# OSSOS II: A Sharp Transition in the Absolute Magnitude Distribution of the Kuiper Belt's Scattering Population

@article{Shankman2015OSSOSIA,
title={OSSOS II: A Sharp Transition in the Absolute Magnitude Distribution of the Kuiper Belt's Scattering Population},
author={Cory Shankman and J. J. Kavelaars and Brett J. Gladman and Mike Alexandersen and Nathan A. Kaib and J. M. Petit and Michele T. Bannister and Y.-T. Chen and Stephen D. J. Gwyn and Marian Jakubik and Kathryn Volk},
journal={arXiv: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics},
year={2015}
}
• Published 9 November 2015
• Physics, Geology
• arXiv: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
We measure the absolute magnitude, $H$, distribution, $dN(H) \propto 10^{\alpha H}$ of the scattering Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) as a proxy for their size-frequency distribution. We show that the H-distribution of the scattering TNOs is not consistent with a single-slope distribution, but must transition around $H_g \sim 9$ to either a knee with a shallow slope or to a divot, which is a differential drop followed by second exponential distribution. Our analysis is based on a sample of 22…

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