The past, present and future of observations of externally irradiated disks
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Recent years have seen a surge of interest in the community studying the effect of ultraviolet radiation environment, predominantly set by OB stars, on protoplanetary disc evolution and planet formation. This is important because a significant fraction of planetary systems, potentially including our own, formed in close proximity to OB stars. This is a rapidly developing field, with a broad range of observations across many regions recently obtained or recently scheduled. In this paper, stimulated by a series of workshops on the topic, we take stock of the current and upcoming observations. We discuss how the community can build on this recent success with future observations to make progress in answering the big questions of the field, with the broad goal of disentangling how external photoevaporation contributes to shaping the observed (exo)planet population. Both existing and future instruments offer numerous opportunities to make progress towards this goal.
Source: The Open Journal of Astrophysics
DOI: 10.33232/001c.137538
Authors: Megan Allen, Rossella Anania, Morten Andersen, Mari-Liis Aru, Giulia Ballabio, Nicholas P. Ballering, Giacomo Beccari, Olivier Berné, Arjan Bik, Ryan Boyden, Gavin Coleman, Javiera Díaz-Berrios, Joseph W. Eatson, Jenny Frediani, Jan Forbrich, Katia Gkimisi, Javier R. Goicoechea, Saumya Gupta, Mario G. Guarcello, Thomas J. Haworth, William J. Henney, Andrea Isella, Dominika Itrich, Luke Keyte, Jinyoung Serena Kim, Michael Kuhn, Frank Le Petit, Lilian Luo, Carlo Manara, Karina Mauco, Raphaël Meshaka, Samuel Millstone, James E. Owen, Sébastien Paine, Richard Parker, Tyger Peake, Megan Peatt, Paola Pinilla, Lin Qiao, María Claudia Ramírez-Tannus, Suzanne Ramsay, Megan Reiter, Ciarán Rogers, Giovanni Rosotti, Ilane Schroetter, Andrew Sellek, Leonardo Testi, Sierk van Terwisga, Silvia Vicente, Catherine Walsh, Andrew Winter, Nicholas J. Wright, Peter Zeidler
Institutions: University of Sheffield, University of Milan, European Southern Observatory, European Southern Observatory, Imperial College London, Space Science Institute, University of Virginia, Université de Toulouse, Stockholm University, Queen Mary University of London, University of Leeds, University of Hertfordshire, University of Bologna, Instituto de Física Fundamental, Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Rice University, University of Arizona, Observatoire de Paris, University College London, Université Paris-Saclay, Johns Hopkins University, Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Leiden Observatory, Space Research Institute, University of Lisbon, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, Keele University, Space Telescope Science Institute
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Funders: National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, UK Research and Innovation, European Commission, Swedish National Space Agency, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie, Science Mission Directorate, HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Dirección General de Asuntos del Personal Académico, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Awards: G119436362, G1304755368, G1586188551, Collaborative Research: Peering to the Heart of Massive Star Birth, G2191281307, G234033378, G2382073549, G2816612011, G3082607585, G3544690935, STFC Leeds Physics 2023 DTP, G3817832436, G4102178411, Physics and Chemistry of Planet-Forming Disks in Extreme Radiation Environments, G4367447019, G4408147216, Uncovering the Hidden Ice Reservoir During Planet Formation, G66383096, G6686480456, A Programme of Astrophysical Research at Leeds, G7536812067, Astronomy at Queen Mary 2023-2026, G7719629023, G836375481, G8827130585
OpenAlex ID: W4410039762