Accretion in the Early Outer Solar System
天体物理学
2009-10-31 v1
摘要
We describe calculations of the evolution of an ensemble of small planetesimals in the outer solar system. In a solar nebula with a mass of several times the Minimum Mass Solar Nebula, objects with radii of 100-1000 km can form on timescales of 10-100 Myr. Model luminosity functions derived from these calculations agree with current observations of bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune (Kuiper Belt objects). New surveys with current and planned instruments can place better constraints on the mass and dynamics of the solar nebula by measuring the luminosity function at red magnitudes of 28 or larger.
引用
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9906143,
title = {Accretion in the Early Outer Solar System},
author = {Scott J. Kenyon and Jane X. Luu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9906143},
year = {2009}
}
备注
12 pages of text, 3 tables, 2 figures; accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal