The unexpected narrowness of eccentric debris rings: a sign of eccentricity during the protoplanetary disc phase
This paper shows that the eccentric debris rings seen around the stars Fomalhaut and HD 202628 are narrower than expected in the standard eccentric planet perturbation scenario (sometimes referred to as ‘pericentre glow’). The standard scenario posits an initially circular and narrow belt of planete...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
2020-06-01
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Series: | Royal Society Open Science |
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Online Access: | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.200063 |