Dust Coagulation in Oxygen-rich Circumstellar Outflows

We show that the inefficient growth of SiO molecules on (SiO) _x dust grains prolongs the period of maximum dust nucleation in circumstellar outflows resulting in a several orders-of-magnitude increase in the dust density near the star. This increase in dust density powers dust coagulation and resul...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: John A. Paquette, Joseph A. Nuth, Frank T. Ferguson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acf5e3