85 citations
2 papers
astro-ph2007★ 39 cited
Production of trans-Neptunian binaries through chaos-assisted capture
Ernestine A. Lee, Sergey A. Astakhov, David Farrelly
The recent discovery of binary objects in the Kuiper-belt opens an invaluable window into past and present conditions in the trans-Neptunian part of the Solar System. For example,…
astro-ph2005★ 85 cited
Formation of Kuiper-belt binaries through multiple chaotic scattering encounters with low-mass intruders
Sergey A. Astakhov, Ernestine A. Lee, David Farrelly
The discovery that many trans-neptunian objects exist in pairs, or binaries, is proving invaluable for shedding light on the formation, evolution and structure of the outer Solar s…