Understanding JWST Water Spectra: What Can Thermochemical Models Tell Us About The (Cold) Water In Protoplanetary Disks? - Astrobiology

Understanding JWST Water Spectra: What Can Thermochemical Models Tell Us About The (Cold) Water In Protoplanetary Disks? - Astrobiology

Rotational H2O spectra as observed with JWST/MIRI provide a good probe of the temperature and column density structure of the inner disk. H2O emission can also be influenced by dynamical processes, such as dust grains drifting inwards and their icy mantles sublimating once they cross the snowlines, thus enriching the inner regions in H2O vapor. […] The post Understanding JWST Water Spectra: What Can Thermochemical Models Tell Us About The (Cold)…