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Table 1

Relevant parameters used for the fiducial generic test run simulation in Sect. 3.

Star

Spectral type A7V
Mass 1.84 M
Magnitude in V 4.779
Distance from observer 30 pc

Grain physical characteristics

Blow-out size (scut) 1.8 μm
Material Astrosilicate
Porosity 0
Density (ρ) 2500 kg m-3

Released fragment population

Minimum size 2.0 μm (β = 0.44)
Maximum size 1 m
Initial size distribution dNs-3.8ds
Initial total mass 1021 kg
Initial velocity dispersion 0 <vfrag<vesc
Initial release distance from the star 6 AU
Initial mean eccentricity 0.037

LIDT-DD specific parameters

Number of initial tracers 300 000
Collisional grid cells number (NR×Nθ) 10 × 10
Collisional grid cells spacing (log-scale) drint = 1.5, drext = 13 AU

Collisional prescription

Critical specific energy Q Benz & Asphaug (1999)
Q formula
a = −0.38, b = 1.36, R0 = 1 m
α1 = 3.5 × 103 J/kg, α2 = 3 × 10-8 (SI)
Fragmentation Fujiwara et al. (1977)
Cratering Thebault & Augereau (2007)

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