Kavli Affiliate: Gregory J. Herczeg | First 5 Authors: Hanpu Liu, Gregory J. Herczeg, Doug Johnstone, Carlos Contreras-Peña, Jeong-Eun Lee | Summary: FU Ori type objects (FUors) are decades-long outbursts of accretion onto young stars that are strong enough to viscously heat disks so that the disk outshines the central star. We construct models for […]
Continue.. Diagnosing FUor-like Sources: The Parameter Space of Viscously Heated Disks in the Optical and Near-IR