Four new PLanetesimals Around TYpical and Pre-main seqUence Stars (PLATYPUS) Debris Discs at 8.8mm
Brodie J. Norfolk, Sarah T. Maddison, Jonathan P. Marshall, Grant M., Kennedy, Gaspard Duch\^ene, David J. Wilner, Christophe Pinte, Attila Mo\'or,, Brenda Matthews, P\'eter \'Abrah\'am, \'Agnes K\'osp\'al, Nienke van der, Marel

TL;DR
This study uses 8.8 mm observations to analyze debris discs around various stars, revealing grain size distributions consistent with collisional models and suggesting potential differences between gas-rich and gas-poor discs.
Contribution
First millimetre observations of four debris discs are combined with literature data to analyze grain size distributions and compare them with theoretical models.
Findings
Grain size distribution parameter aligns with collisional cascade models.
Possible two distributions of q for different types of debris discs.
Detection bias may influence observed grain size parameters.
Abstract
Millimetre continuum observations of debris discs can provide insights into the physical and dynamical properties of the unseen planetesimals that these discs host. The material properties and collisional models of planetesimals leave their signature on the grain size distribution, which can be traced through the millimetre spectral index. We present 8.8 mm observations of the debris discs HD 48370, CPD 72 2713, HD 131488, and HD 32297 using the Australian Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) as part of the PLanetesimals Around TYpicalPre-main seqUence Stars (PLATYPUS) survey. We detect all four targets with a characteristic beam size of 5 arcseconds and derive a grain size distribution parameter that is consistent with collisional cascade models and theoretical predictions for parent planetesimal bodies where binding is dominated by self-gravity. We combine our sample with 19 other…
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