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An Inclined, Eccentric Planet and an Inner Debris Disk Could Reproduce AU Microscopii Structure

  • Authors: Arcelia Hermosillo Ruiz, Ruth Murray-Clay, Meredith A. MacGregor, Renata Frelikh

Arcelia Hermosillo Ruiz et al 2026 The Astrophysical Journal 1008 .

  • Provider: AAS Journals

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A not-to-scale schematic of an eccentric, inclined planet and exterior debris disk model proposed in this paper. The planet imparts a larger vertical kick on particles when it reaches apocenter, compared to elsewhere in the disk. This kick occurs once every orbit and a new dust clump is kicked up every orbital period; therefore, the periodicity of the clumps matches the planet’s orbital period. The clumps move outward due to the stellar wind force.

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