We present a solution to the long outstanding meter barrier problem in planet
formation theory. As solids spiral inward due to aerodynamic drag, they will
enter disk regions that are characterized by high temperatures, densities, and
pressures. High partial pressures of rock vapor can suppress solid evaporation,
and promote collisions between partially molten solids, allowing rapid growth.
This process should be ubiquitous in planet-forming disks, which may be
evidenced by the abundant class of Systems with Tightly-packed Inner Planets
(STIPs) discovered by the NASA Kepler mission.
Description
[1407.6707] Overcoming the Meter Barrier and The Formation of Systems with Tightly-packed Inner Planets (STIPs)
%0 Generic
%1 boley2014overcoming
%A Boley, Aaron C.
%A Morris, Melissa A.
%A Ford, Eric B.
%D 2014
%K 2014 Kepler STIPs a:Boley a:Ford a:Morris formation inner-disk meter-barrier planets
%T Overcoming the Meter Barrier and The Formation of Systems with
Tightly-packed Inner Planets (STIPs)
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/1407.6707
%X We present a solution to the long outstanding meter barrier problem in planet
formation theory. As solids spiral inward due to aerodynamic drag, they will
enter disk regions that are characterized by high temperatures, densities, and
pressures. High partial pressures of rock vapor can suppress solid evaporation,
and promote collisions between partially molten solids, allowing rapid growth.
This process should be ubiquitous in planet-forming disks, which may be
evidenced by the abundant class of Systems with Tightly-packed Inner Planets
(STIPs) discovered by the NASA Kepler mission.
@misc{boley2014overcoming,
abstract = {We present a solution to the long outstanding meter barrier problem in planet
formation theory. As solids spiral inward due to aerodynamic drag, they will
enter disk regions that are characterized by high temperatures, densities, and
pressures. High partial pressures of rock vapor can suppress solid evaporation,
and promote collisions between partially molten solids, allowing rapid growth.
This process should be ubiquitous in planet-forming disks, which may be
evidenced by the abundant class of Systems with Tightly-packed Inner Planets
(STIPs) discovered by the NASA Kepler mission.},
added-at = {2014-07-28T16:07:28.000+0200},
author = {Boley, Aaron C. and Morris, Melissa A. and Ford, Eric B.},
biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/279e32e1a125e4cda71a90a8e678c0dcd/danielcarrera},
description = {[1407.6707] Overcoming the Meter Barrier and The Formation of Systems with Tightly-packed Inner Planets (STIPs)},
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keywords = {2014 Kepler STIPs a:Boley a:Ford a:Morris formation inner-disk meter-barrier planets},
note = {cite arxiv:1407.6707Comment: To appear in ApJL},
timestamp = {2014-07-28T16:07:28.000+0200},
title = {Overcoming the Meter Barrier and The Formation of Systems with
Tightly-packed Inner Planets (STIPs)},
url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1407.6707},
year = 2014
}