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Research Frontiers in Direct Imaging of Protoplanetary Disk Structures

High-contrast imaging and spectral analysis of evolving planetary systems within protoplanetary disks to understand planet formation mechanisms.

Spiral Density Waves and Embedded Planetary Architectures
Dust Cavity Asymmetries: Gap Formation and Planet-Disk Interactions
Sub-millimeter Rings and Fragmentation in Optically-Thick Disks
Radiative Transfer Diagnostics of Inner Disk Vertical Structure
High-Contrast Imaging of Transition Disk Sculpting Mechanisms
Continuum Polarimetry and Magnetic Field Effects on Dust Organization
Chemical Stratification and Molecular Line Emission in Planet-Forming Regions
Temporal Evolution of Disk Asymmetries Across Evolutionary Timescales
Milliarcsecond-Scale Substructure in Embedded Disk Fragmentation Zones
Scattering Properties of Dust at Critical Planet Migration Boundaries

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