The Near Stellar Environment
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Zuckerman will make observations in the optical, infrared, and                  millimeter regimes of: 1) dust disks (perhaps pre-planetary)                    around main sequence stars, with emphasis on Beta Pictoris, 2)                  cool companions and dust clouds around T Tauri and other pre-                   main-sequence stars, and 3) dust and molecules around mass-losing               evolved stars, including planetary nebulae.  Techniques include                 use of the stellar coronagraph, in the optical and infrared, and                infrared speckle interferometry.                                                                                                                                Planets are thought to form from dusty gas accumulated around                   young stars.  Dust disks suggestive of planetary formation have                 recently been detected around a few stars.  Zuckerman will pursue               this and closely related subjects with state-of-the-art                         instrumentation, including a camera that blocks out the light from              the central star and a computer-based technique that yields very                sharp infrared pictures.  Zuckerman is a co-discoverer of a                     possible planetary companion of a nearby star.
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