Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon ionization as a tracer of gas flows through protoplanetary disk gaps

K. M. Maaskant, M. Min, L. B. F. M. Waters +1

Planet-forming disks of gas and dust around young stars contain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). We aim to characterize how the charge state of PAHs can be used as a probe…