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Asymmetric features in the protoplanetary disk MWC 758

M. Benisty, Á. Juhász, A. Boccaletti, H. Avenhaus, J. Milli, C. Thalmann, C. Dominik, Paola Pinilla, E. Buenzli, A. Pohl,

Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2015 · 316 citations · 46 references

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Natural SciencesAstronomyPhysicsAstrophysicsInfrared AstronomyPlanetary ScienceAccretion DisksCircumstellar DisksPlanet FormationPlanetary FormationStellar EvolutionAngular ResolutionNon-axisymmetric StructurePlanet Formation In Protoplanetary DisksProtoplanetary Disk EmissionProtoplanetary Disk EvolutionProtoplanetary Disk SpectroscopySpiral Density WavesTransition Disks

Abstract

Context. The study of dynamical processes in protoplanetary disks is essential to understand planet formation. In this context, transition disks are prime targets because they are at an advanced stage of disk clearing and may harbor direct signatures of disk evolution.