Circumstellar Disks in Pre-Main Sequence Stars
Abstract
This review covers the properties of disks around pre-main-sequence stars. It is at this time in the evolution that planets form, and it is important to understand the properties of these disks to understand planet formation. I discuss disk shapes, masses and temperatures, the properties of the host stars, disk lifetimes and dissipation processes. Finally, evidence of grain growth during pre-main-sequence evolution is briefly summarized.
- Publication:
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Debris Disks and the Formation of Planets
- Pub Date:
- December 2004
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.astro-ph/0304184
- arXiv:
- arXiv:astro-ph/0304184
- Bibcode:
- 2004ASPC..324...20N
- Keywords:
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- Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- In "Debris Disks and the Formation of Planets: a Symposium in Memory of Fred Gillett", Tucson, Apr.2002, D. Backman and L. Caroff Eds. ASP Conference Series, in press