Spying on Young Stars (at High Angular Resolution)

Abstract:

Over the last decade observations of young stars has been among the most active areas in long-baseline interferometry. With the first observations of pre-main sequence (PMS) stars at PTI and IOTA in the late 1990s, this sub-field has emerged to fundamentally change our view of the inner disks around young stars, and to provide vitally-needed constraints on PMS evolutionary models. In my talk I will outline many of the important contributions in PMS physics made by long-baseline interferometers, and discuss possible future opportunities for the technique to advance our understanding of star formation and PMS evolution.