Jets from Young Stars II

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XII

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2. Jet Emission

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Stellar Jets: Clues to the Process of Star and Planet Formation

      • S. Edwards

      Pages 3-13

   3. Measurement of Physical Conditions in Stellar Jets

      • P. Hartigan

      Pages 15-42

3. Adaptive Optics, and Space Observations Spectro-astrometry

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43

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   2. Basic Concepts and Parameters of Astronomical AO Systems

      • S. Esposito, E. Pinna

      Pages 45-78

   3. IR Spectroscopy of Jets: Diagnostics and HAR Observations

      • B. Nisini

      Pages 79-104

   4. Observing YSO Jets with Adaptive Optics: Techniques and Main Results

      • C. Dougados

      Pages 105-121

   5. Spectro-astrometry: The Method, its Limitations, and Applications

      • E. Whelan, P. Garcia

      Pages 123-149

   6. Observations of YSO Jets from Space: HST and Beyond

      • F. Bacciotti, M. McCaughrean, T. Ray

      Pages 151-171

   7. Observations and Models of X-ray Emission from Jets of Infant Stars

      • S. Orlando, F. Favata

      Pages 173-190

4. Interferometry: Technique and Applications

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 191-191

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   2. Principles of Interferometry

      • N. Jackson

      Pages 193-218

   3. (Sub)mm Interferometry Applications in Star Formation Research

      • H. Beuther

      Pages 219-239

   4. Observing Young Stellar Objects with Very Large Telescope Interferometer

      • F. Malbet

      Pages 241-255

   5. Presentation of AMBER/VLTI Data Reduction

      • E. Tatulli, F. Malbet, G. Duvert

      Pages 257-272

   6. High Angular Resolution Observations of Disks

      • L. Testi

      Pages 273-286

5. Back Matter

   Pages 287-291

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Atomic jets and molecular out?ows from Young Stellar Objects (YSOs) are among the most spectacular of astrophysical phenomena. Approaching this topic, one gets immediately trapped by the breathtaking beauty of the op- calimagestakenfromEarthorSpacewithmoderntelescopes,onlytodiscover soonafterthatthephysicsthatregulatestheirpropertiesisevenmoreintri- ing. Out?ows are believed to play a fundamental role in the formationprocess of a new star and its planets, as they could be the principal agent for the removal of the excess angular momentum from the star-disk system. Their generation mechanism, still poorly understood, involves a complex interplay of gravity, turbulence, and magnetic forces, while their propagation into the surrounding medium a?ects through the action of shocks and ionizing fronts the way the parent cloud evolves, and hence the future generations of young stars. A deep understanding of stellar jets is therefore fundamental to any theory of Star Formation. The motivation of the four-year JETSET (Jet Simulations, Experiments and Theory) Marie Curie Research Training Network is to build an int- disciplinary European research community focused on the study of jets from youngstars. Thenetwork’sscienti?cgoalsfocusonunderstanding(1)thedr- ing mechanisms of jets around young stars; (2) the cooling-heating processes, instabilities, and shock structures in stellar and laboratory jets; and (3) the impact of jets on energy balance and star formation in the galactic medium. Central to these overall goals are the series of JETSET schools dedicated to the training of our young researchers in key jet topics.

• Adaptive Optics
• Astrometry
• High Angular Observation Techniques
• Infrared and Millimetre Interferometry
• Space Telescopes
• Spectrometry
• Stellar Jets
• astronomy
• relativistic jet
• stellar

• Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcentri, Largo E. Fermi, 5, Italy

  Francesca Bacciotti, Leonardo Testi

• Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 31 Fitzwilliam place, Ireland

  Emma Whelan

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