Understanding planet formation using microgravity experiments

G Wurm, J Teiser - Nature Reviews Physics, 2021 - nature.com
In 2018, images were released of a planet being formed around the star PDS 70, offering a
tantalizing glimpse into how planets come into being. However, many questions remain …

Streaming instability of multiple particle species-II. Numerical convergence with increasing particle number

N Schaffer, A Johansen, M Lambrechts - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2021 - aanda.org
The streaming instability provides an efficient way of overcoming the growth barriers in the
initial stages of the planet formation process. Considering the realistic case of a particle size …

The CoPhyLab comet-simulation chamber

C Kreuzig, G Kargl, A Pommerol… - Review of Scientific …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
ABSTRACT The Comet Physics Laboratory (CoPhyLab) is an international research
program to study the physical properties of cometary analog materials under simulated …

Transport, destruction, and growth of pebbles in the gas envelope of a protoplanet

A Johansen, Å Nordlund - The Astrophysical Journal, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We analyze the size evolution of pebbles accreted into the gaseous envelope of a
protoplanet growing in a protoplanetary disk, taking into account collisions driven by the …

Tensile strength and surface energy of CO2 ice in the context of planet formation

M Fritscher, J Teiser - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Planetesimals grow from agglomerates of small particles, either by pebble accretion or by
direct growth. In both cases, the stability of macroscopic agglomerates of fine grains plays a …

[HTML][HTML] TEMPus VoLA: The timed Epstein multi-pressure vessel at low accelerations

HL Capelo, J Kühn, A Pommerol, D Piazza… - Review of Scientific …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The field of planetary system formation relies extensively on our understanding of the
aerodynamic interaction between gas and dust in protoplanetary disks. Of particular …

Particle tracking analysis of ejected water-ice grains from pure ice cometary analogue samples

N Molinski, C Kreuzig, J Blum… - European Planetary …, 2022 - ui.adsabs.harvard.edu
Particle tracking analysis of ejected water-ice grains from pure ice cometary analogue samples
- NASA/ADS Now on home page ads icon ads Enable full ADS view NASA/ADS Particle …

[PDF][PDF] Aggregation and pattern formation in charged granular gases

C Singh - 2019 - ediss.uni-goettingen.de
Granular media are collections of athermal macroscopic grains. Flows of granular materials
are ubiquitous in nature, industry and in our everyday life. There is a wide range of …