COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: Understanding Protoplanetary Disk Winds and Planet Interactions via Disk Emission Lines

这个合作项目结合了理论和观测工作，研究星周盘风，演变和扩散。他们将分析处于不同演化阶段的恒星周围55个圆盘的高分辨率光学和红外光谱，以限制行星形成的热化学和二维流体动力学模型。大部分必要的数据都已掌握，并计划利用大型光学望远镜进行新的观测，如多镜望远镜、大型双目望远镜和其他天文台。更广泛的影响是对本科生和研究生进行研究培训，并对科学和数学教师进行专业发展。 研究小组还将向公众发表演讲，包括在SETI研究所广播节目Big Picture Science中的一集。

This collaborative project combines theoretical and observational work to study circumstellar disk winds, evolution and dispersal. They will analyze high resolution optical and infrared spectra of 55 disks around stars that are at different stages of evolution in order to constrain thermochemical and 2-D hydrodynamical models of planet formation. Most of the necessary data are in hand, and new observations are planned with large optical telescopes, such as the Multiple-Mirror Telescope, Large Binocular Telescope and other observatories.Broader impacts training undergraduate and graduate students in research and professional development of science and math teachers. The research team will also make presentations to the public, including on an episode of the SETI Institute radio show Big Picture Science.