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astro-ph.EP2025
A unique solution to overcome the barriers to planetesimal formation at low dust-to-gas ratio
H. Meheut, F. A. Gerosa, J. Bec
In the incremental growth model, planetesimal formation constitutes the least understood step in the process of planetary formation. The two main difficulties in this regard are th…
astro-ph.EP2024★ 2 cited
Reduction of dust radial drift by turbulence in protoplanetary disks
Fabiola Antonietta Gerosa, Jérémie Bec, Héloïse Méheut +1
Dust particles in protoplanetary disks, lacking support from pressure, rotate at velocities exceeding those of the surrounding gas. Consequently, they experience a head-wind from t…