Proplyds
type: Concept
contributor: AAS Frey.Katie Admin
alternative label: Photo-evaporating protoplanetary disks
broader: Protoplanetary disks
definition: A circumstellar disk of dense gas and dust surrounding a young newly formed star, a T Tauri star or Herbig star. In particular, an externally ionized protoplanetary disk seen in emission in the Orion Nebula.
modified: 2020-11-03T20:36:36.399Z
modified: 2020-11-03T20:36:24.791Z

Protoplanetary disks
type: Concept
narrower: Proplyds