Isolating the extreme debris disc signature -- explorations of eccentric extreme debris discs formed by giant impacts
arXiv:2301.03307 · doi:10.1093/mnras/stac3541
Abstract
In this work, we used N-body simulations and a radiative transfer package to model the evolution of eccentric debris discs produced by giant impacts between planetary embryos. This included how the morphology and infrared emission of these discs varied with embryo eccentricity and collision true anomaly. We found that eccentric discs inherit the eccentric properties of the centre of mass orbit of the two colliding embryos. However, the orientation of the collision with the respect to this orbit plays a key role in determining how closely the disc material resembles the centre of mass orbit. Additionally, we found that increased eccentricity acted to suppress the formation of certain short-term variations in the disc emission depending on the collision position. These short-term variations have been associated with an observational phenomenon called extreme debris discs. Short-term variability has been suggested as a potential signature for giant impacts.
arXiv comment20 pages (+5 supplementary pages), 18 figures (+6 supplementary figures). For associated mpeg files, see https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/519/1/172/6873852#supplementary-data
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