http://arxiv.org/abs/1712.07247
We show that the rate of pollution of white dwarfs by asteroidal material implies a concomitant rate of material ejection that can contribute significantly to the population of interstellar minor bodies. We note also that the irradiation during post main sequence evolution implies that much of this ejected material may lose volatiles, providing a rationale for the curious properties of the recently discovered interstellar object Oumuamua.
B. Hansen and B. Zuckerman
Thu, 21 Dec 17
43/76
Comments: Research Note submited to AAS journals