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Consequences of an Eccentric Orbit for Fomalhaut b
Daniel Tamayo
Fomalhaut b is currently the least massive, directly imaged exoplanet candidate. New observation epochs reveal this object to be moving on a highly eccentric orbit (Kalas et al. 20…
The Smallest Particles in Saturn's A and C Rings
Rebecca A. Harbison, Philip D. Nicholson, Matthew M. Hedman
Radio occultations of Saturn's main rings by spacecraft suggest a power law particle size-distribution down to sizes of the order of 1 cm (Marouf et al., 1983), (Zebker et al., 198…
Extreme orbital evolution from hierarchical secular coupling of two giant planets
Jean Teyssandier, Smadar Naoz, Ian M. Lizarraga +1
Observations of exoplanets over the last two decades have revealed a new class of Jupiter-size planets with orbital periods of a few days, the so-called "hot Jupiters". Recent meas…
Influence of the C/O ratio on titanium and vanadium oxides in protoplanetary disks
M. Ali-Dib, O. Mousis, G. S. Pekmezci +3
Context. The observation of carbon-rich disks have motivated several studies questioning the influence of the C/O ratio on their gas phase composition in order to establish the con…
The Vertical Structure of the F Ring of Saturn from Ring-Plane Crossings
Britt R. Scharringhausen, Philip D. Nicholson
We present a photometric model of the rings of Saturn which includes the main rings and an F ring, inclined to the main rings, with a Gaussian vertical profile of optical depth. Th…
Detection of Propene in Titan's Stratosphere
Conor A. Nixon, Donald E. Jennings, Bruno Bezard +9
The Voyager 1 flyby of Titan in 1980 gave a first glimpse of the chemical complexity of Titan's atmosphere, detecting many new molecules with the infrared spectrometer (IRIS). Thes…
Targeting Young Stars with Kepler: Planet Formation, Migration Mechanisms and the Early History of Planetary Systems
James P. Lloyd, Jonathan I. Lunine, Eric Mamajek +7
This white paper discusses a repurposed mission for the Kepler spacecraft that focusses on solving outstanding problems in planet formation and evolution by targeting the study of…
Non-radial Oscillations in Rotating Giant Planets with Solid Cores: Application to Saturn and its Rings
Jim Fuller, Dong Lai, Natalia I. Storch
Recent observations have revealed evidence for the global oscillations of Jupiter and Saturn, which can potentially provide a new window into the interior structure of giant planet…
Viscoelastic Tidal Dissipation in Giant Planets and Formation of Hot Jupiters Through High-Eccentricity Migration
Natalia I Storch, Dong Lai
We study the possibility of tidal dissipation in the solid cores of giant planets and its implication for the formation of hot Jupiters through high-eccentricity migration. We pres…
The Mass Distribution of Subgiant Planet Hosts
James P. Lloyd
High mass stars are hostile to Doppler measurements due to rotation and activity on the main-sequence, so radial velocity searches for planets around massive stars have relied on e…
Chaotic dust dynamics and implications for the hemispherical color asymmetries of the Uranian satellites
Daniel Tamayo, Joseph A. Burns, Douglas P. Hamilton
Dust grains generated by the Uranian irregular satellites will undergo chaotic large-amplitude eccentricity oscillations under the simultaneous action of radiation forces and the h…
Kronoseismology: Using density waves in Saturn's C ring to probe the planet's interior
M. M. Hedman, P. D. Nicholson
Saturn's C ring contains multiple spiral patterns that appear to be density waves driven by periodic gravitational perturbations. In other parts of Saturn's rings, such waves are g…
On the possible noble gas deficiency of Pluto's atmosphere
Olivier Mousis, Jonathan I. Lunine, Kathleen E. Mandt +6
We use a statistical-thermodynamic model to investigate the formation and composition of noble-gas-rich clathrates on Pluto's surface. By considering an atmospheric composition clo…
Probing the inner boundaries of Saturn's A ring with the Iapetus -1:0 nodal bending wave
Matthew S. Tiscareno, Matthew M. Hedman, Joseph A. Burns +2
The Iapetus -1:0 nodal bending wave, the first spiral wave ever described in Saturn's rings, has been seen again for the first time in 29 years. We demonstrate that it is in fact t…
Compositions and origins of outer planet systems: Insights from the Roche critical density
Matthew S. Tiscareno, Matthew M. Hedman, Joseph A. Burns +1
We consider the Roche critical density (rho_Roche), the minimum density of an orbiting object that, at a given distance from its planet, is able to hold itself together by self-gra…
The radial distribution of water ice and chromophores across Saturn's system
G. Filacchione, F. Capaccioni, R. N. Clark +11
Over the last eight years, the Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) aboard the Cassini orbiter has returned hyperspectral images in the 0.35-5.1 micron range of the icy…
Velocity and Vorticity Measurements of Jupiter's Great Red Spot Using Automated Cloud Feature Tracking
David S. Choi, Don Banfield, Peter J. Gierasch +1
We have produced mosaics of the Great Red Spot (GRS) using images taken by the Galileo spacecraft in May 2000, and have measured the winds of the GRS using an automated algorithm t…