ERC Consolidator Grant · 2020
Establishing a global observational view of the early stages of planet formation and evolution
Recent observing campaigns have revealed a great diversity in exoplanetary systems whose origin is yet to be understood. How and when planets form, and how they evolve and interact with their birth environment, the protoplanetary disks, are major open questions. Protoplanetary disks evolve and dissipate rapidly while planets are forming, implying a direct feedback between the processes of planet formation and disk evolution. Observing protoplanets still in the early stages of formation and studying their imprints on the disk structure is therefore crucial. PROTOPLANETS aims to establish a global observational picture of the early stages of planetary systems formation and evolution. My team…
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