Detecting the dusty debris of terrestrial planet formation

被引:103
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作者
Kenyon, SJ
Bromley, BC
机构
[1] Smithsonian Astrophys Observ, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[2] Univ Utah, Dept Phys, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA
来源
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL | 2004年 / 602卷 / 02期
基金
美国国家航空航天局;
关键词
circumstellar matter; planetary systems; solar system : formation; stars : formation;
D O I
10.1086/382693
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We use a multiannulus accretion code to investigate debris disks in the terrestrial zone at 0.7 - 1.3 AU around a 1 M. star. Terrestrial planet formation produces a bright dusty ring of debris with a lifetime of greater than or similar to 10(6) yr. The early phases of terrestrial planet formation are observable with current facilities; the late stages require more advanced instruments with adaptive optics.
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页码:L133 / L136
页数:4
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