Giant planet formation: Episodic impacts versus gradual core growth

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 538, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Broeg, C H ^a   Benz, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

planets and satellites: atmospheres; planets and satellites: formation

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION RATE; EFFICIENT PROCESS; ENERGY DELIVERY; GAS-GIANT PLANETS; GIANT IMPACT; GIANT PLANET FORMATION; GROWTH SPEED; IMPACT ENERGY; MASS FRACTION; MASS RATIO; PLANETS AND SATELLITES: ATMOSPHERES; PLANETS AND SATELLITES: FORMATION; SEQUENCE OF EVENTS; SIDE EFFECT; SOLID MATTER; SPHERICAL SYMMETRY; THERMAL RESPONSE;

GASES; PLANETS;

SATELLITES;

EID: 84856959467     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201117038     Document Type: Article

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