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astro-ph.EP2026

A Retrieval Framework for Observationally Constraining the Parameters of Circumplanetary Disks

Aster Taylor, Fred Adams

As they form, giant planets are surrounded by disks of gas and dust sourced from the background circumstellar disk. Although there have been few detections to date, upcoming instru…

astro-ph.EP2025

The Two-Dimensional Structure of Circumplanetary Disks and their Radiative Signatures

Aster G. Taylor, Fred C. Adams, Nuria Calvet

During their formative stages, giant planets are fed by infalling material sourced from the background circumstellar disk. Due to conservation of angular momentum, the incoming gas…

astro-ph.EP2025

Onset of CN Emission in 3I/ATLAS: Evidence for Strong Carbon-Chain Depletion

Luis E. Salazar Manzano, Hsing Wen Lin, Aster G. Taylor +6

Interstellar objects provide a direct window into the environmental conditions around stars other than the Sun. The recent discovery of 3I/ATLAS, a new interstellar comet, offers a…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 1 cited

Potential Thermal Profiles of The Third Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS

Atsuhiro Yaginuma, Aster G. Taylor, Darryl Z. Seligman

We investigate the thermal evolution of 3I/ATLAS, the third macroscopic interstellar object discovered on 2025 July 1. By comparing modeled thermal profiles with observations of vo…

astro-ph.EP2025

Theoretical Mass Function for Secondaries Forming via Gravitational Instability in Circumstellar Disks

Fred C. Adams, Aster G. Taylor, Michael R. Meyer

This paper constructs a theoretical framework for calculating the distribution of masses for secondary bodies forming via gravitational instability in the outer regions of circumst…

astro-ph.EP2025

The Kinematic Age of 3I/ATLAS and its Implications for Early Planet Formation

Aster G. Taylor, Darryl Z. Seligman

The recent discovery of the third interstellar object (3I/ATLAS) expands the known census from two to three and significantly improves statistical inferences regarding the underlyi…