The X-Ray Puzzle of Protostellar Jets
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 10:31
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new star develops by accreting material from a circumstellar disk; both in turn are embedded in a much larger, more nearly spherical envelope of in-falling dust and gas. The protostar is obscured in the optical by the thick dust in its surroundings, although it can be detected at radio, infrared, and hard X-ray wavelengths which penetrate the material.
