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Table 4

Parameters for the cometary release at perihelion scenario.

A0 star F0 star


rp e βblow sblow rp e βblow sblow

Carbon 0.60 0.976 1.2 × 10−2 470 0.16 0.994 3.1 × 10−3 310
Astrosilicate 2.4 0.908 4.6 × 10−2 70 0.43 0.983 8.5 × 10−3 65
Glassy silicate 1.6 0.938 3.1 × 10−2 90 0.11 0.996 2.1 × 10−2 210

G0 star K0 star


rp e βblow sblow rp e βblow sblow

Carbon 0.081 0.997 1.6 × 10−3 330 0.038 0.999 7.6 × 10−4 240
Astrosilicate 0.23 0.991 4.5 × 10−3 65 0.11 0.996 2.1 × 10−3 51
Glassy silicate 0.050 0.998 9.9 × 10−4 230 0.027 0.999 5.3 × 10−4 120

Notes. The table lists: assumed release position (rp, in au) and resulting comet orbit eccentricity (e), blowout β value (βblow), and corresponding blowout grain size (sblow, in μm) (see Sect. 4.1 for details on the assumptions).

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