Clumps and Axisymmetric Features in Debris Discs
arXiv:1308.1736 · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18908.x
Abstract
This paper studied the structures of debris discs, focusing on the conditions that can form an axisymmetric-looking outer disc from systems with inner clumps. The main conclusion was that as long as the dominated dust grains are smaller than the blowout size, it is easy to form an axisymmetric-looking outer debris disc, which is part of a quasi-steady state of the whole system. This quasi-steady state is established through the balance between grain generations and a continuous out-going grain flow. Assuming there is an event that starts planetesimal collisions and the corresponding grain generations, this balance can be approached in a few thousand years. This result suggested that a quasi-steady-state picture could solve the possible mass budget problem of Vega's outer debris disc.
published in MNRAS 2011, presented as part of an invited review in East Asia Numerical Astrophysics Meeting 2012, Kyoto, Japan
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