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most citedMINDS. The detection of CO with JWST-MIRI indicates abundant CO in a protoplanetary disk

109 citations · 626 across the 40 of their papers we have counts for

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42 papers

astro-ph.EP2026

MINDS: Complementary inclinations in the binary system HK Tau reveal gas- and ice-phase chemistry

Alice Somigliana, Giulia Perotti, Nicolás T. Kurtovic +18

[Abridged] HK Tau is a roughly equal mass pre-main sequence binary system consisting of a low-inclination primary (57 deg) and an edge-on (83 deg) secondary. We present JWST/MIRI o…

astro-ph.SR2026

MINDS survey of silicates in T Tauri disks: Correlation between dust and gas

J. Varga, Th. Henning, L. B. F. M. Waters +20

Context. Silicates are key constituents of planet-forming disks and major building blocks of rocky planets. Mid-infrared spectral features of micron-sized silicate grains trace gra…

astro-ph.EP2026

An archival summary: 15 years of ALMA observations on disks and planet formation

Nicolas T. Kurtovic, Lizxandra Flores-Rivera, Laura M. Perez +15

The Atacama Large (sub-)millimeter Array (ALMA) has been in scientific operations for almost 15 years. We celebrate this achievement by providing a summary of the ``Disks and plane…

astro-ph.EP2026

The asymmetric carbon-rich chemistry of the planet-forming disk of HD 142527 triggered by late infall

Milou Temmink, Ewine F. van Dishoeck, Alice S. Booth +3

The planet-forming disk of HD 142527 is known for its azimuthally asymmetric dust trap, shadows, and spiral arms. We use new ALMA observations to investigate the molecular composit…

astro-ph.EP2026

MINDS: Intertwined evolution of dust and gas in large planet-forming disks. A diversity driven by halted pebble drift?

Benoît Tabone, Milou Temmink, Laurens B. F. M. Waters +25

(Abridged) We aim to investigate the inner regions of large and massive disks orbiting T Tauri stars, thought to be progenitors of systems with wide-orbit planets and possible case…

astro-ph.EP2025

The chemical diversity of giant-planet nurseries as revealed by ALMA

Alice S. Booth, Jenny Calahan, Milou Temmink +9

With the giant exoplanet occurrence rate peaking around stars of 1.5-2 solar masses, there is strong motivation to characterize the disks that set their formation conditions. Obser…

astro-ph.EP2025

MINDS: The molecule-rich disc of the Herbig star HD 35929 revealed with JWST/MIRI

Till Kaeufer, Rens Waters, Danny Gasman +16

Our knowledge of the chemical composition of the gas in the inner disc of intermediate-mass young stars is limited, due to the lack of suitable instrumentation. The launch of JWST…

astro-ph.EP2025

Observational evidence for a possible link between PAH emission and dust trap locations in protoplanetary disks

Nienke van der Marel, Niels F. W. Ligterink, Ryan van der Werf +4

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are commonly detected in protoplanetary disks, but it is unclear what causes the wide range of intensities across the samples. In this work,…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 9 cited

Understanding JWST water spectra: what can thermochemical models tell us about the (cold) water in protoplanetary disks?

Marissa Vlasblom, Milou Temmink, Andrew D. Sellek +1

(Abridged) Rotational HO spectra as observed with JWST/MIRI provide a good probe of the temperature and column density structure of the inner disk. HO emission can also be…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 5 cited

MINDS. Cha Hα 1, a brown dwarf with a hydrocarbon-rich disk

María Morales-Calderón, Hyerin Jang, Aditya M. Arabhavi +23

Context. Recent JWST observations have shown that brown dwarfs (BD) are chemically rich, offering valuable insights into giant planet formation. Aims. As part of the MIRI mid-INfra…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 17 cited

A transition from HO to CH dominated spectra with decreasing stellar luminosity

Sierra L. Grant, Milou Temmink, Ewine F. van Dishoeck +19

The chemical composition of the inner regions of disks around young stars will determine the properties of planets forming there. Many disk physical processes drive the chemical ev…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 5 cited

MINDS. Young binary systems with JWST/MIRI: Variable water-rich primaries and extended emission

Nicolas T. Kurtovic, Sierra L. Grant, Milou Temmink +16

As part of the JWST GTO program MINDS, we analyze the mid-infrared emission of three Class II binary systems: VW Cha, WX Cha, and RW Aur, to investigate the impact of stellar multi…

astro-ph.EP2025

MINDS: Detection of an inner gas disk caused by evaporating bodies around HD 172555

M. Samland, T. Henning, A. Caratti o Garatti +23

Mechanisms such as collisions of rocky bodies or cometary activity give rise to dusty debris disks. Debris disks trace the leftover building blocks of planets, and thus also planet…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 28 cited

MINDS: The very low-mass star and brown dwarf sample. Detections and trends in the inner disk gas

A. M. Arabhavi, I. Kamp, Th. Henning +22

Planet-forming disks around brown dwarfs and very low-mass stars (VLMS) are on average less massive and are expected to undergo faster radial solid transport than their higher mass…

astro-ph.EP2025

MINDS. Water reservoirs of compact planet-forming dust disk: A diversity of HO distributions

Milou Temmink, Andrew D. Sellek, Danny Gasman +17

Millimetre-compact dust disks are thought to have efficient radial drift of icy dust pebbles, which has been hypothesised to produce an enhanced cold (400 K) HO reservoir i…

astro-ph.EP2025

Ice sublimation in the dynamic HD 100453 disk reveals a rich reservoir of inherited complex organics

Alice S. Booth, Lisa Wölfer, Milou Temmink +7

Protoplanetary disks around luminous young A-type stars are prime observational laboratories to determine the abundances of complex organic molecules (COMs) present during planet f…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 20 cited

MINDS: The very low-mass star and brown dwarf sample -- Hidden water in carbon-dominated protoplanetary disks

Aditya M. Arabhavi, Inga Kamp, Ewine F. van Dishoeck +21

Infrared observations of the inner disks around very low-mass stars (VLMS, 0.3) have revealed a carbon-rich gas composition in the terrestrial planet-forming region…

astro-ph.EP2025

MINDS. Anatomy of a water-rich, inclined, brown dwarf disk: lack of abundant hydrocarbons

Giulia Perotti, Nicolás T. Kurtovic, Thomas Henning +23

2MASS J04381486+2611399 (or J0438) is one of the few young brown dwarfs (BD) with a highly inclined () disk. Here we report results from JWST-MIRI MRS, HST-ACS a…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 14 cited

ALMA reveals thermal and non-thermal desorption of methanol ice in the HD 100546 protoplanetary disk

Lucy Evans, Alice S. Booth, Catherine Walsh +8

Methanol (CHOH) and formaldehyde (HCO) are chemically coupled organic molecules proposed to act as an intermediate step between simple molecules and more complex prebiotic…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 1 cited

MINDS. The influence of outer dust disc structure on the volatile delivery to the inner disc

Danny Gasman, Milou Temmink, Ewine F. van Dishoeck +18

ALMA has revealed that the millimetre dust structures of protoplanetary discs are extremely diverse. It has been proposed that the strength of HO emission in the inner disc par…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 23 cited

MINDS. JWST-MIRI reveals a peculiar CO-rich chemistry in the drift-dominated disk CX Tau

Marissa Vlasblom, Milou Temmink, Sierra L. Grant +20

Radial drift of icy pebbles can have a large impact on the chemistry of the inner regions of protoplanetary disks. Compact dust disks (50 au) are suggested to have a high…

astro-ph.EP2024

Characterising the molecular line emission in the asymmetric Oph-IRS 48 dust trap: Temperatures, timescales, and sub-thermal excitation

Milou Temmink, Alice S. Booth, Margot Leemker +8

The ongoing physical and chemical processes in planet-forming disks set the stage for planet formation. The asymmetric disk around the young star Oph-IRS 48 has one of the most wel…

astro-ph.EP2024

Measuring the and isotopic ratios of volatile sulfur during planet formation

Alice S. Booth, Maria N. Drozdovskaya, Milou Temmink +9

Stable isotopic ratios constitute powerful tools for unraveling the thermal and irradiation history of volatiles. In particular, we can use our knowledge of the isotopic fractionat…

astro-ph.SR2024

MINDS. JWST-MIRI Observations of a Spatially Resolved Atomic Jet and Polychromatic Molecular Wind Toward SY Cha

Kamber R. Schwarz, Matthias Samland, Göran Olofsson +21

The removal of angular momentum from protostellar systems drives accretion onto the central star and may drive the dispersal of the protoplanetary disk. Winds and jets can contribu…