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Rogue planets: Explaining the origins of an undiscovered planet and the orbital structure in the outer solar system

Research Project

Project/Area Number 23K03482
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 17010:Space and planetary sciences-related
Research InstitutionKindai University

Principal Investigator

ソフィアリカフィカ パトリック  近畿大学, 総合社会学部, 准教授 (30549853)

Project Period (FY) 2023-04-01 – 2026-03-31
Project Status Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥130,000 (Direct Cost: ¥100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥30,000)
Keywords太陽系 / 巨大惑星 / カイパーベルト / 未知の惑星 / solar system / giant planets / Kuiper Belt / undiscovered planets / Neptune / Kuiper belt
Outline of Research at the Start

What is the role of rogue planets during solar system formation? Based on computer simulations, this research will identify systems that can explain the outer solar system and the properties of any possible resident planet. These results will also constrain giant-planet formation and migration.

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

This research has two main goals: (1) What was the influence of rogue planets in originating the orbital structure of the outer solar system? (2) What are the odds that one of these rogue planets survived as a resident planet in the solar system today?
The main achievements of last FY2023 are the following:
- A detailed analysis of several past studies related to this research’s goals was done. This information is crucial for developing the early solar system’s main model and writing papers during 2024 and beyond.
- A model representing the early solar system containing 5-6 giant planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune included) and 1-7 rogue planets was completed.
- I prepared the initial conditions and codes necessary to execute the main simulations of the model.

Current Status of Research Progress
Current Status of Research Progress

2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.

Reason

The main simulations of the model have been running since the beginning of 2024. They are expected to finish in a few months from now.
I am also collecting more details about recent studies with results related to this research to keep the analysis up-to-date.
As planned, all procedures and achievements of the project are progressing within the expected and without problems.

Strategy for Future Research Activity

After analyzing the simulation data of some of the main simulations, I intend to summarize the first preliminary results of this project during the second semester of 2024. The plan is to present these results in national (and international, if possible) meetings and one short peer-reviewed paper during FY2024. The preparation and writing of this paper will take a few months during the late 2024 and early 2025 period.
All main simulations are expected to be finished by the end of 2024. More detailed analyses are expected to occur in 2025.
The complete achievements of goals (1) and (2) will be obtained in FY2025, as planned.

Report

(1 results)
  • 2023 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (1 results)

All Other

All Int'l Joint Research (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Carnegie Institution for Science/Johns Hopkins APL(米国)

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report

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Published: 2023-04-13   Modified: 2024-12-25  

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