http://arxiv.org/abs/2004.01745
The solid accretion rate, necessary to grow gas giant planetary cores within the disk lifetime, has been a major constraint for theories of planet formation. We tested the solid accretion rate efficiency on planetary cores of different masses embedded in their birth disk, by means of 3D radiation-hydrodynamics, where we followed the evolution of a swarm of embedded solids of different sizes. We found that using a realistic equation of state and radiative cooling, the disk at 5 au is able to cool efficiently and reduce its aspect ratio. As a result, the pebble isolation mass is reached before the core grows to 10 Earth masses, stopping efficiently the pebble flux and creating a transition disk. Moreover, the reduced isolation mass halts the solid accretion before the core reaches the critical mass, leading to a barrier to giant planet formation, and it explains the large abundance of super-Earth planets in the observed population.
A. Zormpas, G. Picogna, B. Ercolano, et. al.
Tue, 7 Apr 20
30/72
Comments: 8 pages, 9 figures, accepted for publication on A&A
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