Pebble accretion and the diversity of planetary systems

JE Chambers - The Astrophysical Journal, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper examines the standard model of planet formation, including pebble accretion,
using numerical simulations. Planetary embryos that are large enough to become giant …

Thermal alteration and differential sublimation can create Phaethon's “rock comet” activity and blue color

CM Lisse, JK Steckloff - Icarus, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract In 2010 Jewitt and Li published a paper examining the behavior of “comet-asteroid
transition object” 3200 Phaethon, arguing it was asteroid-like in its behavior throughout most …

HD 145263: Spectral Observations of Silica Debris Disk Formation via Extreme Space Weathering?

CM Lisse, HYA Meng, ML Sitko, A Morlok… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We report here time-domain infrared spectroscopy and optical photometry of the HD 145263
silica-rich circumstellar-disk system taken from 2003 through 2014. We find an F4V host star …