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Exoplanet Astronomy
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Santiago de Chile
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Any chance you can get density measurements for these planets from radial velocity masses?

That would really nail it down, otherwise it could also be planet engulfment/scattering/mergers etc.
November 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Thanks, that is indeed a more complete one because it includes the directly imaged planets!
November 19, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Thanks for the pointer, that may be what I will end up doing!
November 19, 2025 at 2:29 AM
And finally, you can read the entire paper here, soon to be published in ApJ:
arxiv.org/abs/2509.14101

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Diversity in planetary architectures from pebble accretion: Water delivery to the habitable zone with pebble snow
"Pebble snow" describes a planet formation mechanism where icy pebbles in the outer disk reach inner planet embryos as the water ice line evolves inward. We model the effects pebble snow has on sculpt...
arxiv.org
October 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Solar system-like architectures appear for a small range of initial disk masses around F and G stars, but are not a common feature around K and M stars.

Perhaps we are somewhat special among #exoplanets?

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October 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
While the mid mass architecture is most efficient at depositing water directly in the habitable zone:

It's pebble snow!

#exoplanets
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October 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The low-mass architectures are quite efficient at creating water-worlds close to the star.

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October 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The architectures are remarkably consistent across stellar mass, with the location and size of planets shifting with snow line and disk mass

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October 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The mid mass architectures form a bimodal distribution:

Giant planet cores at the initial snow line location,

and a second peak with smaller, water-rich #exoplanets in the habitable zone!

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October 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
And…

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October 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Low mass disks from predominantly planetary cores closer in, possible precursors to super-earths or waterworlds.

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October 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The main results is there are three growth modes:

High mass disks form exclusively giant planet cores outside the snow line

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October 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM