Halting Migration in Magnetospherically Sculpted Protoplanetary Disks
arXiv:2210.13674 · doi:10.1093/mnras/stad1636
Abstract
We present a physically motivated model for the manner in which a stellar magnetic field sculpts the inner edge of a protoplanetary disk, and examine the consequence for the migration and stopping of sub-Neptune and super-Earth planets. This model incorporates a transition zone exterior to the inner truncation of the disk, where the surface density profile is modified by the diffusion of the stellar magnetic field into the disk. This modification results in a migration trap at the outer edge of the transition zone. We performed simulations of single planet migration, considering a range of stellar magnetic field strengths and magnetic diffusion profiles. Our simulations show a tight relationship between the final locations of planets and the total magnetic budget available for the disk from their host star. We found that a stellar magnetic field between 67 to 180G and a power-law index between 3 and 2.75 can reasonably reproduce the location at which the observed occurrence rate of close-in Super-Earth and Sub-Neptune populations changes slope.
Paper was submitted to MNRAS. Authors had received the first referee report requesting minor revision before reconsideration for publication
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