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most citedMINDS. A multi-instrument investigation into the molecule-rich JWST-MIRI spectrum of the DF Tau binary system

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astro-ph.EP2026

The JDISC Survey: Inner Disk Chemistry of Class I/FS Disks and Tentative Evidence for Early Pebble Drift

Ke Zhang, Andrea Banzatti, Colette Salyk +22

We present the first chemical survey of Class I and Flat-Spectrum (I/FS) disks using JWST MIRI/MRS, targeting sixteen sources in the Ophiuchus star-forming region. Through empirica…

astro-ph.EP2026

From Young to Older Disks: JWST/MIRI Evidence for Fading Molecular Emission and Hints for Elevated C/O in Upper Scorpius

Chengyan Xie, Ilaria Pascucci, Feng Long +23

We present JWST/MIRI spectroscopy of 14 disks in the older (~5-10 Myr) Upper Scorpius (USco) association and use slab of gas in local thermal equilibrium to infer basic gas propert…

astro-ph.EP2026

Chemical Divergence and Water Depletion: Gas Properties of Evolved Upper Scorpius Disks Revealed by JWST/MIRI

Eshan Raul, Ke Zhang, Abygail Waggoner +25

Tracing the chemical evolution of protoplanetary disks over time requires observations of disks at different ages. However, most JWST/MIRI surveys published to date have targeted y…

astro-ph.EP2026

Tracing Pebble Drift History in Two Protoplanetary Disks with CO Enhancement

Tayt Armitage, Joe Williams, Ke Zhang +15

Pebble drift is an important mechanism for supplying the materials needed to build planets in the inner region of protoplanetary disks. Thus, constraining pebble drift's timescales…

astro-ph.EP2026★ 1 cited

Protoplanetary disk cavities with JWST-MIRI: a dichotomy in molecular emission

Patrick Mallaney, Andrea Banzatti, Colette Salyk +24

The evolution of planet-forming regions in protoplanetary disks is of fundamental importance to understanding planet formation. Disks with a central deficit in dust emission, a "ca…

astro-ph.EP2025

A Submillimeter Survey of CS Excitation in Protoplanetary Disks: Evidence of X-ray-Driven Sulfur Chemistry

Charles J. Law, Romane Le Gal, Karin I. Öberg +12

The sulfur chemistry in protoplanetary disks influences the properties of nascent planets, including potential habitability. Although the inventory of sulfur molecules in disks has…

astro-ph.EP2025

Adsorption of volatiles on dust grains in protoplanetary disks

Lile Wang, Feng Long, Haifeng Yang +2

The adsorption of volatile molecules onto dust grain surfaces fundamentally influences dust-related processes, including condensation of gas-phase molecules, dust coagulation, and…

astro-ph.EP2025

Observational Constraints on Evolution of Dust Disc Properties in Upper Scorpius

Paola Pinilla, Anibal Sierra, Nicolas T. Kurtovic +8

Protoplanetary discs in the Upper Scorpius star-forming region are excellent laboratories to investigate late stages of planet formation. In this work, we analyse the morphology of…

astro-ph.EP2025

Cosmic cascades: How disk substructure regulates the flow of water to inner planetary systems

Sebastiaan Krijt, Andrea Banzatti, Ke Zhang +17

The influx of icy pebbles to the inner regions of protoplanetary disks constitutes a fundamental ingredient in most planet formation theories. The observational determination of th…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 1 cited

The JDISC Survey: Linking the Physics and Chemistry of Inner and Outer Protoplanetary Disk Zones

Nicole Arulanantham, Colette Salyk, Klaus Pontoppidan +20

Mid-infrared spectroscopy of protoplanetary disks provides a chemical inventory of gas within a few au, where planets are readily detected around older stars. With the JWST Disk In…

astro-ph.EP2025

High angular resolution evidence of dust traps from deep ALMA Band 3 observations of LkCa15

Anibal Sierra, Paola Pinilla, Laura Pérez +5

Dust traps are the most promising mechanisms to explain the observed substructures in protoplanetary discs. In this work, we present high-angular resolution (60 mas, 9.4 au)…

astro-ph.EP2024

JWST/MIRI detection of a carbon-rich chemistry in a solar nebula analog

Maria Jose Colmenares, Edwin Bergin, Colette Salyk +16

It has been proposed, and confirmed by multiple observations, that disks around low mass stars display a molecule-rich emission and carbon-rich disk chemistry as compared to their…

astro-ph.EP2024

Retrieval of Thermally-Resolved Water Vapor Distributions in Disks Observed with JWST-MIRI

Carlos E. Romero-Mirza, Andrea Banzatti, Karin I. Öberg +13

The mid-infrared water vapor emission spectrum provides a novel way to characterize the delivery of icy pebbles towards the innermost ( au) regions of planet-forming disks. Rec…

astro-ph.EP2024

Water in protoplanetary disks with JWST-MIRI: spectral excitation atlas and radial distribution from temperature diagnostic diagrams and Doppler mapping

Andrea Banzatti, Colette Salyk, Klaus M. Pontoppidan +19

This work aims at providing fundamental general tools for the analysis of water spectra as observed in protoplanetary disks with JWST-MIRI. We analyze 25 high-quality spectra from…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 27 cited

MINDS. A multi-instrument investigation into the molecule-rich JWST-MIRI spectrum of the DF Tau binary system

Sierra L. Grant, Nicolas T. Kurtovic, Ewine F. van Dishoeck +26

Most stars form in multiple systems whose properties can significantly impact circumstellar disk evolution. We investigate the physical and chemical properties of the equal-mass, s…