Impact of embedded circumplanetary winds on the circumstellar disk

Context. Among the uncertainties related to the growth of giant planets is the existence of winds at a protoplanetary scale. Such outflows have been proposed to explain kinematic and chemical structures in protoplanetary disks. Aims. We investigate the immediate impact of circumplanetary outflows on the circumstellar disk environment, the planetary vicinity, and planetary growth. Methods. We performed 3D hydrodynamic simulations using <ns0:monospace>FARGO3D</ns0:monospace>, implementing a parametric wind launched from the vicinity of an embedded planet. Results. Although the imposed configurations for the outflows do not significantly alter the global structure of the disk, they do substantially redistribute material in the vicinity of the embedded planet. In particular, the wind redirects accretion flows from polar to equatorial latitudes, resulting in variable accretion patterns over time. Although the mass accretion rate variations depend on the efficiency of the outflows, their presence diminishes the accretion rate over time and the total mass reservoir within the Hill sphere and the planet’s direct vicinity, potentially slowing or limiting planetary growth.

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Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
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2026-04-01
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https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202557904/pdf
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Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
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Impact of embedded circumplanetary winds on the circumstellar disk

Pablo Benítez-Llambay, Danilo Sepúlveda-Rojas
Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
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Impact of embedded circumplanetary winds on the circumstellar disk

Pablo Benítez-Llambay, Danilo Sepúlveda-Rojas
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Abstract

Context. Among the uncertainties related to the growth of giant planets is the existence of winds at a protoplanetary scale. Such outflows have been proposed to explain kinematic and chemical structures in protoplanetary disks. Aims. We investigate the immediate impact of circumplanetary outflows on the circumstellar disk environment, the planetary vicinity, and planetary growth. Methods. We performed 3D hydrodynamic simulations using <ns0:monospace>FARGO3D</ns0:monospace>, implementing a parametric wind launched from the vicinity of an embedded planet. Results. Although the imposed configurations for the outflows do not significantly alter the global structure of the disk, they do substantially redistribute material in the vicinity of the embedded planet. In particular, the wind redirects accretion flows from polar to equatorial latitudes, resulting in variable accretion patterns over time. Although the mass accretion rate variations depend on the efficiency of the outflows, their presence diminishes the accretion rate over time and the total mass reservoir within the Hill sphere and the planet’s direct vicinity, potentially slowing or limiting planetary growth.

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