MIGRATION OF SMALL MOONS IN SATURN's RINGS

MIGRATION OF SMALL MOONS IN SATURN's RINGS
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土星环中小卫星的迁移

DOI:
10.1088/0004-637x/764/2/192
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发表时间:
2013
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The Astrophysical Journal
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通讯作者:
S. Kenyon
S. Kenyon
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作者:
B. Bromley;S. Kenyon

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小卫星通过土星环的运动为径向迁移模型提供了极好的检验。理论上,这些卫星和环粒子之间的扭矩交换导致径向漂移。我们预测希尔半径rH = 2-24 km的卫星将在1000年内迁移通过A环。在这个大小范围内,在空隙或完整环中运行的卫星最终会以相同的速度迁移。较小的卫星或小卫星--如推进器--被盘状物质扩散到共转轨道上,产生惯性阻力。较大的卫星--如潘星或金星--不会因为自身的惯性而迁移。2-24公里卫星的快速迁移应该会从A环中消除中等大小的天体,并且可能是A环螺旋桨小卫星尺寸分布中观察到的rH为1-2公里的大半径截止的原因。虽然基勒间隙内Daphnis(rH = 5 km)的存在挑战了这种情况,但数值模拟表明,轨道共振和遥远的较大卫星(例如,Mimas)可能是重要因素。对达夫尼来说,遥远的卫星搅动似乎是阻止快速迁移的最有希望的机制。另一种可能是,Daphnis可能是最近添加到环中的,在快速迁移阶段之前的20103年进入低倾角轨道。我们提供的观测约束条件,以区分可能的情况Daphnis的预测。
The motions of small moons through Saturn's rings provide excellent tests of radial migration models. In theory, torque exchange between these moons and ring particles leads to radial drift. We predict that moons with Hill radii rH ∼ 2–24 km should migrate through the A ring in 1000 yr. In this size range, moons orbiting in an empty gap or in a full ring eventually migrate at the same rate. Smaller moons or moonlets—such as the propellers—are trapped by diffusion of disk material into corotating orbits, creating inertial drag. Larger moons—such as Pan or Atlas—do not migrate because of their own inertia. Fast migration of 2–24 km moons should eliminate intermediate-size bodies from the A ring and may be responsible for the observed large-radius cutoff of rH ∼ 1–2 km in the size distribution of the A ring's propeller moonlets. Although the presence of Daphnis (rH  ≈ 5 km) inside the Keeler gap challenges this scenario, numerical simulations demonstrate that orbital resonances and stirring by distant, larger moons (e.g., Mimas) may be important factors. For Daphnis, stirring by distant moons seems the most promising mechanism to halt fast migration. Alternatively, Daphnis may be a recent addition to the ring that is settling into a low inclination orbit in ∼103 yr prior to a phase of rapid migration. We provide predictions of observational constraints required to discriminate among possible scenarios for Daphnis.
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