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| Paper: |
What Can We Learn from Protoplanetary Disk Frequency in Young Clusters? |
| Volume: |
321, Extrasolar Planets: Today and Tomorrow |
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237 |
| Authors: |
Fernandes, S.R.; Teixeira, P.S.; Correia, J.C.; Alves, J.F.; Santos, F.D.; Lada, E.A.; Lada, C.J. |
| Abstract: |
The origin and evolution of circumstellar disks is one of the main scientific quests intimately related with planetary formation, since disks are known to be planetary nurseries. A study of statistically significant young stellar populations, in different evolutionary stages and astrophysical environments, can provide fundamental tests for theories of disk and planet formation. We are presently conducting a systematic broadband infrared wavelength study of ten young clusters of different ages, in order to compare their circumstellar disk frequency. We report our results of JHK photometry of three nearby clusters of our sample, RCW38, NGC2316 and NGC2547. |
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