3 papers
astro-ph.EP2026
JWST-DECO: The Impact of Accretion on Mid-Infrared Observable Water in Planet-forming Disks
Jenny K. Calahan, Tarisai Dziire, Karin Ãberg +13
The inner few au of a protoplanetary disk hosts the majority of observed exoplanets and is the primary planet-forming zone of the disk. The mid-IR spectra of disks, with its rich f…
astro-ph.IM2025
The survival of aromatic molecules in protoplanetary disks
Elettra L. Piacentino, Aurelia Balkanski, Jenny Calahan +3
Aromaticity is a common chemical functionalities in bioactive molecules. In interstellar and circumstellar environments benzene and other small aromatics are considered the precurs…
astro-ph.GA2025
Methanol emission tracing ice chemistry and dust evolution in the TW Hya protoplanetary disk
John D. Ilee, Catherine Walsh, Jenny C. Calahan
Methanol (CHOH) ice is abundant in space and is a key feedstock for seeding chemical complexity in interstellar and circumstellar environments. Despite its ubiquity, gas-phas…