Planet formation is unlikely in equal mass binary systems with a ~ 50 AU

Details Planet formation is unlikely in equal mass binary systems with a ~ 50 AU Planet formation is unlikely in equal mass binary systems with a ~ 50 AU

2000-05-23

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0005451v2

Astrophys.J.537:L65-L68,2006

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

ApjL accepted. 11p including 3 figures. Color version of figure 1 available at http://www.mpia-hd.mpg.de/homes/andy/publicatio

Scientific paper

10.1086/312752

We show that planet formation via both gravitational collapse and core accretion is unlikely to occur in equal mass binary systems with moderate (~ 50 AU) semi-major axes. Internal thermal energy generation in the disks is sufficient to heat the gas everywhere so that spiral structures quickly decay rather than grow or fragment. This same heating will inhibit dust coagulation because the temperatures rise above the vaporization temperatures of many volatile materials. We consider other processes not included in the model and conclude that our temperatures are conservatively estimated (low), i.e. planet formation is less likely in real systems than in the model.

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