We suggest that in the rare case of an Intermediate-Luminosity Optical Transient(ILOT) event,evaporation of extra-solar Kuiper belt objects(Extra KBOs) at distances of dth to a few years, enough d≈500ust mig-10 0...We suggest that in the rare case of an Intermediate-Luminosity Optical Transient(ILOT) event,evaporation of extra-solar Kuiper belt objects(Extra KBOs) at distances of dth to a few years, enough d≈500ust mig-10 000 AU from the ILOT can be detected. If the ILOT lasts for 1 monht be ejected from the Extra KBOs for the infrared(IR) emission to be detected. Because of the large distance of the Extra KBOs,tens of years will pass before the ILOT wind disperses the dust. We suggest that after an ILOT outburst,there is a period of months to several years during which IR excess emission might hint at the existence of a Kuiper belt analog(Extra K-Belt).展开更多
基金supported by the Asher Fund for Space Research at the Technionthe E.and J.Bishop Research Fund at the Technion
文摘We suggest that in the rare case of an Intermediate-Luminosity Optical Transient(ILOT) event,evaporation of extra-solar Kuiper belt objects(Extra KBOs) at distances of dth to a few years, enough d≈500ust mig-10 000 AU from the ILOT can be detected. If the ILOT lasts for 1 monht be ejected from the Extra KBOs for the infrared(IR) emission to be detected. Because of the large distance of the Extra KBOs,tens of years will pass before the ILOT wind disperses the dust. We suggest that after an ILOT outburst,there is a period of months to several years during which IR excess emission might hint at the existence of a Kuiper belt analog(Extra K-Belt).