Dust Accumulation near the Magnetospheric Truncation of Protoplanetary Discs. II. The Effects of Opacity and Thermal Evolution
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| author | Li, Rixin Chen, Yi-Xian Lin, Douglas N. C. |
| author_facet | Li, Rixin Chen, Yi-Xian Lin, Douglas N. C. |
| contents | Dust trapping in the global pressure bump induced by magnetospheric truncation offers a promising formation mechanism for close-in super-Earths/sub-Neptunes. These planets likely form in evolved protoplanetary discs, where the gas temperature at the expanding truncation radius become amiable to refractory solids. However, dust accumulation may alter the disc opacity such that thermal evolution is inevitable. To better understand how thermodynamics affects this planet formation pathway, we conduct a suite of local dust evolution simulations in an idealized inner disc model. Our calculations take into account self-consistent opacity-dependent temperature changes as well as dust evaporation and vapour condensation. We find that disc thermal evolution regulates dust growth and evolution, discouraging any accumulation of small particles that drives the increase of opacity and temperature. Significant retention of dust mass takes place when the disc environments allow runaway growth of large solids beyond the fragmentation barrier, where small particles are then swept up and preserved. Our results further validate dust accumulation near disc truncation as a promising mechanism to form close-in planets. |
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| spellingShingle | Dust Accumulation near the Magnetospheric Truncation of Protoplanetary Discs. II. The Effects of Opacity and Thermal Evolution Li, Rixin Chen, Yi-Xian Lin, Douglas N. C. Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Dust trapping in the global pressure bump induced by magnetospheric truncation offers a promising formation mechanism for close-in super-Earths/sub-Neptunes. These planets likely form in evolved protoplanetary discs, where the gas temperature at the expanding truncation radius become amiable to refractory solids. However, dust accumulation may alter the disc opacity such that thermal evolution is inevitable. To better understand how thermodynamics affects this planet formation pathway, we conduct a suite of local dust evolution simulations in an idealized inner disc model. Our calculations take into account self-consistent opacity-dependent temperature changes as well as dust evaporation and vapour condensation. We find that disc thermal evolution regulates dust growth and evolution, discouraging any accumulation of small particles that drives the increase of opacity and temperature. Significant retention of dust mass takes place when the disc environments allow runaway growth of large solids beyond the fragmentation barrier, where small particles are then swept up and preserved. Our results further validate dust accumulation near disc truncation as a promising mechanism to form close-in planets. |
| title | Dust Accumulation near the Magnetospheric Truncation of Protoplanetary Discs. II. The Effects of Opacity and Thermal Evolution |
| topic | Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Solar and Stellar Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.14463 |