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Constraining X-ray-Induced Photoevaporation of Protoplanetary Disks Orbiting Low-Mass Stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2016

Kristina M. Punzi
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Multiwavelength Astrophysics, Rochester Institute of Technology
Joel H. Kastner
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Multiwavelength Astrophysics, Rochester Institute of Technology
David Rodriguez
Affiliation:
Universidad de Chile
David A. Principe
Affiliation:
Núcleo de Astronomía de la Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Diego Portales Millennium Nucleus Protoplanetary Disks
Laura Vican
Affiliation:
University of California, Los Angeles
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Abstract

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Low-mass, pre-main sequence stars possess intense high-energy radiation fields as a result of their strong stellar magnetic activity. This stellar UV and X-ray radiation may have a profound impact on the lifetimes of protoplanetary disks. We aim to constrain the X-ray-induced photoevaporation rates of protoplanetary disks orbiting low-mass stars by analyzing serendipitous XMM-Newton and Chandra X-ray observations of candidate nearby (D < 100 pc), young (age < 100 Myr) M stars identified in the GALEX Nearby Young-Star Survey (GALNYSS).

Type
Contributed Papers
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2016 

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