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Hubble reveals complex multi-scale structure in the edge-on protoplanetary disk IRAS 23077 6707
Kristina Monsch, Joshua B. Lovell, Karl R. Stapelfeldt, Sean M. Andrews, Ammar Bayyari, Alice S. Booth, Adolfo S. Carvalho, John H. Debes, Jeremy J. Drake, Joshua W. J. Earley, Cecilia Garraffo, Garrett K. Keating, Michael L. Sitko, David J. Wilner
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Hubble reveals complex multi-scale structure in the edge-on protoplanetary disk IRAS 23077+6707
We present high-resolution (<0.1") Hubble Space Telescope (HST)/Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) imaging of the near edge-on (i~80 deg) protoplanetary disk IRAS 23077+6707 ("Dracula's Chivito") obtained across six broadband filters spanning 0.4-1.6 microns. These observations unveil the scattered light from this unusually large disk (~14", or ~4200 au at 300 pc) in remarkable detail, revealing a rich tapestry of substructure, including brightness asymmetries and signatures of dynamical activity. Exte…

Protoplanetary disc population synthesis I. Constraining disc parameters to reproduce disc observations
Jose L. Gomez, Octavio M. Guilera, Marcelo M. Miller Bertolami, Elisa Castro-Mart\'inez, Mar\'ia Paula Ronco
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.06978

Protoplanetary disc population synthesis I. Constraining disc parameters to reproduce disc observations
Context. Protoplanetary discs are the birthplaces of planets. Recent studies highlight the role of stellar mass sampling in determining disc lifetimes from the observed fraction of stars with discs. Low-mass stars tend to host longer-lived discs, allowing planet formation via solid accretion. Observations also reveal a strong correlation between stellar (and substellar) mass and accretion rate, typically following $\dot{M}\propto M_\star^2$. Aims. We aim to identify the optimal parameters of a …

Infall Explains the Disk Kinematics of AB Aur Without Gravitational Instability
Josh Calcino, Daniel J. Price, Chris W. Ormel
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.05601 https://

Infall Explains the Disk Kinematics of AB Aur Without Gravitational Instability
Late-stage infall onto protoplanetary disks can produce large scale spiral arms. In this paper we used 3D smoothed particle hydrodynamics and radiative transfer simulations to study the kinematic perturbations induced in disks by infalling material. We found that deviations from Keplerian rotation are predominantly in the radial and vertical velocity components, spatially correlated with spiral arms in the gas surface density. The infall produces observable wiggles in the channel maps, analogou…