2018MNRAS.478..835Z -
Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 478, 835-851 (2018/July-3)
Planet formation in discs with inclined binary companions: can primordial spin-orbit misalignment be produced?
ZANAZZI J.J. and LAI D.
Abstract (from CDS):
Many hot Jupiter (HJ) systems have been observed to have their stellar spin axis misaligned with the planet's orbital angular momentum axis. The origin of this spin-orbit misalignment and the formation mechanism of HJs remain poorly understood. A number of recent works have suggested that gravitational interactions between host stars, protoplanetary discs, and inclined binary companions may tilt the stellar spin axis with respect to the disc's angular angular momentum axis, producing planetary systems with misaligned orbits. These previous works considered idealized disc evolution models and neglected the gravitational influence of newly formed planets. In this paper, we explore how disc photoevaporation and planet formation and migration affect the inclination evolution of planet-star-disc-binary systems. We take into account planet-disc interactions and the gravitational spin-orbit coupling between the host star and the planet. We find that the rapid depletion of the inner disc via photoevaporation reduces the excitation of stellar obliquities. Depending on the formation and migration history of HJs, the spin-orbit coupling between the star and the planet may reduces and even completely suppress the excitation of stellar obliquities. Our work constrains the formation/migration history of HJs. On the other hand, planetary systems with 'cold' Jupiters or close-in super-earths may experience excitation of stellar obliquities in the presence of distant inclined companions.
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© 2018 The Author(s) Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society
Journal keyword(s):
planets and satellites: dynamical evolution and stability - planets and satellites: formation - planet-disc interactions - planet-star interactions - protoplanetary discs - planets and satellites: gaseous planets
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