Cited by 167Astrophysics and Star Formation StudiesAstro and Planetary ScienceStellar, planetary, and galactic studies

Circumplanetary disc properties obtained from radiation hydrodynamical simulations of gas accretion by protoplanets

Open access
Ayliffe, Ben A., Bate, Matthew R.·2009·Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Abstract

We investigate the properties of circumplanetary discs formed in three-dimensional, self-gravitating radiation hydrodynamical models of gas accretion by protoplanets. We determine disc sizes, scaleheights, and density and temperature profiles for different protoplanet masses, in solar nebulae of differing grain opacities. We find that the analytical prediction of circumplanetary disc radii in an evacuated gap (RHill/3) from Quillen & Trilling yields a good estimate for discs formed by high-mass protoplanets. The radial density profiles of the circumplanetary discs may be described by power laws between r−2 and r−3/2. We find no evidence for the ring-like density enhancements that have been found in some previous models of circumplanetary discs. Temperature profiles follow a ∼r−7/10 power law regardless of protoplanet mass or nebula grain opacity. The discs invariably have large scaleheights (H/r > 0.2), making them thick in comparison with their encompassing circumstellar discs, and they show no flaring.

The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.

Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.

A few free checks a day · papers already verified open instantly · results are public

Integrity signals

Registry

Crossref · 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15002.x

Cites

40 of 40 references verified0 citation errors · 0 not checkable

Statistics

Claims the paper makes

The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.

Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.

A few free checks a day · papers already verified open instantly · results are public

Claims other papers make about this one

Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?

Self-check

Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.

The self-check needs the paper’s full text.

Cites

Flagged first, then by citations

1 of the 41 references couldn’t be matched to a known paper.

Research works printed but not linked: 8

  1. Benz W., 1990, in Buchler J. R., ed., Numerical Modelling of Nonlinear Stel- lar Pulsations Problems and Prospects Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics -a Review. Kluwer, Dordrecht, p. 269
  2. Benz W., Cameron A. G. W., Press W. H., Bowers R. L., 1990, ApJ, 348, 647
  3. Burns J. A., Simonelli D. P., Showalter M. R., Hamilton D. P., Porco C. D., Throop H., Esposito L. W., 2004, in Bagenal F., Dowling T., eds, Jupiter. The Planet, Satellites and Magnetosphere. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, p. 241
  4. Canup R. M., Ward W. R., 2008, preprint (arXiv:0812.4995) · arXiv
  5. Estrada P. R., Mosqueira I., Lissauer J. J., D'Angelo G., Cruikshank D. P., 2008, preprint (arXiv:0809.1418) · arXiv
  6. Fouchet L., Mayer L., 2008, preprint (arXiv:0806.3975) · arXiv
  7. Machida M. N., 2008, preprint (arXiv:0810.2584) · arXiv
  8. Stevenson D. J., 1989, in Weaver H. A., Danly L., eds, The Formation and Evolutions of Planetary Systems, Space Telescope Science Institute Symp. Ser. 3. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, p.

Cited by

Sorted by citations

Authors
Ayliffe, B. A., & Bate, M. R.
Affiliations
University of Exeter (GB)
Corresponding author
  • Ayliffe, Ben A.
  • Bate, Matthew R.
Venue
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Published
2009-08-01
Volume
397
Issue
2
Pages
657-665
ISSN
  • 0035-8711 (ISSN-L)
  • 1365-2966
OpenAlex
W2097133096
Cited by
167
References
41
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 10
FWCI
4.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (publishedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (submittedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
Funders
  • Leverhulme Trust
  • European Science Foundation
  • Science and Technology Facilities Council (PP/D508220/1)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Astro and Planetary Science
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Keywords
circumplanetary discs, protoplanets, gas accretion, radiation hydrodynamics, self-gravitating disks, temperature profiles, grain opacity, solar nebula

About these checks

Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.

Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.

Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.

What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›

Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review