Migration Traps

Migration Traps is a theoretical construct in planetary formation that identifies specific regions in a protoplanetary disk where the net torque on a migrating planet changes sign, thereby halting or reversing its inward or outward migration and leading to the accumulation of planetary embryos or cores.

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2017–2026

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  1. KE
    K. E. Saavik Ford

    American Museum of Natural History, United States

    6 publications · 1K citations

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  2. BM
    Barry McKernan

    American Museum of Natural History, United States

    6 publications · 1K citations

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  3. JB
    Jillian Bellovary

    Queensborough Community College, CUNY, United States

    4 publications · 686 citations

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  4. MM
    Mordecai‐Mark Mac Low

    American Museum of Natural History, United States

    4 publications · 548 citations

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  5. WL
    Wladimir Lyra

    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States

    4 publications · 520 citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 4 publications · 334 citations

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  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    3 publications · 133 citations

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  3. The Astrophysical Journal Letters

    3 publications · 350 citations

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