| Issue |
EPJ Web of Conferences
Volume 102, 2015
Summer School “Protoplanetary Disks: Theory and Modeling Meet Observations”
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| Article Number | 00016 | |
| Number of page(s) | 12 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201510200016 | |
| Published online | 23 September 2015 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201510200016
Modeling and interpretation of images*
Astronomical Institute “Anton Pannekoek”, University of Amsterdam, PO Box 94249, 1090 GE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Published online: 23 September 2015
Imaging protoplanetary disks is a challenging but rewarding task. It is challenging because of the glare of the central star outshining the weak signal from the disk at shorter wavelengths and because of the limited spatial resolution at longer wavelengths. It is rewarding because it contains a wealth of information on the structure of the disks and can (directly) probe things like gaps and spiral structure. Because it is so challenging, telescopes are often pushed to their limitations to get a signal. Proper interpretation of these images therefore requires intimate knowledge of the instrumentation, the detection method, and the image processing steps. In this chapter I will give some examples and stress some issues that are important when interpreting images from protoplanetary disks.
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