Probing the gas that builds planets: Results from the JWST MINDS program

2024/12/10 by E. F. van Dishoeck, van Dishoeck, E. F., the Ma MISS Team +1
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA) #Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP) #FOS: Physical sciences #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2412.07853

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Abstract

Infrared observations with JWST open up a new window into the chemical composition of the gas in the inner disk (1. Together these data point to a rich chemistry in the inner regions that is linked to the physical structure of these disks (e.g., dust traps) and that may be affected by processes such as radial drift of icy pebbles from the outer to the inner disk.

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