Thermal plasma for the study of planets formation
Thermal plasma helps the study of planets formation We are trilled to announce the publication of a paper entitled: "High-temperature dust formation in carbon-rich astrophysical environments" in Nature Astronomy. A large-volume thermal plasma torch has been used by researchers from Mines Paris (PSL), Université Côte d'Azur (UniCA), the Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur (OCA) and ENS-Lyon to experimentally simulate high-temperature condensation processes operating in the circumstellar envelopes of carbon-rich stars. Based on the condensed phases and their optical properties, they were able to demonstrate the feasibility of predicting the mineralogy of dust formed in the environments of AGB-type stars. This approach opens up new perspectives for quantifying dust formation and composition and in various astrophysical environments. This work is described in a paper to be published in the journal Nature Astronomy on October 23, 2024. https://lnkd.in/dzxAmq7H Guy Libourel Marwane Mokhtari Vandad J. Rohani Bernard Bourdon https://lnkd.in/dGKPG2GU Clément Ganino Eric Lagadec https://lnkd.in/df7dAYm2 Philippe Vennéguès https://lnkd.in/d7pHMTK9 Vincent Guigoz https://lnkd.in/dq_8wFH8 François Cauneau