Essays about: "Daniel Mikkola"

Found 2 essays containing the words Daniel Mikkola.

  1. 1. Radial migration of stars, measured in N-body simulations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Astronomi - Genomgår omorganisation; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för astronomi och teoretisk fysik - Genomgår omorganisation

    Author : Daniel Mikkola; [2017]
    Keywords : N-body; simulations; galaxies; radial migration; stars; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : The purpose of Galactic archaeology is determining the history of the Milky Way (MW) Galaxy. To do this one uses observational data from stellar populations in terms of properties such as kinematics, chemistry, ages, and evolution. READ MORE

  3. 2. Formation of super-Earths via pebble accretion onto planetesimals

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Astronomi - Genomgår omorganisation

    Author : Daniel Mikkola; [2015]
    Keywords : planet; formation; planet formation; exoplanets; pebble; accretion; pebble accretion; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : Data from NASA's Kepler space telescope, which searches for exoplanets via the transit method, produced 1108 new planetary candidates in 2013 with a total of 91% being smaller than Neptune in size. These were mostly super-Earths, terrestial planets between Earth and Neptune in size, with orbits around 10 days. READ MORE