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CIRCUMPLANETARY DISK FORMATION

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Ward, William R., Canup, Robin M.·2010·The Astronomical Journal

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The development and evolution of a circumplanetary disk during the accretion of a giant planet is examined. The planet gains mass and angular momentum from infalling solar nebula material while simultaneously contracting due to luminosity losses. When the planet becomes rotationally unstable it begins to shed material into a circumplanetary disk. Viscosity causes the disk to spread to a moderate fraction of the Hill radius where it is assumed that a small fraction of the material escapes back into heliocentric orbit, carrying away most of the excess angular momentum. As the planet's contraction continues, its radius can become smaller than the spatial range of the inflow and material begins to fall directly onto the disk, which switches from a spin-out disk to an accretion disk as the planet completes its growth. We here develop a description of the circumplanetary disk, which is combined with models of the planet's contraction and the inflow rate including its angular momentum content to yield a solution for the time evolution of a planet–disk system.

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Authors
Ward, W. R., & Canup, R. M.
Affiliations
Southwest Research Institute (US)
Venue
The Astronomical Journal
Published
2010-10-01
Volume
140
Issue
5
Pages
1168-1193
ISSN
  • 0004-6256 (ISSN-L)
  • 1538-3881
OpenAlex
W1966412445
Cited by
116
References
63
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.93
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
The Astronomical Journal (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Space and Planetary Science › Astro and Planetary Science
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Keywords
circumplanetary disks, giant planet formation, planetary accretion, angular momentum transport, accretion disks, disk viscosity, Hill radius

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