2 papers
astro-ph.EP2026
Carbon from Interstellar Clouds to Habitable Worlds
Edwin A. Bergin, Marc M. Hirschmann, Andre Izidoro
Carbon is an essential element for a habitable world. Inner (r < 3 au) disk planetary carbon compositions are strongly influenced by supply and survival of carbonaceous solids. Her…
astro-ph.EP2025
Soot Planets instead of Water Worlds
Jie Li, Edwin A. Bergin, Marc M. Hirschmann +3
Some low-density exoplanets are thought to be water-rich worlds that formed beyond the snow line of their protoplanetary disc, possibly accreting coequal portions of rock and water…