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astro-ph2004★ 146 cited
Stellar encounters as the origin of distant solar system objects in highly eccentric orbits
Scott J. Kenyon, Benjamin C. Bromley
The discovery of Sedna places new constraints on the origin and evolution of our solar system. Here we investigate the possibility that a close encounter with another star produced…
astro-ph2004★ 153 cited
The Size Distribution of Kuiper Belt Objects
Scott J. Kenyon, Benjamin C. Bromley
We describe analytical and numerical collisional evolution calculations for the size distribution of icy bodies in the Kuiper Belt. For a wide range of bulk properties, initial mas…
astro-ph2004★ 133 cited
Detecting the Dusty Debris of Terrestrial Planet Formation
Scott J Kenyon, Benjamin C Bromley
We use a multiannulus accretion code to investigate debris disks in the terrestrial zone, at 0.7-1.3 AU around a 1 solar mass star. Terrestrial planet formation produces a bright d…