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1. Physics and Astronomy › Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies

   Constraining planetesimal stirring: how sharp are debris disc edges?

   Marino · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2021

   The paper shows that how sharp a debris disc's outer edge is can constrain how stirred its planetesimals are, then fits this to ALMA data of five wide discs.

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   1. UncheckedThe paper relates a disc's orbital eccentricity spread to its outer-edge smoothness, with a different factor if self-stirring has spread the semi-major axes.“If the semi-major axis distribution has sharp edges $e_\mathrm{rms}$ is roughly $1.2 l_{\rm out}/r_{\max}$, or $e_\mathrm{rms}=0.77 l_{\rm out}/r_{\max}$ if semi-major axes have diffused due to self-stirring.”
   2. UncheckedThe outer edges of the discs around HD 206893 and HR 8799 are smooth, which the paper reads as scattered discs, as both stars have massive inner companions.“HD 206893 and HR~8799, on the other hand, have smooth outer edges that are indicative of scattered discs since both systems have massive inner companions.”