Tilted Circumbinary Planetary Systems as Efficient Progenitors of Free-floating Planets

The dominant mechanism for generating free-floating planets has so far remained elusive. One suggested mechanism is that planets are ejected from planetary systems due to planet–planet interactions. Instability around a single star requires a very compactly spaced planetary system. We find that arou...

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Main Authors: Cheng Chen, Rebecca G. Martin, Stephen H. Lubow, C. J. Nixon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ad17c5