Kepler constraints on planets near hot Jupiters
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We present the results of a search for planetary companions orbiting near hot Jupiter planet candidates (Jupiter-size candidates with orbital periods near 3 d) identified in the Kepler data through its sixth quarter of science operations. Special emphasis is given to companions between the 2∶1 interior and exterior mean-motion resonances. A photometric transit search excludes companions with sizes ranging from roughly two-thirds to five times the size of the Earth, depending upon the noise properties of the target star. A search for dynamically induced deviations from a constant period (transit timing variations) also shows no significant signals. In contrast, comparison studies of warm Jupiters (with slightly larger orbits) and hot Neptune-size candidates do exhibit signatures of additional companions with these same tests. These differences between hot Jupiters and other planetary systems denote a distinctly different formation or dynamical history.
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Steffen et al. (2012) used the lack of transit timing variations of hot Jupiters to rule out nearby planets, even at low masses.
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The Abstract (p. 1) reports no significant transit timing variation signals, and the Conclusions (p. 8) place limits on nearby companions. But the Conclusions explicitly allow near-resonant planets below about one Earth mass and small nonresonant planets, so the study does not rule out nearby planets at all low masses. (LLM, conf=0.89)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredNearby planets are generally absent in systems containing hot Jupiters.
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- Steffen, J. H., Ragozzine, D., Fabrycky, D. C., Carter, J. A., Ford, E. B., Holman, M. J., Rowe, J. F., Welsh, W. F., Borucki, W. J., Boss, A. P., Ciardi, D. R., & Quinn, S. N.
- Affiliations
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of California, Santa Cruz (US)
- University of Florida (US)
- Ames Research Center (US)
- San Diego State University (US)
- Carnegie Institution for Science (US)
- California Institute of Technology (US)
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- Venue
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Publisher
- National Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 2012-05-07
- Volume
- 109
- Issue
- 21
- Pages
- 7982-7987
- ISSN
- 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
- 1091-6490
- PMC
- PMC3361435
- OpenAlex
- W2009848492
- Cited by
- 255
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- 11.56
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- en
- Open access
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- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Astro and Planetary Science
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Instrumentation › Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
- Keywords
- hot Jupiters, planetary companions, mean motion resonance, transit timing variations, transit photometry, Kepler mission, warm Jupiters, planetary system formation, orbital dynamics
- MeSH terms
- Astronomy, Extraterrestrial Environment, Hot Temperature, Models, Theoretical, Planets, Earth, Planet, Jupiter, Neptune
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