Studies of extra-solar Oort Clouds and the Kuiper Disk

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Nov 1995

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Semiannual Report Southwest Research Inst., Boulder, CO. Geophysical, Astrophysical, and Planetary Sciences Section.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Accretion Disks, Cometary Collisions, Comets, Infrared Sources (Astronomy), Oort Cloud, Planetary Evolution, Planetary Systems, Thermal Emission, Gas Giant Planets, Mathematical Models, Molecular Clouds, Signatures, Solar System Evolution

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This is the September 1995 Semi-Annual report for Studies of Extra-Solar Oort Clouds and the Kuiper Disk. We are conducting research designed to enhance our understanding of the evolution and detectability of comet clouds and disks. This area holds promise for also improving our understanding of outer solar system formation the bombardment history of the planets, the transport of volatiles and organics from the outer solar system to the inner planets, and to the ultimate fate of comet clouds around the Sun and other stars. According to 'standard' theory, both the Kuiper Disk and the Oort Cloud are (at least in part) natural products of the planetary accumulation stage of solar system formation. One expects such assemblages to be a common attribute of other solar systems. Therefore, searches for comet disks and clouds orbiting other stars offer a new method for inferring the presence of planetary systems. This project consists of two major efforts: (1) observational work to predict and search for the signatures of Oort Clouds and comet disks around other stars; and (2) modelling studies of the formation and evolution of the Kuiper Disk (KD) and similar assemblages that may reside around other stars, including beta Pic. These efforts are referred to as Task 1 and 2.

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