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Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems: SIRTF Legacy Science in the VLT Era

Meyer, M. R. and Backman, D. and Beckwith, S. V. W. and Brooke, T. Y. and Carpenter, J. M. and Cohen, M. and Gorti, U. and Henning, T. and Hillenbrand, L. A. and Hines, D. and Hollenbach, D. and Lunine, J. and Malhotra, R. and Mamajek, E. and Morris, P. and Najita, J. and Padgett, D. L. and Soderblom, D. and Stauffer, J. and Strom, S. E. and Watson, D. and Weidenschilling, S. and Young, E. (2003) Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems: SIRTF Legacy Science in the VLT Era. In: The Origin of Stars and Planets: The VLT View. ESO Astrophysics Symposia. Springer , Berlin, pp. 463-472. ISBN 978-3-540-43541-9. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20191127-100958634

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Abstract

We will utilize the sensitivity of SIRTF through the Legacy Science Program to carry out spectrophotometric observations of solar-type stars aimed at (1) defining the timescales over which terrestrial and gas giant planets are built, from measurements diagnostic of dust/gas masses and radial distributions; and (2) establishing the diversity of planetary architectures and the frequency of planetesimal collisions as a function of time through observations of circumstellar debris disks. Together, these observations will provide an astronomical context for understanding whether our solar system - and its habitable planet - is a common or a rare circumstance. Achieving our science goals requires measuring precise spectral energy distributions for a statistically robust sample capable of revealing evolutionary trends and the diversity of system outcomes. Our targets have been selected from two carefully assembled databases of solar-like stars: (1) a sample located within 50 pc of the Sun spanning an age range from 100-3000 Myr for which a rich set of ancillary measurements (e.g. metallicity, stellar activity, kinematics) are available; and (2) a selection located between 15 and 180 pc and spanning ages from 3 to 100 Myr. For stars at these distances SIRTF is capable of detecting stellar photospheres with SNR >30 at λ≤24μ m for our entire sample, as well as achieving SNR >5 at the photospheric limit for over 50% of our sample at λ=70μ m. Thus we will provide a complete census of stars with excess emission down to the level produced by the dust in our present-day solar system. SIRTF observations obtained as part of this program will provide a rich Legacy for follow-up observations utilizing a variety of facilities including the VLT. More information concerning our program can be found at http://gould.as.arizona.edu/feps.


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Meyer, M. R.0000-0003-1227-3084
Carpenter, J. M.0000-0003-2251-0602
Hines, D.0000-0003-4653-6161
Lunine, J.0000-0003-2279-4131
Malhotra, R.0000-0002-1226-3305
Mamajek, E.0000-0003-2008-1488
Morris, P.0000-0002-5186-4381
Padgett, D. L.0000-0001-5334-5107
Soderblom, D.0000-0002-0322-8161
Stauffer, J.0000-0003-3595-7382
Additional Information:© 2002 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. First Online 15 October 2003.
Subject Keywords:Solar System; Planetary System; Giant Planet; Spectral Energy Distribution; Planet Formation
Series Name:ESO Astrophysics Symposia
DOI:10.1007/10856518_60
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