Examining the evidence for Chthonian planets : superdense exposed exoplanet cores
Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2019
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| author | Bates-Tarasewicz, Haley. |
| author2 | Benjamin Weiss. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1224472019-11-22T03:52:11Z Examining the evidence for Chthonian planets : superdense exposed exoplanet cores Superdense exposed exoplanet cores Bates-Tarasewicz, Haley. Benjamin Weiss. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Aeronautics and Astronautics. Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2019 Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 24-30). Planetary cores are of interest because they provide insight into the internal dynamics and composition of planets. By using mass-radius relationship compositional analysis, this work originally set out to look for evidence of exoplanet exposed iron cores; it stumbled, however, upon potential superdense core candidates (or "Chthonian" cores). We identify 19 potential superdense core candidates, and compare them to the Fossilized Core Theory and the Giant Impact Theory of formation. Additionally, while there are 19 superdense core candidates, they represent only 11 solar systems. We find that both theories plausibly describe the formation of these superdense candidates, and note that all candidates have very typical stars similar to our own sun. Until the mass measurements of the candidates are better constrained, further conclusions cannot be drawn, however, this new type of planet could help inform planetary formation, evolution, and interior dynamic models. by Haley Bates-Tarasewicz. S.B. S.B. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics 2019-10-04T21:35:08Z 2019-10-04T21:35:08Z 2019 2019 Thesis https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/122447 1120771879 eng MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 30 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Aeronautics and Astronautics. Bates-Tarasewicz, Haley. Examining the evidence for Chthonian planets : superdense exposed exoplanet cores |
| title | Examining the evidence for Chthonian planets : superdense exposed exoplanet cores |
| title_full | Examining the evidence for Chthonian planets : superdense exposed exoplanet cores |
| title_fullStr | Examining the evidence for Chthonian planets : superdense exposed exoplanet cores |
| title_full_unstemmed | Examining the evidence for Chthonian planets : superdense exposed exoplanet cores |
| title_short | Examining the evidence for Chthonian planets : superdense exposed exoplanet cores |
| title_sort | examining the evidence for chthonian planets superdense exposed exoplanet cores |
| topic | Aeronautics and Astronautics. |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/122447 |
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