3 papers
astro-ph.EP2026
Revealing the Origin of Desert Dwellers via Stellar Obliquities
Tim Hallatt, James E. Owen, Sarah Millholland
Observations suggest that the hot Neptune desert contains the remnants of destroyed gas giants. Recent theoretical work has shown that gas giant destruction via Roche lobe overflow…
astro-ph.EP2025
A Disintegrating Rocky World Shrouded in Dust and Gas: Mid-IR Observations of K2-22b using JWST
Nick Tusay, Jason T. Wright, Thomas G. Beatty +12
The disintegrating ultra-short period rocky exoplanet K2-22b periodically emits dusty clouds in a dynamically chaotic process resulting in a variable transit depth from 0-1.3%. The…
astro-ph.EP2025
The Role of Thermal Feedback in the Growth of Planetary Cores by Pebble Accretion in Dust Traps
Daniel P. Cummins, James E. Owen
High-resolution millimetre-imaging of protoplanetary discs has revealed many containing rings and gaps. These rings can contain large quantities of dust, often in excess of 10M$_\o…