line : formation;
molecular processes;
radiative transfer;
planetary systems : protoplanetary disks;
D O I:
10.1051/0004-6361:20052809
中图分类号:
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号:
0704 ;
摘要:
We have modeled self-consistently the density and temperature profiles of gas and dust in protoplanetary disks, taking into account irradiation from a central star. Making use of this physical structure, we have calculated the level populations of molecular hydrogen and the line emission from the disks. As a result, we can reproduce the observed strong line spectra of molecular hydrogen from protoplanetary disks, both in the ultraviolet (UV) and the near-infrared, but only if the central star has a strong UV excess radiation.