[ALMA] Thanks to the extraordinary sharpness of ALMA’s images, a research team has discovered rings, grooves, and cavities in extremely compact disks surrounding young stars.
HL Tau
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Hunting For Methanol In The Water Rich, Planet Forming Disk Aaround HL Tau
Methanol, the simplest complex organic molecule found in space, is considered a key compound necessary for the formation of chemical species of prebiotic interest. Methanol detections in protoplanetary disks remain […]
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Multi-Wavelength Dust Characterization of the HL Tau Disk and Implications for Planet Formation
We present a comprehensive analysis of the HL Tau dust disk by modeling its intensity profiles across six wavelengths (0.45 to 7.9 mm) with a resolution of 0.05 arcsec (∼7 […]
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ALMA Inspires New Models for the Evolution of Planet-Forming Disks
By combining ALMA observations and simulations, the ODISEA team traces how planets may form and reshape their disks.