Electromagnetic signals from planetary collisions
摘要
Planet-planet collisions are expected during the early stages of the formation of extra-solar planets, and are also possible in mature planetary systems through secular planet-planet perturbations. We investigate the electromagnetic signals accompanied with these planetary collisions and their event rate, and explore the possibility of directly detecting such events. A typical Earth-Jupiter collision would give rise to a prompt EUV-soft-X-ray flash lasting for hours and a bright IR afterglow lasting for thousands of years. It is suggested that with the current and forthcoming observational technology and facilities, some of these collisional flashes or the post-collision remnants could be discovered.
引用
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0308218,
title = {Electromagnetic signals from planetary collisions},
author = {Bing Zhang and Steinn Sigurdsson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0308218},
year = {2009}
}
备注
5 pages, emulateapj, accepted for publication in ApJ Letters