Terrestrial planet composition: simulation and observation
| dc.contributor.author | CARTER-BOND, J. | |
| hal.structure.identifier | SSE 2014 | |
| dc.contributor.author | BOLMONT, Emeline | |
| hal.structure.identifier | SSE 2014 | |
| dc.contributor.author | RAYMOND, Sean N. | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-03 | |
| dc.date.conference | 2014-03-16 | |
| dc.description.abstractEn | As direct detection and examination of terrestrial exoplanets is not yet possible, we must persue alternative methods to constarin the types of planets likely to be found within extrasolar planetary systems and thus guide future missions. Such studies cannot be undertaken by transit surveys. Instead, secondary sources must be utilized. In addition to simultions of terrestrial planet formation, based on spectroscopic observations of known stars, observations of polluted white dwarfs (e.g. Jura, M., & Xu, S. (2012); Gaensicke et al., (2013)) and simulations of the pollution of migrating gas giants may be utilized to determine the composition of solid bodies withn extrasolar planetary systems. Observations of polluted white dwarfs (e.g. Jura, M., & Xu, S. (2012); Gaensicke et al., (2013)) will be compared to simulations of the bulk composition of terrestrial planets (Carter-Bond et al. (2012)). Combining dynamical simulations of Carter-Bond et al. (2012) and Raymond et al. (2006) with spectrally-derived abundances for 15 planet-forming elements (H, C, N, O, Na, Mg, Al, Si, P, S, Ca, Ti, Cr, Fe and Ni), bulk compositions for simulated terrestrial planets have been obtained. This is the first time that compositional simulations can be compared with observations (albeit of a proxy for solid composition) and will be crucial for placing constraints on both the true diversity of planetary compositions expected to exist in extrasolar planetary systems and the simulations currently utilized. Simulations of the change in composition resulting from pollution of a gas giant as it migrates through a planetary system will also be presented. These simulations represent an as-yet untested approach to determining the solid composition within a planetary system. By simulating the amount and composition of material accreted by the gas giant (following Carter-Bond et al. (2012)), we will be able to determine what effect, if any, the accretion of solid material during migration has on giant planet composition. This study represents the first attempt at untangling what fraction of the observed composition is primordial and what fraction has been accreted and may, ultimately, provide further limitation on the composition of solids within extrasolar planetary systems. Such a study is especially timely, given the rising number of spectral observations of transiting giant planets and their unusual implications (e.g. Madhusudhan et al. (2011)). | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.source.title | 2014ebi..conf.2.11C - Search for Life Beyond the Solar System. Exoplanets, Biosignatures & Instruments. Online at http://www.ebi2014.org, id.2.11 - held march-16-21-2014 in Tucson, Arizona | |
| dc.title.en | Terrestrial planet composition: simulation and observation | |
| dc.type | Communication dans un congrès | |
| dc.subject.hal | Planète et Univers [physics]/Astrophysique [astro-ph]/Planétologie et astrophysique de la terre [astro-ph.EP] | |
| bordeaux.page | - | |
| bordeaux.country | US | |
| bordeaux.title.proceeding | 2014ebi..conf.2.11C - Search for Life Beyond the Solar System. Exoplanets, Biosignatures & Instruments. Online at http://www.ebi2014.org, id.2.11 - held march-16-21-2014 in Tucson, Arizona | |
| bordeaux.conference.city | Tucson | |
| bordeaux.peerReviewed | oui | |
| hal.identifier | hal-01061997 | |
| hal.version | 1 | |
| hal.invited | non | |
| hal.proceedings | oui | |
| hal.conference.end | 2014-03-21 | |
| hal.popular | non | |
| hal.audience | Internationale | |
| hal.origin.link | https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr//hal-01061997v1 | |
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