@inproceedings{f118ee775b0f45f8b0eecc1532757e8a,
title = "The formation of retrograde planetary orbits by close stellar encounters",
abstract = "We consider the growing number of observations of the RossiterMcLaughlin effect in transiting planets, which seem to suggest that ~30% of transiting planets are in highly inclined or retrograde orbits. We consider the dense cluster environment in which stars are born and investigate whether perturbations from passing stars can drive planetary systems into retrograde configurations. We find that fly-bys can result in significantly more inclination excitation than might naively be expected from impulse approximations, leading to several percent of stellar systems possessing planets in retrograde orbits.",
author = "Payne, {M. J.} and Boley, {A. C.} and Ford, {E. B.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2011 Owned by the authors, published by EDP Sciences.; 2010 International Conference on Transiting Planets: Detection and Dynamics ; Conference date: 23-08-2010 Through 27-08-2010",
year = "2011",
month = feb,
day = "16",
doi = "10.1051/epjconf/20101104005",
language = "English (US)",
series = "EPJ Web of Conferences",
publisher = "EDP Sciences",
editor = "R. Diaz and C. Moutou and F. Bouchy",
booktitle = "Detection and Dynamics of Transiting Exoplanets",
address = "France",
}