OH as a probe of the warm-water cycle in planet-forming disks
Nature Astronomy, Published online: 23 February 2024; doi:10.1038/s41550-024-02203-0
The hydroxyl radical OH has been detected in a planet-forming disk exposed to ultraviolet radiation and in a rovibrationally excited state. These JWST observations, when coupled with quantum calculations, reveal the ongoing photodissociation of water and its reformation in the gas phase.
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