The gas disk: Evolution and chemistry
Abstract
Protoplanetary disks are the birthplaces of planetary systems. The evolution of the star-disk system and the disk chemical composition determines the initial conditions for planet formation. Therefore a comprehensive understanding of the main physical and chemical processes in disks is crucial for our understanding of planet formation. We give an overview of the early evolution of disks, discuss the importance of the stellar high-energy radiation for disk evolution and describe the general thermal and chemical structure of disks. Finally we provide an overview of observational tracers of the gas component and disk winds.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1611.09658,
title = {The gas disk: Evolution and chemistry},
author = {Ch. Rab and C. Baldovin-Saavedra and O. Dionatos and E. Vorobyov and Manuel Güdel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1611.09658},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
45 pages, 15 figures. Accepted for publication as a chapter in the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) Book on "The Disk in Relation to the Formation of Planets and their Proto-atmospheres", published in Space Science Reviews by Springer