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astro-ph.EP2016★ 31 cited
Rocky Planetesimal Formation via Fluffy Aggregates of Nanograins
Sota Arakawa, Taishi Nakamoto
Several pieces of evidence suggest that silicate grains in primitive meteorites are not interstellar grains but condensates formed in the early solar system. Moreover, the size dis…
astro-ph.EP2016★ 17 cited
Compound chondrule formation via collision of supercooled droplets
Sota Arakawa, Taishi Nakamoto
We present a novel model showing that compound chondrules are formed by collisions of supercooled droplets. This model reproduces two prominent observed features of compound chondr…