J/ApJS/188/242          Variations on debris disks. II.          (Kenyon+, 2010)

Variations on debris disks. II. Icy planet formation as a function of the bulk properties and initial sizes of planetesimals. Kenyon S.J., Bromley B.C. <Astrophys. J. Suppl. Ser., 188, 242-279 (2010)> =2010ApJS..188..242K 2010ApJS..188..242K
ADC_Keywords: Models, evolutionary Keywords: circumstellar matter - planetary systems - protoplanetary disks - planets and satellites: formation - stars: formation - zodiacal dust Abstract: We describe comprehensive calculations of the formation of icy planets and debris disks at 30-150AU around 1-3M stars. Disks composed of large, strong planetesimals produce more massive planets than disks composed of small, weak planetesimals. The maximum radius of icy planets ranges from ∼1500km to 11500km. The formation rate of 1000km objects-"Plutos"-is a useful proxy for the efficiency of icy planet formation. Plutos form more efficiently in massive disks, in disks with small planetesimals, and in disks with a range of planetesimal sizes. Although Plutos form throughout massive disks, Pluto production is usually concentrated in the inner disk. Despite the large number of Plutos produced in many calculations, icy planet formation is inefficient. At the end of the main sequence lifetime of the central star, Plutos contain less than 10% of the initial mass in solid material. This conclusion is independent of the initial mass in the disk or the properties of the planetesimals. Debris disk formation coincides with the formation of planetary systems containing Plutos. As Plutos form, they stir leftover planetesimals to large velocities. A cascade of collisions then grinds the leftovers to dust, forming an observable debris disk. In disks with small (≲1-10km) planetesimals, collisional cascades produce luminous debris disks with maximum luminosity ∼10-2 times the stellar luminosity. Disks with larger planetesimals produce debris disks with maximum luminosity ∼5x10-4 (10km) to 5x10-5 (100km) times the stellar luminosity. Following peak luminosity, the evolution of the debris disk emission is roughly a power law, f∝t-n with n∼0.6-0.8. Observations of debris disks around A-type and G-type stars strongly favor models with small planetesimals. In these models, our predictions for the time evolution and detection frequency of debris disks agree with published observations. We suggest several critical observations that can test key features of our calculations. File Summary: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FileName Lrecl Records Explanations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ReadMe 80 . This file table11.dat 39 150 Predicted excesses for disks around 1 solar mass stars with Σ∝a-1 and fS fragmentation parameters table12.dat 39 132 Predicted excesses for disks around 1.5 solar mass stars with Σ∝a-1 and fS fragmentation parameters table13.dat 39 120 Predicted excesses for disks around 2 solar mass stars with Σ∝a-1 and fS fragmentation parameters table14.dat 39 105 Predicted excesses for disks around 3 solar mass stars with Σ∝a-1 and fS fragmentation parameters table15.dat 39 150 Predicted excesses for disks around 1 solar mass stars with Σ∝a-3/2 and fW fragmentation parameters table16.dat 39 132 Predicted excesses for disks around 1.5 solar mass stars with Σ∝a-3/2 and fW fragmentation parameters table17.dat 39 120 Predicted excesses for disks around 2 solar mass stars with Σ∝a-3/2 and fW fragmentation parameters table18.dat 39 105 Predicted excesses for disks around 3 solar mass stars with Σ∝a-3/2 and fW fragmentation parameters table19.dat 39 100 Predicted excesses for disks around 1 solar mass stars with Σ∝a-3/2 and fS fragmentation parameters table20.dat 39 88 Predicted excesses for disks around 1.5 solar mass stars with Σ∝a-3/2 and fS fragmentation parameters table21.dat 39 80 Predicted excesses for disks around 2 solar mass stars with Σ∝a-3/2 and fS fragmentation parameters table22.dat 39 70 Predicted excesses for disks around 3 solar mass stars with Σ∝a-3/2 and fS fragmentation parameters -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See also: J/ApJ/636/1098 : Debris disks around solar-type stars (Bryden+, 2006) J/ApJ/660/1556 : Characterization of dusty debris disks (Rhee+, 2007) J/ApJS/179/451 : Predicted IR excesses for protoplanetary disks (Kenyon+, 2008) Byte-by-byte Description of file: table*.dat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bytes Format Units Label Explanations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1- 4 F4.2 --- xm Scaling factor 6- 9 F4.2 [yr] logt Log time (1) 11- 15 F5.2 [-] logLd Log total dust/stellar luminosity ratio 17- 21 F5.3 [-] logF24 Log of 24 micron flux excess 23- 27 F5.3 [-] logF70 Log of 70 micron flux excess 29- 33 F5.3 [-] logF160 Log of 160 micron flux excess 35- 39 F5.3 [-] logF850 Log of 850 micron flux excess -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note (1): For calculations with Σ∝a-1 (for tables 11 to 14), or with Σ∝a-3/2 (for tables 15 to 22) planetesimals with initial radii of 1m to 1km only, and the fS (for table 11-14 and 19-22) or fW (for table 15-18) fragmentation parameters. The typical inter-quartile range in the predicted fluxes is ±5% to 10% at 24 microns and ±5% at 70-850 microns. The two sets of fragmentation parameters are defined as follows: Strong planetesimals have fS=(Qb=101, 103, or 105erg/g, βb=0, Qg=2.25erg/g2xcm1.75, βg=1.25). Weaker planetesimals have fW=(Qb=2x105erg/gxcm0.4, βb=-0.4, Qg=0.33erg/g2xcm1.7, βg=1.3). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- History: From electronic version of the journal References: Kenyon et al. 2008ApJS..179..451K 2008ApJS..179..451K. Paper I. Cat. J/ApJS/179/451.
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