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Contribution of White Dwarf Formation Kicks to the Free-Floating Planet Population
Alexander P. Stephan, Keivan G. Stassun
Free-Floating Planets (FFPs) are a distinct class of exoplanets that do not orbit stars but are nevertheless found to be very common. A variety of formation mechanisms have been pr…
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Observable Metal Pollution in Main-Sequence Stars: Simulations of Rocky Planets Engulfed by Stars in the to M Range
Kaitlyn T. Lane, Alexander P. Stephan, Melinda Soares-Furtado +2
The engulfment of planets by their host stars is an expected outcome of various dynamical processes and has been invoked to explain a variety of observed stellar properties, such a…