Three-lane and multi-lane signatures of planets in planetesimal disks
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planetmulti-lanediskgapsplanetesimalringsthree-lanealma
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In massive numerical experiments we show that a planet embedded in a planetesimal disk induces a characteristic multi-lane "planetosignature" representing a pattern of several stellar-centric rings. If the planet's mass is large enough, the multi-lane signature degenerates to a three-lane one: then it consists of three rings, one bright coorbital with the planet, and two dark gaps in the radial distribution of the particles. The gaps correspond to orbital resonances 2:1 and 1:2 with the planet. This theoretical prediction may explain recent ALMA observations of the disk of HL Tau.
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