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UV-controlled physical and chemical structure of protoplanetary disks

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We study details of the UV radiation transfer in a protoplanetary disk, paying attention to the influence of dust growth and sedimentation on the disk density and temperature. Also, we show how the dust evolution affects photoreaction rates of key molecules, like CN and CS.

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Correspondence to V. V. Akimkin.

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Akimkin, V.V., Pavlyuchenkov, Y.N., Vasyunin, A.I. et al. UV-controlled physical and chemical structure of protoplanetary disks. Astrophys Space Sci 335, 33–38 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-011-0652-7

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