Variations on Debris Disks: Icy Planet Formation at 30-150 AU for 1-3 M☉ Main-Sequence Stars
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In this article, the authors describe the formation of icy planets and debris disks at 30-150 AU around 1-3 M☉ stars and show that collisional cascades produce debris disks with maximum luminosity 2 × 10−3 times the stellar luminosity.Abstract:
We describe calculations for the formation of icy planets and debris disks at 30-150 AU around 1-3 M☉ stars. Debris disk formation coincides with the formation of planetary systems. As protoplanets grow, they stir leftover planetesimals to large velocities. A cascade of collisions then grinds the leftovers to dust, forming an observable debris disk. Stellar lifetimes and the collisional cascade limit the growth of protoplanets. The maximum radius of icy planets, -->rmax ≈ 1750 km, is remarkably independent of initial disk mass, stellar mass, and stellar age. These objects contain 3%-4% of the initial mass in solid material. Collisional cascades produce debris disks with maximum luminosity ~ -->2 × 10−3 times the stellar luminosity. The peak 24 μm excess varies from ~1% times the stellar photospheric flux for 1 M☉ stars to ~50 times the stellar photospheric flux for 3 M☉ stars. The peak 70-850 μm excesses are ~30-100 times the stellar photospheric flux. For all stars, the 24-160 μm excesses rise at stellar ages of 5-20 Myr, peak at 10-50 Myr, and then decline. The decline is roughly a power law, -->f t−n with -->n ≈ 0.6–1.0. This predicted evolution agrees with published observations of A-type and solar-type stars. The observed far-IR color evolution of A-type stars also matches model predictions.read more
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A Deep Polarimetric Study of the Asymmetrical Debris Disk HD 106906.
Katie A. Crotts,Brenda C. Matthews,Thomas M. Esposito,Gaspard Duchêne,Paul Kalas,Christine Chen,Pauline Arriaga,Maxwell A. Millar-Blanchaer,John H. Debes,Zachary H. Draper,Michael P. Fitzgerald,Justin Hom,Meredith A. MacGregor,Johan Mazoyer,Jennifer Patience,Malena Rice,Alycia J. Weinberger,David J. Wilner,Schuyler Wolff +18 more
TL;DR: In this article, a deep polarimetric study of HD 106906's asymmetrical debris disk was performed using newly obtained $H$-, $J$-, and $K1$-band data from the Gemini Planet Imager (GPI).
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Protostars and Planets VI
TL;DR: Protostars and Planets VI brings together more than 250 contributing authors at the forefront of their field, conveying the latest results in this research area and establishing a new foundation for advancing our understanding of stellar and planetary formation as mentioned in this paper.