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    PROPOSAL FOR HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVATIONS   ST ScI Use Only
                                                       ID:      9524
                                                       Version: 1
                                                       Check-in Date: 06-Dec-2001
                                                                      11:44:41

1.Proposal Title:
PHYSICALLY CONSISTENT PROTOPLANETARY DISK MODELS
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2. Proposal For  3. Cycle
AR               11
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4. Investigators
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    PI: Nuria Calvet                      Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
   CoI: Dr. Paola D'Alessio               Instituto de Astronomia, UNAM                 N
   CoI: Dr. Lee Hartmann                  Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory         N
   CoI: Dr. David Wilner                  Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory         N

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5. Abstract

We propose to make our physically consistent models for protoplanetary disks, which
are the most detailed so far, available to the community. We propose to make
available two types of models. First, we will construct a complete grid of models
where dust and gas are well mixed throughout the disks, which are relevant for the
youngest, less evolved objects. Then, we propose to advance in our present modeling
efforts to include the effects of dust coagulation and settling towards the midplane
on the structure and the emission of the disks. With our results, we propose to
create a Web-based library of disk model results, including both scattered light
images, as observed by the imaging detectors of HST, and far infrared to millimeter
spectral energy distributions, to provide the community with the tools required for
a comprehensive interpretation of protoplanetary disk data. Our proposed effort will
provide the Star Formation users of HST with a powerful tool to best interpret their
data and obtain key results for protoplanetary disk evolution.
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            Summary Form for Proposal  9524

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