NOAO > Observing Info > Approved Programs > 2013B-0427
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PI: Colette Salyk, NOAO, csalyk@noao.edu
Address: 950 N Cherry Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA
CoI: Joan Najita, NOAO
CoI: John Carr, Naval Research Laboratory
CoI: Geoffrey Blake, Caltech
CoI: Klaus Pontoppidan, Space Telescope Science Institute
CoI: Matt Richter, UC Davis
Title: Locating the water vapor in protoplanetary disks
Abstract:
Studying water vapor in protoplanetary disks can provide crucial
insights into the processes that lead to diverse planetary systems. In
this study, we aim to understand the cause of a large range of water
vapor line strengths observed with the Spitzer-IRS in a sample of
protoplanetary disks. By resolving these emission lines using TEXES on
Gemini, we will investigate whether the spatial origin of the emission
plays a role in determining emission line strengths. In particular, we
will look for differences in spatial extent, perhaps due to differing
condensation front locations, and search for any evidence of disk winds.
If we understand the origin of differences in line fluxes, we can then
apply this understanding to interpret the water vapor emission in our
much larger sample of disks observed with the Spitzer-IRS.
National Optical Astronomy Observatory, 950 North Cherry Avenue, P.O. Box 26732, Tucson, Arizona 85726, Phone: (520) 318-8000, Fax: (520) 318-8360
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