High Resolution Imaging and Spectroscopy of Star Formation Regions

该奖项支持有关年轻恒星物体的研究， 尤其是它们的拱星盘 什么是磁盘' 质量、形状、旋转曲线和颗粒大小？ 的 研究包括正在进行的区域的红外散斑成像 星星和行星的形成，在毫米波长下成像， 分子红外光谱观测的延续 和氢原子谱线，以及一些理论解释。 年轻的恒星是由不断收缩的气体和尘埃云形成的。 多 气体和尘埃留在后面，可能形成一个行星系统。 贝克维斯开发了最先进的技术 年轻人周围的气体和尘埃盘的精确映射 星 他已经绘制出了围绕星星HL的圆盘 金牛座可能类似于我们的太阳系， 阵 他会用更精细的技术来观察 其他恒星的星周物质在红外和 无线电波长

This award supports research concerning young stellar objects and especially their circumstellar disks. What are the disks' masses, shapes, rotation curves, and particle sizes? The research includes infrared speckle imaging of regions of ongoing star and planet formation, imaging at millimeter wavelengths, continuation of infrared spectroscopic observations of molecular and atomic hydrogen lines, and some theoretical interpretation. Young stars form out of shrinking clouds of gas and dust. Much gas and dust remains behind, possibly forming a planetary system. Beckwith has developed the techniques for state-of-the-art accurate mapping of the gas and dust disks surrounding young stars. He has already mapped the disk surrounding the star HL Tauri which may resemble our solar system at the time of its formation. He will use even more refined techniques to observe the circumstellar materials of other stars in both infrared and radio wavelengths.