向外迁移F环的潮汐环境
On the tidal environment of an outwardly migrated F-ring
摘要:
土星F环是一个独特的狭窄环,位于(径向)接近潮汐破坏性的洛希极限的土星水冰。已经完成的重要工作表明它是太阳系中最具活力的地方之一。幸运地形成的聚集体不断地与土星及其附近的卫星普罗米修斯和潘多拉的强大潮汐力作斗争,这些潮汐力的作用是通过引力搅动环物质。行星环也已知径向扩展。因此,由于F环位于主环的边缘,我们研究了向外迁移的F环的影响及其与普罗米修斯的相互作用。随着当地潮汐环境的降低,在通道边缘的颗粒的最大数密度增加。径向速度色散也被观测到低于150米冰质小卫星的典型逃逸速度(<10 cm s^(-1)),此时密度增加,并且在Toomre参数Q<2时引力不稳定。此外,在观察到Q<2的环的位置中,随着环的径向位置增加,看到更多的粒子落在临界Toomre参数以下或接近临界Toomre参数。
英文摘要:
Saturns F-ring is a unique, narrow ring that lies (radially) close to the tidally disruptive Roche limit of water ice for Saturn. Significant work has been done that shows it to be one of the most dynamic places in the Solar System. Aggregates that are fortunate enough to form constantly battle against the strong tidal forces of Saturn and the nearby moons Prometheus and Pandora, which act to gravitationally stir up ring material. Planetary rings are also known to radially spread. Therefore, as the F ring lies at the edge of the main rings, we investigate the effect of an outwardly migrated F ring and its interaction with Prometheus. An increase in the maximum number density of particles at the channel edges is observed with decreasing local tidal environment. Radial velocity dispersions are also observed to fall below the typical escape velocity of a 150m icy moonlet (<10 cm s^(-1)) where density is enhanced, and are gravitationally unstable with Toomre parameters Q<2. Additionally, in locations of the ring where Q<2 is observed, more particles are seen to fall below or close to the critical Toomre parameter as the radial location of the ring increases.
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