Gas in Inner Disks
First Author:
Joan Najita
Email: najita AT noao.edu
NOAO
950 N. Cherry Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85719
Coauthors:
Carr, John, Naval Research Lab
Abstract
I review recent progress made by Spitzer and other facilities in characterizing the inner regions of gaseous disks surrounding young stars. New probes of gaseous inner disks include mid-infrared molecular transitions of water and organic molecules as well as atomic transitions such as NeII. These and other previously known diagnostics can be used to probe the radial structure of disks and their chemical evolution, and to search for evidence of planet formation in various evolutionary stages. Work to date suggests a bright future for studies of gaseous inner disks.
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