HD 100453…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-04-20 S. Khalafinejad , K. M. Maaskant , N. Marinas , A. G. G. M Tielens

Recent ALMA observations with 0''.1 resolution reveal characteristic substructures in circumstellar disks around young Class I sources, providing clues to the early stages of morphological disk evolution. In this paper, we applied PRIISM…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-15 Ayumu Shoshi , Masayuki Yamaguchi , Mitsuki Omura , Kazuki Tokuda , Naofumi Fukaya , Kengo Tachihara , Masahiro. N. Machida

Protoplanetary disks are an essential component of the planet-formation process. The amount of dust and gas in the disk constrains the number and size of planets that can form in a system. We analyze 178 T-Tauri stars, 18 in Serpens and 160…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-27 Luisa F. Zamudio-Ruvalcaba , Catherine C. Espaillat , Álvaro Ribas , Enrique Macías

The variety of observed protoplanetary disks in polarimetric light motivates a taxonomical study to constrain their evolution and establish the current framework of this type of observations. We classified 58 disks with available…

The Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) Large Program provides a detailed, high resolution (${\sim}$10-20 au) view of molecular line emission in five protoplanetary disks at spatial scales relevant for planet formation.…

Many protostellar disks show central cavities, rings, or spiral arms likely caused by low-mass stellar or planetary companions, yet few such features are conclusively tied to bodies embedded in the disks. We note that even small features on…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2018-04-05 Andrea Isella , Neal Turner

Compact protoplanetary disks with a radius of $\lesssim$ 50 au are common around young low-mass stars. We report high resolution ALMA dust continuum observations toward a compact disk around CW Tau at Band 4 ($\lambda=2.2$ mm), 6 (1.3 mm),…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2022-05-18 Takahiro Ueda , Akimasa Kataoka , Takashi Tsukagoshi

HD$\,$169142 is an excellent target to investigate signs of planet-disk interaction due to the previous evidence of gap structures. We performed J-band (~1.2{\mu}m) polarized intensity imaging of HD169142 with VLT/SPHERE. We observe…

Theoretical formation models and exoplanet detection surveys indicate that systems with multiple giant planets are common. We investigate how multiple super-thermal mass planets embedded in a circumstellar disk shape the dust distribution…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-15 V. Roatti , G. Picogna , F. Marzari

Millimeter emitting dust grains have sizes that make them susceptible to drift in protoplanetary disks due to a difference between their orbital speed and that of the gas. The characteristic drift timescale depends on the surface density of…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2024-10-10 Jonathan P. Williams , Caleb Painter , Alexa R. Anderson , Alvaro Ribas

Investigating the dynamical evolution of dust grains in proto-planetary disks is a key issue to understand how planets should form. We identify under which conditions dust settling can be constrained by high angular resolution observations…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2013-03-26 Y. Boehler , A. Dutrey , S. Guilloteau , V. Piétu

High spatial resolution CO observations of mid-inclination (30-75{\deg}) protoplanetary disks offer an opportunity to study the vertical distribution of CO emission and temperature. The asymmetry of line emission relative to the disk major…

The settling of dust particles plays a critical role in the growth and dynamics of dust grains. We performed a detailed modeling of the ALMA continuum substructures for six highly inclined protoplanetary discs using radiative transfer…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-11 Juanita Antilen , Paola Pinilla , Dafa Li , Marion Villenave , Anibal Sierra , Yao Liu , Myriam Benisty , Christian Ginski

The level of dust vertical settling and radial dust concentration in disks is of critical importance for understanding the efficiency of planet formation. We present the first uniform analysis of the vertical extent of millimeter dust for a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-11 M. Villenave , G. Rosotti , M. Lambrechts , A. Ziampras , C. Pinte , F. Menard , K. Stapelfeldt , G. Duchene , E. Baylock , K. Doi

To characterize the mechanisms of planet formation it is crucial to investigate the properties and evolution of protoplanetary disks around young stars, where the initial conditions for the growth of planets are set. Our goal is to study…

Recent spatially-resolved observations of protoplanetary disks revealed a plethora of substructures, including concentric rings and gaps, inner cavities, misalignments, spiral arms, and azimuthal asymmetries. This is the major breakthrough…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2023-01-18 Jaehan Bae , Andrea Isella , Zhaohuan Zhu , Rebecca Martin , Satoshi Okuzumi , Scott Suriano

Millimeter and sub-millimeter observations of continuum linear dust polarization provide insight into dust grain growth in protoplanetary disks, which are the progenitors of planetary systems. We present the results of the first survey of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-04-17 Rachel E. Harrison , Zhe-Yu Daniel Lin , Leslie W. Looney , Zhi-Yun Li , Haifeng Yang , Ian Stephens , Manuel Fernández-López

Observations of protoplanetary disks with high angular resolution using an ALMA interferometer showed that ring-shaped structures are often visible in their images, indicating strong disturbances in the disks. The mechanisms of their…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2020-01-01 Tatiana V. Demidova , Vladimir P. Grinin
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