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The Galactic Interstellar Object Population: A Framework for Prediction and Inference
Matthew J. Hopkins, Chris Lintott, Michele T. Bannister +2
The Milky Way is thought to host a huge population of interstellar objects (ISOs), numbering approximately around the Sun, which are formed and shaped by…
A Solar System formation analogue in the Ophiuchus star-forming complex
John C. Forbes, João Alves, Douglas N. C. Lin
Anomalies among the daughter nuclei of the extinct short-lived radionuclides (SLRs) in the calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) indicate that the Solar System must have been bor…
Turning up the heat on `Oumuamua
John C. Forbes, Abraham Loeb
We explore what may be learned by close encounters between extrasolar minor bodies like `Oumuamua and the Sun. These encounters may yield strong constraints on the bulk composition…
Habitable Evaporated Cores and the Occurrence of Panspermia near the Galactic Center
Howard Chen, John C. Forbes, Abraham Loeb
Black holes growing via the accretion of gas emit radiation that can photoevaporate the atmospheres of nearby planets. Here we couple planetary structural evolution models of sub-N…
Evaporation of planetary atmospheres due to XUV illumination by quasars
John C. Forbes, Abraham Loeb
Planetary atmospheres are subject to mass loss through a variety of mechanisms including irradiation by XUV photons from their host star. Here we explore the consequences of XUV ir…
Curveballs in protoplanetary disks - the effect of the Magnus force on planet formation
John C. Forbes
Spinning planetesimals in a gaseous protoplanetary disk may experience a hydrodynamical force perpendicular to their relative velocities. We examine the effect this force has on th…