High Energy Exoplanet Transits

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العنوان: High Energy Exoplanet Transits
المؤلفون: Evgenya L. Shkolnik, Joe Llama
المصدر: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 12:356-362
بيانات النشر: Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2016.
سنة النشر: 2016
مصطلحات موضوعية: Physics, T Tauri star, High energy, Space and Planetary Science, K-type main-sequence star, Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics, Astronomy, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, Astrophysics, Exoplanet, Exocomet
الوصف: X-ray and ultraviolet transits of exoplanets allow us to probe the atmospheres of these worlds. High energy transits have been shown to be deeper but also more variable than in the optical. By simulating exoplanet transits using high-energy observations of the Sun, we can test the limits of our ability to accurately measure the properties of these planets in the presence of stellar activity. We use both disk-resolved images of the Solar disk spanning soft X-rays, the ultraviolet, and the optical and also disk-integrated Sun-as-a-star observations of the Lyα irradiance to simulate transits over a wide wavelength range. We find that for stars with activity levels similar to the Sun, the planet-to-star radius ratio can be overestimated by up to 50% if the planet occults an active region at high energies. We also compare our simulations to high energy transits of WASP-12b, HD 189733, 55 Cnc b, and GJ 436b.
تدمد: 1743-9221
1743-9213
URL الوصول: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::c4cc0645477e47a90e04cdff9335763f
https://doi.org/10.1017/s1743921317004379
حقوق: OPEN
رقم الأكسشن: edsair.doi...........c4cc0645477e47a90e04cdff9335763f
قاعدة البيانات: OpenAIRE