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Breakthrough revisited : investigating the requirements for growth of dust beyond the bouncing barrier

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Booth, Richard A., Meru, Farzana, Lee, Man Hoi and Clarke, Cathie J. (2017) Breakthrough revisited : investigating the requirements for growth of dust beyond the bouncing barrier. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 475 (1). pp. 167-180. doi:10.1093/mnras/stx3084

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Abstract

For grain growth to proceed effectively and lead to planet formation, a number of barriers to growth must be overcome. One such barrier, relevant for compact grains in the inner regions of the disc, is the ‘bouncing barrier’ in which large grains (∼mm size) tend to bounce off each other rather than sticking. However, by maintaining a population of small grains, it has been suggested that cm-size particles may grow rapidly by sweeping up these small grains. We present the first numerically resolved investigation into the conditions under which grains may be lucky enough to grow beyond the bouncing barrier by a series of rare collisions leading to growth (so-called ‘breakthrough’). Our models support previous results, and show that in simple models breakthrough requires the mass ratio at which high-velocity collisions transition to growth instead of causing fragmentation to be low, ϕ ≲ 50. However, in models that take into account the dependence of the fragmentation threshold on mass ratio, we find that breakthrough occurs more readily, even if mass transfer is relatively inefficient. This suggests that bouncing may only slow down growth, rather than preventing growth beyond a threshold barrier. However, even when growth beyond the bouncing barrier is possible, radial drift will usually prevent growth to arbitrarily large sizes.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QB Astronomy
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Physics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Planets, Satellites, Astrophysics, Cosmic dust, Interstellar matter, Planets -- Origin
Journal or Publication Title: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN: 0035-8711
Official Date: 21 March 2017
Dates:
DateEvent
21 March 2017Published
5 December 2017Available
24 November 2017Accepted
Volume: 475
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 167-180
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stx3084
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
341137H2020 European Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100010663
HKU 7030/11PResearch Grants Council, University Grants Committeehttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100002920
UNSPECIFIEDBritish Interplanetary Societyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100008219
ST/H008586/1Science and Technology Facilities Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000271
ST/K00333X/1Science and Technology Facilities Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000271
ST/J005673/1Science and Technology Facilities Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000271

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