Abstract
The origin and evolution of circumstellar disks is one of the main
scientific quests intimately related with planetary formation, since
disks are known to be planetary nurseries. A study of statistically
significant young stellar populations, in different evolutionary stages
and astrophysical environments, can provide fundamental tests for
theories of disk and planet formation. We are presently conducting a
systematic broadband infrared wavelength study of ten young clusters of
different ages, in order to compare their circumstellar disk frequency.
We report our results of JHK photometry of three nearby clusters of our
sample, RCW 38, NGC 2316 and NGC 2547.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 237 |
| Journal | Extrasolar Planets: Today and Tomorrow, ASP Conference Proceedings |
| Volume | 321 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2004 |