Circumstellar disks and planets. Science cases for next-generation optical/infrared long-baseline interferometers

Sebastian Wolf , Fabien Malbet (1) , Richard Alexander , Jean-Philippe Berger (1) , Michelle Creech-Eakman , Gaspard Duchene (1) , Anne Dutrey (2) , Christophe Mordasini , Eric Pantin (3) , Frederic Pont (4) , Joerg-Uwe Pott , Eric Tatulli (5) , Leonardo Testi (5)

1 IPAG - Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble
2 AMOR 2012
3 AIM (UMR7158 / UMR_E_9005 / UM_112) - Astrophysique Interprétation Modélisation
4 University of Exeter
5 OAA - INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri

We present a review of the interplay between the evolution of circumstellar disks and the formation of planets, both from the perspective of theoretical models and dedicated observations. Based on this, we identify and discuss fundamental questions concerning the formation and evolution of circumstellar disks and planets which can be addressed in the near future with optical and infrared long-baseline interferometers. Furthermore, the importance of complementary observations with long-baseline (sub)millimeter interferometers and high-sensitivity infrared observatories is outlined.

Mots clés: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics; Earth and Planetary Astrophysics; Astrophysics; Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

Domaines: Instrumentation et méthodes pour l'astrophysique [astro-ph.IM]; Instrumentation et méthodes pour l'astrophysique [astro-ph.IM]; Planétologie et astrophysique de la terre [astro-ph.EP]; Planétologie et astrophysique de la terre [astro-ph.EP]; Astrophysique stellaire et solaire [astro-ph.SR]; Astrophysique stellaire et solaire [astro-ph.SR]

Sebastian Wolf, Fabien Malbet, Richard Alexander, Jean-Philippe Berger, Michelle Creech-Eakman, et al.. Circumstellar disks and planets. Science cases for next-generation optical/infrared long-baseline interferometers. Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 2012, 20, pp.52. ⟨10.1007/s00159-012-0052-1⟩. ⟨hal-00685526⟩