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arXiv 2007.14493astro-ph.EP
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LHS 3844 b缺乏有效大气的低挥发性地层

A Volatile-Poor Formation of LHS 3844b based on its Lack of Significant Atmosphere

Stephen R. Kane, Rachael M. Roettenbacher, Cayman T. Unterborn, Bradford J. Foley, Michelle L. Hill

摘要:

系外行星的发现已经进入了类地行星的领域,这正在成为大气研究的主题。LHS 3844 b是一颗半径为1.3地球的行星,围绕一颗M4.5-5矮星运行0.46天。后续观测表明,这颗行星基本上没有大气层。这种缺乏大气层的情况对LHS 3844 b的天体物理和地球物理造成了限制,主要是挥发性脱气的程度和大气侵蚀的速度。我们估计的年龄的主机恒星$7.8\pm1.6$陀螺仪,并找到一个活跃的过去相媲美的比邻星的证据。我们使用的火山出气和大气侵蚀的地球动力学模型表明,明显缺乏大气是一致的挥发性差地幔LHS 3844 b。我们表明,核心是不太可能主机足够的C产生一个足够的挥发性差地幔,除非散装行星是挥发性差相对于地球。虽然我们不能排除一个巨大的影响剥离LHS 3844 b的大气,我们表明,这种机制将需要显着的地幔剥离,可能留下LHS 3844 b作为一个富铁的“超级汞”。较小的撞击可能造成大气侵蚀,但前提是行星已经开始脱气,并受到半径为500-1000公里、以逃逸速度运行的$10^3$撞击物的轰击。我们讨论的形成和迁移的情况下,可以解释一个不稳定的穷人的起源,包括一个未观测到的大规模的伴侣行星的潜力。LHS 3844 b的挥发性相对较低,这表明该行星是在雪线内部形成的。

英文摘要:

Exoplanet discoveries have reached into the realm of terrestrial planets that are becoming the subject of atmospheric studies. One such discovery is LHS 3844b, a 1.3 Earth radius planet in a 0.46 day orbit around an M4.5-5 dwarf star. Follow-up observations indicate that the planet is largely devoid of substantial atmosphere. This lack of significant atmosphere places astrophysical and geophysical constraints on LHS 3844b, primarily the degree of volatile outgassing and the rate of atmosphere erosion. We estimate the age of the host star as $7.8\pm1.6$ Gyrs and find evidence of an active past comparable to Proxima Centauri. We use geodynamical models of volcanic outgassing and atmospheric erosion to show that the apparent lack of atmosphere is consistent with a volatile-poor mantle for LHS 3844b. We show the core is unlikely to host enough C to produce a sufficiently volatile-poor mantle, unless the bulk planet is volatile-poor relative to Earth. While we cannot rule out a giant impact stripping LHS 3844b's atmosphere, we show this mechanism would require significant mantle stripping, potentially leaving LHS 3844b as an Fe-rich "super-Mercury". Atmospheric erosion by smaller impacts is possible, but only if the planet has already begun degassing and is bombarded by $10^3$ impactors of radius 500-1000 km traveling at escape velocity. We discuss formation and migration scenarios that could account for a volatile poor origin, including the potential for an unobserved massive companion planet. A relatively volatile-poor composition of LHS 3844b suggests that the planet formed interior to the system snow-line.

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