Photoevaporate

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To ionise gas and cause it to disperse.

    "High-mass stars rapidly (~ 10⁵ yr) photoevaporate the outer (r > 5 AU) portions of their disks […]"

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"High-mass stars rapidly (~ 10⁵ yr) photoevaporate the outer (r > 5 AU) portions of their disks […]"

Etymology

From photo- + evaporate.

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