Year: 2004
Type: article
Abstract: We present the results of smoothed particle hydrodynamic simulations of collisions between two 0.10 M ⊕ differentiated planetary embryos with impact dynamics that are thought to be common to the late stage of terrestrial planet formation. At low impact velocities ( v imp / v esc < 1.5) and for direct collisions, the impacts are largely accretionary. Inelastic bouncing between embryos with varying degrees of erosion, followed by escape to infinity, is also a common outcome. For dynamical environments typical of most late-stage accretion models, we estimate that more than half of all collisions between like-sized planetary embryos do not result in accumulation into a larger embryo.
Source: The Astrophysical Journal
DOI: 10.1086/425158
Authors: Craig Agnor, Erik Asphaug
Institution: University of California, Santa Cruz
Language: English
Topic: Astro and Planetary Science
Subfield: Space and Planetary Science
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2016233870