Eccentricity excitation and merging of planetary embryos heated by pebble accretion

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Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201731033" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201731033</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201731033" target="_blank" >10.1051/0004-6361/201731033</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Eccentricity excitation and merging of planetary embryos heated by pebble accretion
Original language description
Methods. For the first time, we perform self-consistent global-scale radiative hydrodynamic simulations of a two-fluid protoplanetary disk consisting of gas and pebbles, the latter being accreted by embedded embryos. Accretion heating, along with other radiative processes, is accounted for to correctly model the Type-I migration. Results. We track the evolution of four super-Earth-like embryos, initially located in a region where the disk structure allows for a convergent migration. Generally, embryo merging is facilitated by rapidly increasing embryo masses and breaks the otherwise oligarchic growth. Moreover, we find that the orbital eccentricity of each embryo is considerably excited ('0.03) due to the presence of an asymmetric under-dense lobe of gas - a so-called "hot trail" - produced by accretion heating of the embryo's vicinity. Eccentric orbits lead the embryos to frequent close encounters and make resonant locking more difficult. Conclusions. Embryo merging typically produces one massive core (&10 ME ) in our simulations, orbiting near 10 AU. Pebble ac- cretion is naturally accompanied by the occurrence of eccentric orbits which should be considered in future efforts to explain the structure of exoplanetary systems.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10308 - Astronomy (including astrophysics,space science)

Project
<a href="/en/project/GA13-01308S" target="_blank" >GA13-01308S: Dynamics of small bodies in the solar system</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2017
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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