Microlensing Results Challenge the Core Accretion Runaway Growth Scenario for Gas Giants
We compare the planet-to-star mass-ratio distribution measured by gravitational microlensing to core accretion theory predictions from population synthesis models. The core accretion theory’s runaway gas accretion process predicts a dearth of intermediate-mass giant planets that is not seen in the microlensing results. In particular, the models
Suzuki, D. et al.
Fecha de publicación:
12
2018