Dust continuum emission of a protoplanetary disk recorded in sub-mm wavelengths at 0.2 arcsec resolution. Evidence suggests the two outer dark rings are due to Saturn-sized baby planets. Selected for a Viewpoint in Physics and an Editors’ Suggestion.
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Ringed Structures of the HD 163296 Protoplanetary Disk Revealed by ALMAAndrea Isella, Greta Guidi, Leonardo Testi, Shangfei Liu, Hui Li, Shengtai Li, Erik Weaver, Yann Boehler, John M. Carperter, Itziar De Gregorio-Monsalvo, Carlo F. Manara, Antonella Natta, Laura M. Pérez, Luca Ricci, Anneila Sargent, Marco Tazzari, and Neal Turner
Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 251101 (2016)
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