Simple parameterized models of resonance structures within the distant Trans-Neptunian Belt
| dc.contributor.author | Crompvoets, Breanna | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-05-31T16:13:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-05-31T16:13:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.description | A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physics, University of Regina. 31 p. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The Outer Solar System Observation Survey (OSSOS) detected a large number of very distant (semi-major axis greater than 47.7AU) resonant objects. The distant resonances with OSSOS detections within the Trans-Neptunian Belt are modelled in three simple dif-ferent ways within this work. Simple Model 1 predicts a parameterized orbital distribution for all objects in an n : 1 resonance with Neptune, and a second, singular parameterization for all objects within the n : k, k > 1, resonances. Simple Model 2 creates parameterized orbital distributions for each n : k series, and the individual n : 1's. Simple Model 3 uses the pericentre distributions of Simple Model 2 and nds the minimum inclination width necessary to recreate the observed objects in model simulations. The OSSOS Survey Sim-ulator is used to construct unbiased orbital distributions of each resonant sub-population. In general, all distant objects are dynamically hot, and have much greater populations than those predicted by resonant sweeping or scattering-sticking models, highlighting that there is still much to be learned about the distant reaches of the Trans-Neptunian Belt. | en_US |
| dc.description.authorstatus | Student | en_US |
| dc.description.peerreview | no | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10294/14911 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Faculty of Science, University of Regina | en_US |
| dc.subject | Trans-Neptunian Belt. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Kuiper Belt. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Outer Solar System Observation Survey. | en_US |
| dc.title | Simple parameterized models of resonance structures within the distant Trans-Neptunian Belt | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |