Preprint Details Carbon and Oxygen Ratios in Protoplanetary Discs

A new study, published as a preprint, examines the chemical processes and radial movement of materials that shape carbon-to-oxygen ratios within protoplanetary discs. The research emphasizes how a disc's thermal conditions and dust characteristics affect its chemical makeup and evolution. It also connects recent JWST observations to the role of dust drift and cosmic rays in determining the composition of these stellar nurseries.