Tau Ceti Debris Disk
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The origin of the debris disk is debated, but most scientists think it was an outcome of the gravitational disruptions early in Tau Ceti's history, the origin of magnetic monopoles in the system. The disk is some ten times more populated than the asteroid belt and Kuiper belt in our own Solar System and monopolium-rich. The relatively even distribution of monopolium adds further credence to the claim that monopoles appeared while the Debris Disk was still forming.
Monopolium was first discovered in this disk, when spectral analysis revealed an overabundance of helium and hydrogen—yet the density showed the debris to be much denser than iron-asteroids. It was only in analysis of samples that what was detected as helium and hydrogen was really monopolium ore, since (cold) monopolium has spectral lines identical to that of hydrogen and helium. Only X-ray analysis or "hot" monopolium reveals its x-ray spectral line.
Disk Properties
- Orbital Distance: 10 AU to 50 AU
- Surface Temperature:
- Radiation: High (Ultraviolet, Solar, Cosmic)
- Population:
Tau Ceti Debris Disk
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