# Formation and Detectability of Terrestrial Planets around α Centauri B

@article{Guedes2008FormationAD,
title={Formation and Detectability of Terrestrial Planets around $\alpha$ Centauri B},
author={Javiera M. Guedes and Eugenio Jose Rivera and E. ScannapiecoM. Davis and Gregory P. Laughlin and Elisa V. Quintana and D. A. Fischer},
journal={The Astrophysical Journal},
year={2008},
volume={679},
pages={1582 - 1587}
}
• Published 25 February 2008
• Physics, Geology
• The Astrophysical Journal
We simulate the formation of planetary systems around α Centauri B. The N-body accretionary evolution of a Σ ∝ r−1 disk populated with 400-900 lunar-mass protoplanets is followed for 200 Myr. All simulations lead to the formation of multiple-planet systems with at least one planet in the 1-2 M⊕ mass range at 0.5-1.5 AU. We examine the detectability of our simulated planetary systems by generating synthetic radial velocity observations including noise based on the radial velocity residuals to…

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