Dust to planetesimals - Settling and coagulation in the solar nebula
Journal Article
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· Icarus; (United States)
The behavior of solid particles in a low-mass solar nebula during settling to the central plane and the formation of planetesimals is discussed. The gravitational instability in a dust layer and collisional accretion are examined as possible mechanisms of planetesimal formation. The shear between the gas and a dust layer is considered along with the differences in the planetesimal formation mechanisms between the inner and outer nebula. A numerical model for computing simultaneous coagulation and settling is described.
- Research Organization:
- Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, Ariz.
- OSTI ID:
- 5500835
- Journal Information:
- Icarus; (United States), Vol. 44
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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