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Calculating the structure of protoplanetary disks within the first few AU using Pisco

The calculation of the physical conditions near the inner rim of a protoplanetary disk using the new computational model Pisco is described. Diagnostic plots illustrate solutions for disk structure, radiation field, chemical composition, and heating and cooling of the disk in a steady-state approximation for both disks with unsettled dust and with settled dust. Disks with unsettled dust are found to have hotter gas temperatures above the disk photosphere and a more pronounced temperature inversion at the disk photosphere. Recommendations are made for the development of Pisco. Pisco has the potential to explore what observed molecular emission can imply about disk structure. / text

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UTEXAS/oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/ETD-UT-2011-12-4625
Date16 February 2012
CreatorsHarrold, Samuel Thomas
Source SetsUniversity of Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
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