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NRAO/Socorro Colloquium Series

Andrea Isella

Caltech

Probing planet formation through millimeter-wave observations

It is generally accepted that circumstellar disks around pre-main sequence stars are the birth-places of planets. Nevertheless, it is still uncertain how, when and where planet formation occurs within the disks. During the talk I will discuss how we can use millimeter-wave observations to address these questions, focusing, in particular, on the derivation of the radial distribution of the circumstellar material and of the dust properties. I will present the most recent results obtained with CARMA and the JVLA, and discuss what we will be able to achieve with ALMA in the next future.



November 16, 2012
11:00 am

Array Operations Center Auditorium

All NRAO employees are invited to attend via video, available in Charlottesville Room 230, Green Bank Room 137 and Tucson N525.

Local Host: Claire Chandler

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