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SUMMARY:JWST Debris Disks: Transforming our Understanding of Exoplanetary 
 Systems - Christine Chen\, STScI
DTSTART:20250611T090000Z
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CONTACT:Max Sommer
DESCRIPTION:Observations of debris disks provide unique insight into the e
 nvironments in which planetary systems form and evolve. Debris disks are p
 lanetary systems containing planets\, planetesimals\, and dust. Collisions
  among these bodies produce observable secondary gas and dust which act as
  tracers for a host of processes with in the disk. JWST is revolutionizing
  our understanding of debris disks through exquisitely sensitive\, high an
 gular resolution near- to mid-infrared observations. I will present highli
 ghts from Cycle 1 programs including the discovery of (1) large\, recent c
 ollisions in the archetypal beta Pic debris disk\, (2) water ice in exo-Ku
 iper Belts\, and (3) hot\, florescent CO gas in young (<50 Myr old) debris
  disks. Together\, these observations illustrate that debris disks are oft
 en dynamic environments that influence their planetary inhabitants and tha
 t observations of gas and dust inform our understanding of planetary and m
 inor bodies within them.
LOCATION:Ryle seminar room + ONLINE - Details to be sent by email
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