Lowest accreting protoplanetary discs consistent with X-ray photoevaporation driving their final dispersal
Published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2023
We use disc population synthesis models to interpret recent observations of the lowest accreting protoplanetary discs, comparing predictions from EUV-driven, FUV-driven, and X-ray-driven photoevaporation models. We show that the recent observational data of stars with low accretion rates (low accretors) point to X-ray photoevaporation as the preferred mechanism driving the final stages of protoplanetary disc dispersal.
Recommended citation: Ercolano, Picogna & Monsch (2023). "Lowest accreting protoplanetary discs consistent with X-ray photoevaporation driving their final dispersal." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 526, 1. https://academic.oup.com/mnrasl/article-abstract/526/1/L105/7260862