2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Origin of Satellite Systems around Giant Planets: Structure of Circumplanetary Disks
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23740326
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Solid earth and planetary physics
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| Research Institution | Hokkaido University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 惑星の起源・進化 / 衛星形成 |
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| Research Abstract |
Natural satellite systems around giant planets, such as Galilean moons, are thought to be formed in circumplanetary disks, which are believed to have existed when the giant planets were actively growing by capturing gas of protoplanetary disks. In order to understand the formation processes of satellite systems, I performed high-resolution hydrodynamic simulation and orbital numerical simulation, and obtained the structure of circumplanetary disks in detail and how solid particles, which are the building materials of the satellites, are delivered to the circumplanetary disks.
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