Stars with Debris Disks and Planets

Once in the main-sequence collisions of planetesimals produce small dust particles giving rise to the so-called debris disks. The mutual interaction among planets, planetesimals and debris disks, and with their host stars determines the fate of planetary systems.

Currently thousands of main-sequence stars are known to host planets and debris disks. The Solar System with its peculiarities is just one of such planetary systems. However, only few tens of stars are known to host simultaneously both planets and debris disks.