Planets and Satellites: Formation

On the Volatile Enrichments and Heavy Element Content in HD189733b
Favored theories of giant planet formation center around two main paradigms, namely the core accretion model and the gravitational …
O. Mousis, J.~I. Lunine, J.-M. Petit, K. Zahnle, L. Biennier, S. Picaud, T.~V. Johnson, J.~B.~A. Mitchell, V. Boudon, D. Cordier, M. Devel, R. Georges, C. Griffith, N. Iro, M.~S. Marley, U. Marboeuf
Posted Feb 1, 2011
Cite DOI arXiv
A correlation between the heavy element content of transiting extrasolar planets and the metallicity of their parent stars
Context.Nine extrasolar planets with masses between 110 and 430 M_ensuremathøplus are known to transit their star. The knowledge of …
T. Guillot, N.~C. Santos, F. Pont, N. Iro, C. Melo, I. Ribas
Posted Jul 1, 2006
Cite DOI arXiv