The Diskionary:
A Glossary of Terms Commonly Used for Disks
and Related Objects
First Edition
First Author:
Neal Evans
Email: nje AT astro.as.utexas.edu
University of Texas at Austin
Department of Astronomy
1 University Station C1400
Austin, TX 78712 USA
Coauthors:
Nuria Calvet, University of Michigan
Lucas Cieza, Institute for Astronomy, Univ. of Hawaii
Jan Forbrich, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Lynne Hillenbrand, California Institute of Technology
Charlie Lada, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Bruno Merin, European Space Agency
Steve Strom, NOAO
Dan Watson, Univ. of Rochester
Abstract
Based on our preparations for a panel discussion, we provide some definitions of common usage of terms describing disks and related objects.
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