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- Title
MOLECULAR HYDROGEN IN THE CIRCUMSTELLAR DISKS OF PRE-MAIN SEQUENCE STARS.
- Authors
Deleuil, M.; Bouret, J. C.; Feldman, P.; Des Etangs, A. Lecavelier; Martin-Zaidi, C.; Roberge, A.; Vidal-Madjar, A.
- Abstract
Circumstellar disks surrounding young forming stars, are likely the location where planets form. While the gaseous phase rep- resents up to ~99% of the disk mass and control the dynamics, most of disk properties relies on dust analyses. The main constituent of the gaseous component, molecular hydrogen (H2), remains nearly out of reach and the gas disk is probed through emission lines of minor tracers, such as CO. In this lecture, we will first recall how H2 symmetric molecular structure makes its detection difficult. We will then review the most significant results achieved so far, thanks to new generation of ground and space-based telescopes, with a special emphasize given to Herbig Ae/be, which are pre-main sequence stars of intermediate mass. Though the first direct estimates of circumstellar disk mass have been reported, observation of H2 is still challenging detection.
- Subjects
INTERSTELLAR hydrogen; CIRCUMSTELLAR matter; GAS giants; STAR formation; STELLAR mass; ASTROPHYSICS
- Publication
EAS Publications Series, 2010, Vol 41, p155
- ISSN
1633-4760
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1051/eas/1041011