Astrochemical Study of Early Embedded Disks

The question of how our planet was formed and, more generally, how a planetary system forms is fundamental and has been addressed in a broad range of research domains. However, we still lack a comprehensive understanding of the basic aspects of the process of star and planet formation. In particular, the challenge of measuring the mass and chemical composition of young protostellar disks has, so far, hampered a meaningful comparison with observed exoplanet populations. This will become critical in the near future to interpret the results of European space missions, such as Ariel, which will yield a comprehensive inventory of exoplanetary masses and chemical compositions. Building on recent developments in astrochemistry and data science, this perspective explores future research avenues for the study of young planet-forming disks and introduces the project "Astrochemical Study of Early Embedded Disks" (iSEEDs). By integrating machine learning and data mining with astrochemistry, iSEEDs provides a robust framework to systematically extract the physical conditions and molecular abundances hidden within high-resolution datasets of protostellar environments.

Source: arXiv:2606.27278v1 - http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.27278v1 PDF: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2606.27278v1 Original Link: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.27278v1