Open Access

Fig. 7

Fig. 7 Refer to the following caption and surrounding text.

Download original image

Three N-body simulations of massless particles captured in the 1/3 SOR under the effects of an ad hoc exterior dissipative force. The central body is represented by a spherical component plus a mass anomaly with μ¯Mathematical equation: $\[\bar{\mu}\]$ = 5 × 10−2. Each simulation is characterized by a different value of 𝒦 = τa/τe, as shown in the legend in the top-left panel. Although all simulations lead to resonance capture in the 1/3 SOR, the final outcome is a strong function of 𝒦. For very weak eccentricity damping, the resonant orbit is unstable and the particle is ejected after its eccentricity surpasses e ~ 0.3. Stable orbits are found for larger values of 𝒦, although in different libration modes. A very strong eccentricity damping is required for a symmetric libration around σ = π. Weaker damping leads to asymmetric librations. Note that both asymmetric lobes are populated, though only temporarily for one of them.

Current usage metrics show cumulative count of Article Views (full-text article views including HTML views, PDF and ePub downloads, according to the available data) and Abstracts Views on Vision4Press platform.

Data correspond to usage on the plateform after 2015. The current usage metrics is available 48-96 hours after online publication and is updated daily on week days.

Initial download of the metrics may take a while.