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Proxima Centauri b可能的内部结构和成分

Possible Internal Structures and Compositions of Proxima Centauri b

B. Brugger, O. Mousis, M. Deleuil, J. I. Lunine

摘要:

我们探索可能的比邻星b的内部假设行星属于致密的固体行星(岩石与可能添加的水),并得出相应的半径。为此,我们使用一个内部结构模型来计算行星的半径以及不同材料层的位置,假设它的质量和整体成分是已知的。由于缺乏详细的主恒星元素丰度来限制行星的组成,我们的模型基于太阳系的值。我们将模拟限制在没有大规模大气的固体行星的情况下。根据这些假设,比邻星b的可能半径在0.94- 1.40 $R_\oplus$之间。最小值是考虑到1.10 $M_\oplus$类汞行星,核心质量分数为65%,而最大半径是达到1.46 $M_\oplus$,50%的水质量,构成一个海洋行星。虽然这个半径范围仍然允许非常不同的行星组成,但它有助于表征Proxima Centauri b的许多方面,例如系统的形成条件或行星上目前的水量。这项工作也可以帮助排除未来对行星半径的测量,因为这些测量与固体行星体在物理上不相容。

英文摘要:

We explore the possible Proxima Centauri b's interiors assuming the planet belongs to the class of dense solid planets (rocky with possible addition of water) and derive the corresponding radii. To do so, we use an internal structure model that computes the radius of the planet along with the locations of the different layers of materials, assuming that its mass and bulk composition are known. Lacking detailed elementary abundances of the host star to constrain the planet's composition, we base our model on solar system values. We restrained the simulations to the case of solid planets without massive atmospheres. With these assumptions, the possible radius of Proxima Centauri b spans the 0.94--1.40 $R_\oplus$ range. The minimum value is obtained considering a 1.10 $M_\oplus$ Mercury-like planet with a 65% core mass fraction, whereas the highest radius is reached for 1.46 $M_\oplus$ with 50% water in mass, constituting an ocean planet. Although this range of radii still allows very different planet compositions, it helps characterizing many aspects of Proxima Centauri b, such as the formation conditions of the system or the current amount of water on the planet. This work can also help ruling out future measurements of the planet's radius that would be physically incompatible with a solid planetary body.

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