Abstract Details

Name: Manoj Puravankara
Affiliation: TIFR, Mumbai
Conference ID: ASI2020_47
Title : From protostars to planetary systems: an observational perspective
Authors and Co-Authors : Manoj Puravankara (TIFR, Mumbai)
Abstract Type : Invited
Abstract Category : Stars, ISM and Galaxy
Abstract : One of the overarching questions in contemporary astrophysics is about the formation of planets and the origin of life on them. The answer to this question lies in a detailed understanding of the processes that convert interstellar matter into stars and planetary systems. Our knowledge of planet formation has historically been shaped by the observed properties of the solar system. The properties and architecture of the exoplanetary systems that are being discovered at a rapid rate are beginning to challenge some of these traditional ideas. Recent advances in observational studies of the early protostellar phase, during which protoplanetary disks — the birthplaces of planetary systems — are assembled, and the subsequent evolution of protoplanetary disks also are providing foundational contributions to the modern star and planet formation theory. In this talk, I will summarise the major results, highlight a few open questions, and present some of our contributions in this area.