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astro-ph.EP2014★ 35 cited
An updated estimate of the number of Jupiter-family comets using a simple fading law
R. Brasser, J. -H. Wang
It has long been hypothesised that the Jupiter-family comets (JFCs) come from the scattered disc, an unstable planetesimal population beyond Neptune. This viewpoint has been widely…
astro-ph.EP2014★ 22 cited
An Oort cloud origin of the Halley-type comets
J. -H. Wang, R. Brasser
The origin of the Halley-type comets (HTCs) is one of the last mysteries of the dynamical evolution of the Solar System. Prior investigation into their origin has focused on two so…