The occurrence and properties of disks around young starsThe paper discusses the occurrence and properties of disks around young stars, emphasizing in particular how these may relate to planet formation and the evolution of the solar system. The global properties of such disks often resemble those attributed to the primitive solar nebula, suggesting that conditions appropriate for planet formation commonly accompany the birth of low-mass stars. Disk masses, between 0.001 and 1 solar mass, are generally lower than those of the stars, and may represent only a fraction (less than about 10 percent) of the total system mass. From the paucity of near-IR radiation from some disks it is inferred that the inner regions there are gaps where the opacity from small particles becomes vanishingly small. Evidence is presented to the effect that gaps in the inner disks develop preferentially in the oldest objects, suggesting that, with time, matter is lost or accumulates into large particles such as planetesimals, which cannot yet be detected.
Document ID
19930058953
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Beckwith, Steven V. W. (Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY, United States)
Sargent, Anneila I. (California Inst. of Technology Pasadena, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: In: Protostars and planets III (A93-42937 17-90)