American Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volume 3, Issue 4, July 2015

  • Lifetime Against Sublimation and an Initial Mass Estimate for the Exoplanet α Centauri Bb

    Martin Beech, Lowell Peltier

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 4, July 2015
    Pages: 70-76
    Received: 22 August 2015
    Accepted: 6 September 2015
    Published: 18 September 2015
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    Abstract: A two-component, core-mantle, model is developed to estimate the lifetime against destruction via sublimation of close-orbit, terrestrial-mass exoplanets. We specifically focus on the nearest terrestrial exoplanet, α Centauri Bb, since the parent star α Cen B has a reasonably well determined age of 6 ± 1 Gyr. This latter knowledge specifical... Show More