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关于太阳系对星际天体的捕获

On the Capture of Interstellar Objects by our Solar System

K. J. Napier, F. C. Adams, K. Batygin

摘要:

最近的星际彗星的访问,随着太阳轨道上的小天体的不断发现的动机,本文研究捕获的对象最初双曲线轨道由我们的太阳系。使用合奏的$\sim500$百万数值实验,这项工作概括了以前的治疗方法,通过计算捕获截面作为渐近速度的函数。所得的速度相关的截面然后可以与任何相对速度的分布进行卷积,以确定进入物体的捕获率。这种卷积是针对通常的麦克斯韦分布以及从行星系喷出的岩石碎片的速度分布进行的。我们还构建了一个解析描述的捕获过程,提供了一个解释的功能形式的捕获截面在高速和低速限制。

英文摘要:

Motivated by recent visits from interstellar comets, along with continuing discoveries of minor bodies in orbit of the Sun, this paper studies the capture of objects on initially hyperbolic orbits by our solar system. Using an ensemble of $\sim500$ million numerical experiments, this work generalizes previous treatments by calculating the capture cross section as a function of asymptotic speed. The resulting velocity-dependent cross section can then be convolved with any distribution of relative speeds to determine the capture rate for incoming bodies. This convolution is carried out for the usual Maxwellian distribution, as well as the velocity distribution expected for rocky debris ejected from planetary systems. We also construct an analytic description of the capture process that provides an explanation for the functional form of the capture cross section in both the high velocity and low velocity limits.

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