Fast and precise light-curve model for transiting exoplanets with rings
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The presence of silicate material in known rings in the Solar system raises the possibility of ring systems existing even within the snow line – where most transiting exoplanets are found. Previous studies have shown that the detection of exoplanetary rings in transit light curves is possible, albeit challenging. To aid such future detection of exoplanetary rings, we present the Polygon + Segments model for modelling the light curve of an exoplanet with rings. This high-precision model includes full ring geometry as well as possible ring transparency and the host star’s limb darkening. It is also computationally efficient, requiring just a 1D integration over a small range, making it faster than existing techniques. The algorithm at its core is further generalized to compute the light curve of any set of convex primitive shapes in transit (e.g. multiple planets, oblate planets, moons, rings, combination thereof, etc.) while accounting for their overlaps. The python source code is made available.
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pyPplusS makes use of a Polygon plus Segments (P+S) algorithm to rapidly and accurately determine the area of a star that is blocked by a ringed planet.
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- Authors
- Rein, E., & Ofir, A.
- Affiliations
- Gymnasia Re’alit High School, Rishon LeZion 7523355, Israel
- Weizmann Institute of Science (IL)
- Corresponding author
- Rein, Edan
- ORCID
- Venue
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2019-09-12
- Volume
- 490
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1111-1119
- ISSN
- 0035-8711 (ISSN-L)
- 1365-2966
- OpenAlex
- W2972863046
- Cited by
- 13
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2
- FWCI
- 0.67
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- arxiv.org
- Licence
- academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model (vor)
- Locations
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (publishedVersion)
- arXiv (Cornell University) (submittedVersion)
- arXiv (Cornell University)
- Funders
- Koshland Foundation and McDonald-Leapman
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Instrumentation › Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Astro and Planetary Science
- Keywords
- transiting exoplanets, transit light curves, light curve modeling, ring geometry, limb darkening, snow line, convex shape
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