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Binary Planetesimal Formation from Gravitationally Collapsing Pebble Clouds
David Nesvorny, Rixin Li, Jacob B. Simon +4
Planetesimals are compact astrophysical objects roughly 1-1000 km in size, massive enough to be held together by gravity. They can grow by accreting material to become full-size pl…
Visualizing the Kinematics of Planet Formation
Disk Dynamics Collaboration, Philip J. Armitage, Jaehan Bae +23
A stunning range of substructures in the dust of protoplanetary disks is routinely observed across a range of wavelengths. These gaps, rings and spirals are highly indicative of a…
Protoplanetary Disk Rings as Sites for Planetesimal Formation
Daniel Carrera, Jacob B. Simon, Rixin Li +2
Axisymmetric dust rings are a ubiquitous feature of young protoplanetary disks. These rings are likely caused by pressure bumps in the gas profile; a small bump can induce a traffi…
Measuring turbulent motion in planet-forming disks with ALMA: A detection around DM Tau and non-detections around MWC 480 and V4046 Sgr
Kevin Flaherty, A. Meredith Hughes, Jacob B. Simon +6
Turbulence is a crucial factor in many models of planet formation, but it has only been directly constrained among a small number of planet forming disks. Building on the upper lim…
Turbulence Regulates the Rate of Planetesimal Formation via Gravitational Collapse
Daniel A. Gole, Jacob B. Simon, Rixin Li +2
We study how the interaction between the streaming instability and intrinsic gas-phase turbulence affects planetesimal formation via gravitational collapse in protoplanetary disks.…