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What Can We Learn from Protoplanetary Disk Frequency in Young Clusters?

  • S. R. Fernandes
  • , P. S. Teixeira
  • , J. C. Correia
  • , J. F. Alves
  • , F. D. Santos
  • , E. A. Lada
  • , C. J. Lada

Publications: Contribution to bookContribution to proceedings

Abstract

The origin and evolution of circumstellar disks is one of the main scientific quests intimately related with planetary formation, since disks are known to be planetary nurseries. A study of statistically significant young stellar populations, in different evolutionary stages and astrophysical environments, can provide fundamental tests for theories of disk and planet formation. We are presently conducting a systematic broadband infrared wavelength study of ten young clusters of different ages, in order to compare their circumstellar disk frequency. We report our results of JHK photometry of three nearby clusters of our sample, RCW 38, NGC 2316 and NGC 2547.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationExtrasolar Planets: Today and Tomorrow
Subtitle of host publicationASP Conference Proceedings
Pages237
Volume321
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2004

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