Protoplanetary disk

Atacama Large Millimeter Array image of HL Tauri

A protoplanetary disk is a rotating circumstellar disc of dense gas and dust surrounding a young star that has just formed. Protoplanetary disks have radii up to 1000 AU. Protoplanetary disks have been seen around several young stars in our galaxy.[1]

Protoplanetary disks are thought to be thin structures. They have mass that is much smaller than the young star in the center.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Ricci, L.; Robberto, M.; Soderblom, D. R. (2008-11-01). "Thehubble Space Telescope/Advanced Camera for Surveys Atlas of Protoplanetary Disks in the Great Orion Nebula". The Astronomical Journal. 136 (5): 2136–2151. Bibcode:2008AJ....136.2136R. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/136/5/2136. ISSN 0004-6256. S2CID 123470043.
  2. ↑ Armitage, Philip J. (2011-09-22). "Dynamics of Protoplanetary Disks". Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics. 49 (1): 195–236. arXiv:1011.1496. Bibcode:2011ARA&A..49..195A. doi:10.1146/annurev-astro-081710-102521. ISSN 0066-4146. S2CID 55900935. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2020-10-22.