2 papers
astro-ph.EP2026
Can giant impacts be directly detected in other star systems?
Pavan Tanna, Simon Lock, Amy Bonsor +2
Giant impacts, collisions between planet-sized bodies, play an important role in planet and moon formation. As we enter a new era of large-scale surveys, such as \textit{Gaia} and…
astro-ph.EP2023
A planetary collision afterglow and transit of the resultant debris cloud
Matthew Kenworthy, Simon Lock, Grant Kennedy +19
Planets grow in rotating disks of dust and gas around forming stars, some of which can subsequently collide in giant impacts after the gas component is removed from the disk. Monit…