The UV Perspective of Low-Mass Star Formation
The formation of low-mass (<inline-formula> <math display="inline"> <semantics> <mrow> <msub> <mi>M</mi> <mo>★</mo> </msub> <mo>≲</mo> <mn>2</mn> <mspace width="0.166667em"></mspace> &...
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2020
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| author | Schneider, P. Christian Günther, H. Moritz France, Kevin |
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| author_facet | MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research Schneider, P. Christian Günther, H. Moritz France, Kevin |
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| description | The formation of low-mass (<inline-formula> <math display="inline"> <semantics> <mrow> <msub> <mi>M</mi> <mo>★</mo> </msub> <mo>≲</mo> <mn>2</mn> <mspace width="0.166667em"></mspace> <msub> <mi>M</mi> <mo>⊙</mo> </msub> </mrow> </semantics> </math> </inline-formula>) stars in molecular clouds involves accretion disks and jets, which are of broad astrophysical interest. Accreting stars represent the closest examples of these phenomena. Star and planet formation are also intimately connected, setting the starting point for planetary systems like our own. The ultraviolet (UV) spectral range is particularly suited for studying star formation, because virtually all relevant processes radiate at temperatures associated with UV emission processes or have strong observational signatures in the UV range. In this review, we describe how UV observations provide unique diagnostics for the accretion process, the physical properties of the protoplanetary disk, and jets and outflows. Keywords: star formation; ultraviolet; low-mass stars |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1253942022-09-28T00:27:56Z The UV Perspective of Low-Mass Star Formation Schneider, P. Christian Günther, H. Moritz France, Kevin MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research The formation of low-mass (<inline-formula> <math display="inline"> <semantics> <mrow> <msub> <mi>M</mi> <mo>★</mo> </msub> <mo>≲</mo> <mn>2</mn> <mspace width="0.166667em"></mspace> <msub> <mi>M</mi> <mo>⊙</mo> </msub> </mrow> </semantics> </math> </inline-formula>) stars in molecular clouds involves accretion disks and jets, which are of broad astrophysical interest. Accreting stars represent the closest examples of these phenomena. Star and planet formation are also intimately connected, setting the starting point for planetary systems like our own. The ultraviolet (UV) spectral range is particularly suited for studying star formation, because virtually all relevant processes radiate at temperatures associated with UV emission processes or have strong observational signatures in the UV range. In this review, we describe how UV observations provide unique diagnostics for the accretion process, the physical properties of the protoplanetary disk, and jets and outflows. Keywords: star formation; ultraviolet; low-mass stars 2020-05-21T20:16:51Z 2020-05-21T20:16:51Z 2020-03-21 2020-01 2020-03-27T13:24:18Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 2075-4434 https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/125394 Schneider, P. Christian, Günther, H. Moritz and France, Kevin, "The UV Perspective of Low-Mass Star Formation." Galaxies 8, 1 (March 2020): 27 ©2020 The Author(s). http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/galaxies8010027 Galaxies Creative Commons Attribution https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ application/pdf Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute |
| spellingShingle | Schneider, P. Christian Günther, H. Moritz France, Kevin The UV Perspective of Low-Mass Star Formation |
| title | The UV Perspective of Low-Mass Star Formation |
| title_full | The UV Perspective of Low-Mass Star Formation |
| title_fullStr | The UV Perspective of Low-Mass Star Formation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The UV Perspective of Low-Mass Star Formation |
| title_short | The UV Perspective of Low-Mass Star Formation |
| title_sort | uv perspective of low mass star formation |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/125394 |
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