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JWST Reveals Carbon-rich Chemistry in a Transitional Disk

  • Authors: M. Volz, C. C. Espaillat, C. V. Pittman, S. L. Grant, T. Thanathibodee, M. McClure, B. Tabone, N. Calvet, F. M. Walter

M. Volz et al 2026 The Astronomical Journal 171 .

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Caption: Figure 5.

The 9–10 μm and 10.1–11.5 μm segments of the JWST-MIRI MRS spectra of GM Aur (blue) and J1615 (black). H I and H2 lines are labeled with vertical gray dashed lines. The locations of OH emission lines are indicated with vertical pink lines alongside their associated quantum number. ﹩{A}^{{\prime} }﹩ and A″ symmetry lines are labeled, with the former being a strong indicator of prompt emission. The higher detection rate of OH lines in GM Aur over J1615 (see Section 3.1.5) suggests that the photodissociation of H2O into OH is more important in the disk of GM Aur than J1615.

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