The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is due for launch in 2020. Optimized for near to mid-infrared
wavelengths, it is the largest telescope ever put in space. One of the main science drivers is understanding
star and planet formation: thus the study of outflows and disks is central not only to the JWST guaranteed
time program but will also be the focus of many open time proposals. After...
We have recently obtained ALMA Band 7 polarimetric data for the young systems DG Tau and CW Tau, for which the rotation properties of jet and disk have been investigated in previous high angular resolution studies. The motivation was to test the models of magneto-centrifugal launch of jets via the determination of the magnetic configuration at the disk surface. Non-spherical dust grains tend...
The modality of disc dispersal is thought to be of fundamental importance to planet formation, yet the responsible mechanism is still largely unconstrained.
Photoevaporation from the central star is currently a promising avenue to investigate, but the models developed to date do not yet have enough predictive power for a piecewise comparison with the observations.
Wind profiles and rates play...
T Tauri stars of the Taurus/Auriga star-forming clouds are a paradigmatic sample for star formation studies.
In spite of that, a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the Taurus population with the goal of deriving
all the relevant source parameters with sufficient accuracy, is still missing. To fill this gap we have started
an observational program (GHOST) with the GIARPS@TNG facility....
