Consistent dust and gas models for protoplanetary disks IV. A panchromatic view of protoplanetary disks

TL;DR

This paper presents a comprehensive, homogeneous panchromatic dataset of 85 protoplanetary disks, combining multi-wavelength observations and modeling results to facilitate consistent physical and chemical analysis of these systems.

Contribution

It provides a publicly accessible, curated database of multi-wavelength data and models for protoplanetary disks, integrating over 50 telescopes and 100 publications for the first time.

Findings

Compiled datasets enable detailed physical and chemical analysis.

First-time presentation of X-ray data for 56 sources.

Online system allows visual inspection and comparison of datasets and models.

Abstract

Consistent modeling of protoplanetary disks requires the simultaneous solution of both continuum and line radiative transfer, heating/cooling balance between dust and gas and, of course, chemistry. Such models depend on panchromatic observations that can provide a complete description of the physical and chemical properties and energy balance of protoplanetary systems. Along these lines we present a homogeneous, panchromatic collection of data on a sample of 85 T Tauri and Herbig Ae objects for which data cover a range from X-rays to centimeter wavelengths. Datasets consist of photometric measurements, spectra, along with results from the data analysis such as line fluxes from atomic and molecular transitions. Additional properties resulting from modeling of the sources such as disc mass and shape parameters. dust size and PAH properties are also provided for completeness. Targets were selected based on their properties data availability. Data from more than 50 different telescopes and facilities were retrieved and combined in homogeneous datasets directly from public data archives or after being extracted from more than 100 published articles. X-ray data for a subset of 56 sources represent an exception as they were reduced from scratch and are presented here for the first time. Compiled datasets along with a subset of continuum and emission-line models are stored in a dedicated database and distributed through a publicly accessible online system. All datasets contain metadata descriptors that allow to backtrack them to their original resources. The graphical user interface of the online system allows the user to visually inspect individual objects but also compare between datasets and models. It also offers to the user the possibility to download any of the stored data and metadata for further processing.