Journal article
A numerical study of brown dwarf formation via encounters of protostellar discs
Abstract
The formation of brown dwarfs (BDs) due to the fragmentation of early‐stage protostellar discs undergoing pairwise encounters was investigated. High resolution allowed the use of realistic, flared initial disc models where both the vertical structure and the local Jeans mass were resolved, preventing numerical enhancement or suppression of fragmentation. The results show that objects with masses ranging from giant planets to low‐mass stars can …
Authors
Shen S; Wadsley J; Hayfield T; Ellens N
Journal
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 401, No. 2, pp. 727–742
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
January 11, 2010
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15691.x
ISSN
0035-8711