Published April 20, 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

A NEW HYBRID N-BODY-COAGULATION CODE FOR THE FORMATION OF GAS GIANT PLANETS

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of Utah, 201 JFB, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 (United States)
  • 2. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 (United States)

Description

We describe an updated version of our hybrid N-body-coagulation code for planet formation. In addition to the features of our 2006-2008 code, our treatment now includes algorithms for the one-dimensional evolution of the viscous disk, the accretion of small particles in planetary atmospheres, gas accretion onto massive cores, and the response of N-bodies to the gravitational potential of the gaseous disk and the swarm of planetesimals. To validate the N-body portion of the algorithm, we use a battery of tests in planetary dynamics. As a first application of the complete code, we consider the evolution of Pluto-mass planetesimals in a swarm of 0.1-1 cm pebbles. In a typical evolution time of 1-3 Myr, our calculations transform 0.01-0.1 Msun disks of gas and dust into planetary systems containing super-Earths, Saturns, and Jupiters. Low-mass planets form more often than massive planets; disks with smaller α form more massive planets than disks with larger α. For Jupiter-mass planets, masses of solid cores are 10-100 M+.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/731/2/101

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astrophysical Journal
Journal Volume
731
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
[18 p.]
ISSN
0004-637X
CODEN
ASJOAB

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
43052380
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
ALGORITHMS; EVOLUTION; ONE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES; PLANETS
Descriptors DEC
ATMOSPHERES; MATHEMATICAL LOGIC