A Derivation of the Luminosity Function of the Kuiper Belt from a Broken Power-Law Size Distribution

Details A Derivation of the Luminosity Function of the Kuiper Belt from a Broken Power-Law Size Distribution A Derivation of the Luminosity Function of the Kuiper Belt from a Broken Power-Law Size Distribution

2008-09-01

arxiv.org/abs/0809.0313v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted by Icarus 25 pages, 2 tables, 2 figures

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.icarus.2008.08.009

We have derived a model of the Kuiper belt luminosity function exhibited by a broken power-law size distribution. This model allows direct comparison of the observed luminosity function to the underlying size distribution. We discuss the importance of the radial distribution model in determining the break diameter. We determine a best-fit break-diameter of the Kuiper belt size-distribution of 30

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