FIRST DETECTION OF GAS-PHASE METHANOL IN A PROTOPLANETARY DISK
FIRST DETECTION OF GAS-PHASE METHANOL IN A PROTOPLANETARY DISK
ABSTRACT The first detection of gas-phase methanol in a protoplanetary disk (TW Hya) is presented. In addition to being one of the largest molecules detected in disks to date, methanol is also the first disk organic molecule with an unambiguous ice chemistry origin. The stacked methanol emission, as observed with …