New Jupiter and Saturn Formation Models Meet Observations

Alibert, Y.; Mousis, O.; Mordasini, C.; Benz, W. (2005). New Jupiter and Saturn Formation Models Meet Observations. Astrophysical journal, 626(1), L57-L60. Institute of Physics Publishing IOP 10.1086/431325

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The wealth of observational data about Jupiter and Saturn provides strong constraints to guide our understanding of the formation of giant planets. The size of the core and the total amount of heavy elements in the envelope have been derived from internal structure studies by Saumon & Guillot. The atmospheric abundance of some volatile elements has been measured in situ by the Galileo probe or by remote sensing. In this Letter, we show that, by extending the standard core accretion formation scenario of giant planets by Pollack et al. to include migration and protoplanetary disk evolution, it is possible to account for all of these constraints in a self-consistent manner.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

08 Faculty of Science > Physics Institute
08 Faculty of Science > Physics Institute > Space Research and Planetary Sciences > Theoretical Astrophysics and Planetary Science (TAPS)
08 Faculty of Science > Physics Institute > Space Research and Planetary Sciences

UniBE Contributor:

Alibert, Yann Daniel Pierre, Mordasini, Christoph, Benz, Willy

Subjects:

500 Science > 530 Physics
500 Science > 520 Astronomy
600 Technology > 620 Engineering

ISSN:

0004-637X

Publisher:

Institute of Physics Publishing IOP

Language:

English

Submitter:

Christoph Mordasini

Date Deposited:

14 Mar 2023 15:23

Last Modified:

14 Mar 2023 23:27

Publisher DOI:

10.1086/431325

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/178674

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/178674

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