When
3:30 p.m., March 6, 2012
Where
Kuiper Space Sciences 308
Dr. David Wilner
Associate Director
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
"Millimeter-wave Insights into Planet-Forming Disks around Young Stars"
Abstract:
The circumstellar disks that arise naturally from the star formation process are the sites where planets are born. Observations at millimeter wavelengths play a key role in probing these disks by providing direct access to the cool dust and gas that trace the bulk of the disk mass, with no contrast problem from starlight. I will discuss results from our recent observations of nearby 1-10 Myr old disks from the Submillimeter Array on Mauna Kea,
Hawaii, designed to provide insight into disk evolution processes and planet-forming potential. Remarkably, a significant population of these disks show compelling evidence that planet formation is well underway. Finally, I
will touch on the incredible advances expected with the international Atacama Large Millimeter Array, now under construction and starting early science.
Dr. Wilner's host is Dr. Ilaria Pascucci
Associate Director
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
"Millimeter-wave Insights into Planet-Forming Disks around Young Stars"
Abstract:
The circumstellar disks that arise naturally from the star formation process are the sites where planets are born. Observations at millimeter wavelengths play a key role in probing these disks by providing direct access to the cool dust and gas that trace the bulk of the disk mass, with no contrast problem from starlight. I will discuss results from our recent observations of nearby 1-10 Myr old disks from the Submillimeter Array on Mauna Kea,
Hawaii, designed to provide insight into disk evolution processes and planet-forming potential. Remarkably, a significant population of these disks show compelling evidence that planet formation is well underway. Finally, I
will touch on the incredible advances expected with the international Atacama Large Millimeter Array, now under construction and starting early science.
Dr. Wilner's host is Dr. Ilaria Pascucci
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