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Models of planet formation are mainly focused on the accretion and dynamical processes of the planets, neglecting their chemical composition. In this work, we calculate the condensation sequence of the different chemical elements for a…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-02-25 M. P. Ronco , A. Thiabaud , U. Marboeuf , Y. Alibert , G. C. de Elía , O. M. Guilera

Since the 1990's, protoplanetary disks and planetary disks have been intensively observed from the optical to the millimetre wavelength and many models have been developed to investigate their gas and dust properties and dynamics. These…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Anne Dutrey , Alain Lecavelier des Etangs , Jean-Charles Augereau

We present a model of the early chemical composition and elemental abundances of planetary atmospheres based on the cumulative gaseous chemical species that are accreted onto planets forming by core accretion from evolving protoplanetary…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2017-02-22 Alex J. Cridland , Ralph E. Pudritz , Matthew Alessi

Early results from the JWST-MIRI guaranteed time programs on protostars (JOYS) and disks (MINDS) are presented. Thanks to the increased sensitivity, spectral and spatial resolution of the MIRI spectrometer, the chemical inventory of the…

The most intriguing question related to the chemical evolution of protoplanetary disks is the genesis of pre-biotic organic molecules in the planet-forming zone. In this contribution we briefly review current observational knowledge of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Thomas Henning , Dmitry Semenov

The rapid advances in observations of the different populations of exoplanets, the characterization of their host stars and the links to the properties of their planetary systems, the detailed studies of protoplanetary disks, and the…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2018-12-05 Ralph E. Pudritz , Alex J. Cridland , Matthew Alessi

If the photospheres of solar-type stars represent the composition of circumstellar disks from which any planets formed, spectroscopic determinations of stellar elemental abundances offer information on the composition of those planets,…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Eric Gaidos

The composition of planets is largely determined by the chemical and dynamical evolution of the disk during planetesimal formation and growth. To predict the diversity of exoplanet compositions, previous works modeled planetesimal…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2014-05-14 John Moriarty , Nikku Madhusudhan , Debra Fischer

The composition of gas and solids in protoplanetary discs sets the composition of planets that form out of them. Recent chemical models have shown that the composition of gas and dust in discs evolves on Myr time-scales, with volatile…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2019-05-31 Richard A. Booth , John D. Ilee

The chemical reservoir within protoplanetary disks has a direct impact on planetary compositions and the potential for life. A long-lived carbon-and nitrogen-rich chemistry at cold temperatures (<=50K) is observed within cold and evolved…

Advances in infrared and submillimeter technology have allowed for detailed observations of the molecular content of the planet-forming regions of protoplanetary disks. In particular, disks around solar-type stars now have growing molecular…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2014-06-06 Klaus M. Pontoppidan , Sandra M. Blevins

(Abridged) Exoplanet atmospheres are thought be built up from accretion of gas as well as pebbles and planetesimals in the midplanes of planet-forming disks. The chemical composition of this material is usually assumed to be unchanged…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2018-05-23 Christian Eistrup , Catherine Walsh , Ewine F van Dishoeck

The composition of rocky planets is strongly driven by the primordial materials in the protoplanetary disk, which can be inferred from the abundances of the host star. Understanding this compositional link is crucial for characterizing…

In this chapter we outline some of the basic understanding of the chemistry that accompanies planet formation. We discuss the basic physical environment which dictates the dominant chemical kinetic pathways for molecule formation. We focus…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2018-12-05 Edwin A. Bergin , L. Ilsedore Cleeves

Gas-giant exoplanets are test cases for theories of planet formation as their atmospheres are proposed to carry signatures of their formation within the protoplanetary disk. The metallicity and C/O are key diagnostics, allowing to…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2025-08-14 Catherine Walsh

(Abridged) The chemical composition of planetary atmospheres has long been thought to store information regarding where and when a planet accretes its material. Predicting this chemical composition theoretically is a crucial step in linking…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2020-10-28 Alex J. Cridland , Ewine F. van Dishoeck , Matthew Alessi , Ralph E. Pudritz

Carbon is an essential element for a habitable world. Inner (r < 3 au) disk planetary carbon compositions are strongly influenced by supply and survival of carbonaceous solids. Here we trace the journey of carbon from the interstellar…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-12 Edwin A. Bergin , Marc M. Hirschmann , Andre Izidoro

The volatile composition of a planet is determined by the inventory of gas and ice in the parent disk. The volatile chemistry in the disk is expected to evolve over time, though this evolution is poorly constrained observationally. We…

The disks that orbit young stars are the essential conduits and reservoirs of material for star and planet formation. Their structures, meaning the spatial variations of the disk physical conditions, reflect the underlying mechanisms that…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2020-11-11 Sean M. Andrews

The gas mass of protoplanetary disks, and the gas-to-dust ratio, are two key elements driving the evolution of these disks and the formation of planetary system. We explore here to what extent CO (or its isotopologues) can be used as a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-07-15 L. Reboussin , V. Wakelam , S. Guilloteau , F. Hersant , A. Dutrey