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The Location of the Snow Line in Protostellar Disks
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 April 2010
Abstract
The snow line in a gas disk is defined as the distance from the star beyond which the water ice is stable against evaporation. Since oxygen is the most abundant element after hydrogen and helium, the presence of ice grains can have important consequences for disk evolution. However, determining the position of the snow line is not simple. I discuss some of the important processes that affect the position of the snow line.
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- Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 5 , Symposium S263: Icy Bodies of the Solar System , August 2009 , pp. 19 - 28
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- Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2010
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