Enhanced Pebble Drift Across Planet-Opened Gaps in Windy Protoplanetary Disks
Lorraine Nicholson and Jaehan Bae 2025 ApJ 994 234 The inward gas flow in protoplanetary disks can cause dust to tumble into a planet-induced gap, potentially significantly impacting pebble drift and…
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