Masses, radii, and orbits of small Kepler planets: the transition from gaseous to rocky planets

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Masses, radii, and orbits of small Kepler planets : the transition from gaseous to rocky planets. / Marcy, Geoffrey W.; Isaacson, Howard; Howard, Andrew W.; Rowe, Jason F.; Jenkins, Jon M.; Bryson, Stephen T.; Latham, David W.; Howell, Steve B.; Gautier III, Thomas N.; Batalha, Natalie M.; Rogers, Leslie; Ciardi, David; Fischer, Debra A.; Gilliland, Ronald L.; Kjeldsen, Hans; Christensen-Dalsgaard, Jorgen; Huber, Daniel; Chaplin, William J.; Basu, Sarbani; Buchhave, Lars A.; Quinn, Samuel N.; Borucki, William J.; Koch, David G.; Hunter, Roger; Caldwell, Douglas A.; Van Cleve, Jeffrey; Kolbl, Rea; Weiss, Lauren M.; Petigura, Erik; Seager, Sara; Morton, Timothy; Johnson, John Asher; Ballard, Sarah; Burke, Chris; Cochran, William D.; Endl, Michael; MacQueen, Phillip; Everett, Mark E.; Lissauer, Jack J.; Ford, Eric B.; Torres, Guillermo; Fressin, Francois; Brown, Timothy M.; Steffen, Jason H.; Charbonneau, David; Basri, Gibor S.; Sasselov, Dimitar D.; Winn, Joshua; Sanchis-Ojeda, Roberto; Christiansen, Jessie; Adams, Elisabeth; Henze, Christopher; Dupree, Andrea; Fabrycky, Daniel C.; Fortney, Jonathan J.; Tarter, Jill; Holman, Matthew J.; Tenenbaum, Peter; Shporer, Avi; Lucas, Philip W.; Welsh, William F.; Orosz, Jerome A.; Bedding, T. R.; Campante, T. L.; Davies, G. R.; Elsworth, Y.; Handberg, R.; Hekker, S.; Karoff, C.; Kawaler, S. D.; Lund, M. N.; Lundkvist, M.; Metcalfe, T. S.; Miglio, A.; Aguirre, V. Silva; Stello, D.; White, T. R.; Boss, Alan; Devore, Edna; Gould, Alan; Prsa, Andrej; Agol, Eric; Barclay, Thomas; Coughlin, Jeff; Brugamyer, Erik; Mullally, Fergal; Quintana, Elisa V.; Still, Martin; Thompson, Susan E.; Morrison, David; Twicken, Joseph D.; Desert, Jean-Michel; Carter, Josh; Crepp, Justin R.; Hebrard, Guillaume; Santerne, Alexandre; Moutou, Claire; Sobeck, Charlie; Hudgins, Douglas; Haas, Michael R.; Robertson, Paul; Lillo-Box, Jorge; Barrado, David.

In: Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, Vol. 210, No. 2, 20, 01.02.2014.

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Marcy, GW, Isaacson, H, Howard, AW, Rowe, JF, Jenkins, JM, Bryson, ST, Latham, DW, Howell, SB, Gautier III, TN, Batalha, NM, Rogers, L, Ciardi, D, Fischer, DA, Gilliland, RL, Kjeldsen, H, Christensen-Dalsgaard, J, Huber, D, Chaplin, WJ, Basu, S, Buchhave, LA, Quinn, SN, Borucki, WJ, Koch, DG, Hunter, R, Caldwell, DA, Van Cleve, J, Kolbl, R, Weiss, LM, Petigura, E, Seager, S, Morton, T, Johnson, JA, Ballard, S, Burke, C, Cochran, WD, Endl, M, MacQueen, P, Everett, ME, Lissauer, JJ, Ford, EB, Torres, G, Fressin, F, Brown, TM, Steffen, JH, Charbonneau, D, Basri, GS, Sasselov, DD, Winn, J, Sanchis-Ojeda, R, Christiansen, J, Adams, E, Henze, C, Dupree, A, Fabrycky, DC, Fortney, JJ, Tarter, J, Holman, MJ, Tenenbaum, P, Shporer, A, Lucas, PW, Welsh, WF, Orosz, JA, Bedding, TR, Campante, TL, Davies, GR, Elsworth, Y, Handberg, R, Hekker, S, Karoff, C, Kawaler, SD, Lund, MN, Lundkvist, M, Metcalfe, TS, Miglio, A, Aguirre, VS, Stello, D, White, TR, Boss, A, Devore, E, Gould, A, Prsa, A, Agol, E, Barclay, T, Coughlin, J, Brugamyer, E, Mullally, F, Quintana, EV, Still, M, Thompson, SE, Morrison, D, Twicken, JD, Desert, J-M, Carter, J, Crepp, JR, Hebrard, G, Santerne, A, Moutou, C, Sobeck, C, Hudgins, D, Haas, MR, Robertson, P, Lillo-Box, J & Barrado, D 2014, 'Masses, radii, and orbits of small Kepler planets: the transition from gaseous to rocky planets', Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, vol. 210, no. 2, 20. https://doi.org/10.1088/0067-0049/210/2/20

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Marcy, G. W., Isaacson, H., Howard, A. W., Rowe, J. F., Jenkins, J. M., Bryson, S. T., Latham, D. W., Howell, S. B., Gautier III, T. N., Batalha, N. M., Rogers, L., Ciardi, D., Fischer, D. A., Gilliland, R. L., Kjeldsen, H., Christensen-Dalsgaard, J., Huber, D., Chaplin, W. J., Basu, S., ... Barrado, D. (2014). Masses, radii, and orbits of small Kepler planets: the transition from gaseous to rocky planets. Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 210(2), [20]. https://doi.org/10.1088/0067-0049/210/2/20

Vancouver

Marcy GW, Isaacson H, Howard AW, Rowe JF, Jenkins JM, Bryson ST et al. Masses, radii, and orbits of small Kepler planets: the transition from gaseous to rocky planets. Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 2014 Feb 1;210(2). 20. https://doi.org/10.1088/0067-0049/210/2/20

Author

Marcy, Geoffrey W. ; Isaacson, Howard ; Howard, Andrew W. ; Rowe, Jason F. ; Jenkins, Jon M. ; Bryson, Stephen T. ; Latham, David W. ; Howell, Steve B. ; Gautier III, Thomas N. ; Batalha, Natalie M. ; Rogers, Leslie ; Ciardi, David ; Fischer, Debra A. ; Gilliland, Ronald L. ; Kjeldsen, Hans ; Christensen-Dalsgaard, Jorgen ; Huber, Daniel ; Chaplin, William J. ; Basu, Sarbani ; Buchhave, Lars A. ; Quinn, Samuel N. ; Borucki, William J. ; Koch, David G. ; Hunter, Roger ; Caldwell, Douglas A. ; Van Cleve, Jeffrey ; Kolbl, Rea ; Weiss, Lauren M. ; Petigura, Erik ; Seager, Sara ; Morton, Timothy ; Johnson, John Asher ; Ballard, Sarah ; Burke, Chris ; Cochran, William D. ; Endl, Michael ; MacQueen, Phillip ; Everett, Mark E. ; Lissauer, Jack J. ; Ford, Eric B. ; Torres, Guillermo ; Fressin, Francois ; Brown, Timothy M. ; Steffen, Jason H. ; Charbonneau, David ; Basri, Gibor S. ; Sasselov, Dimitar D. ; Winn, Joshua ; Sanchis-Ojeda, Roberto ; Christiansen, Jessie ; Adams, Elisabeth ; Henze, Christopher ; Dupree, Andrea ; Fabrycky, Daniel C. ; Fortney, Jonathan J. ; Tarter, Jill ; Holman, Matthew J. ; Tenenbaum, Peter ; Shporer, Avi ; Lucas, Philip W. ; Welsh, William F. ; Orosz, Jerome A. ; Bedding, T. R. ; Campante, T. L. ; Davies, G. R. ; Elsworth, Y. ; Handberg, R. ; Hekker, S. ; Karoff, C. ; Kawaler, S. D. ; Lund, M. N. ; Lundkvist, M. ; Metcalfe, T. S. ; Miglio, A. ; Aguirre, V. Silva ; Stello, D. ; White, T. R. ; Boss, Alan ; Devore, Edna ; Gould, Alan ; Prsa, Andrej ; Agol, Eric ; Barclay, Thomas ; Coughlin, Jeff ; Brugamyer, Erik ; Mullally, Fergal ; Quintana, Elisa V. ; Still, Martin ; Thompson, Susan E. ; Morrison, David ; Twicken, Joseph D. ; Desert, Jean-Michel ; Carter, Josh ; Crepp, Justin R. ; Hebrard, Guillaume ; Santerne, Alexandre ; Moutou, Claire ; Sobeck, Charlie ; Hudgins, Douglas ; Haas, Michael R. ; Robertson, Paul ; Lillo-Box, Jorge ; Barrado, David. / Masses, radii, and orbits of small Kepler planets : the transition from gaseous to rocky planets. In: Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 2014 ; Vol. 210, No. 2.

Bibtex

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title = "Masses, radii, and orbits of small Kepler planets: the transition from gaseous to rocky planets",
abstract = "We report on the masses, sizes, and orbits of the planets orbiting 22 Kepler stars. There are 49 planet candidates around these stars, including 42 detected through transits and 7 revealed by precise Doppler measurements of the host stars. Based on an analysis of the Kepler brightness measurements, along with high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy, Doppler spectroscopy, and (for 11 stars) asteroseismology, we establish low false-positive probabilities (FPPs) for all of the transiting planets (41 of 42 have an FPP under 1%), and we constrain their sizes and masses. Most of the transiting planets are smaller than three times the size of Earth. For 16 planets, the Doppler signal was securely detected, providing a direct measurement of the planet's mass. For the other 26 planets we provide either marginal mass measurements or upper limits to their masses and densities; in many cases we can rule out a rocky composition. We identify six planets with densities above 5 g cm–3, suggesting a mostly rocky interior for them. Indeed, the only planets that are compatible with a purely rocky composition are smaller than ~2 R ⊕. Larger planets evidently contain a larger fraction of low-density material (H, He, and H2O).",
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T1 - Masses, radii, and orbits of small Kepler planets

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AU - Marcy, Geoffrey W.

AU - Isaacson, Howard

AU - Howard, Andrew W.

AU - Rowe, Jason F.

AU - Jenkins, Jon M.

AU - Bryson, Stephen T.

AU - Latham, David W.

AU - Howell, Steve B.

AU - Gautier III, Thomas N.

AU - Batalha, Natalie M.

AU - Rogers, Leslie

AU - Ciardi, David

AU - Fischer, Debra A.

AU - Gilliland, Ronald L.

AU - Kjeldsen, Hans

AU - Christensen-Dalsgaard, Jorgen

AU - Huber, Daniel

AU - Chaplin, William J.

AU - Basu, Sarbani

AU - Buchhave, Lars A.

AU - Quinn, Samuel N.

AU - Borucki, William J.

AU - Koch, David G.

AU - Hunter, Roger

AU - Caldwell, Douglas A.

AU - Van Cleve, Jeffrey

AU - Kolbl, Rea

AU - Weiss, Lauren M.

AU - Petigura, Erik

AU - Seager, Sara

AU - Morton, Timothy

AU - Johnson, John Asher

AU - Ballard, Sarah

AU - Burke, Chris

AU - Cochran, William D.

AU - Endl, Michael

AU - MacQueen, Phillip

AU - Everett, Mark E.

AU - Lissauer, Jack J.

AU - Ford, Eric B.

AU - Torres, Guillermo

AU - Fressin, Francois

AU - Brown, Timothy M.

AU - Steffen, Jason H.

AU - Charbonneau, David

AU - Basri, Gibor S.

AU - Sasselov, Dimitar D.

AU - Winn, Joshua

AU - Sanchis-Ojeda, Roberto

AU - Christiansen, Jessie

AU - Adams, Elisabeth

AU - Henze, Christopher

AU - Dupree, Andrea

AU - Fabrycky, Daniel C.

AU - Fortney, Jonathan J.

AU - Tarter, Jill

AU - Holman, Matthew J.

AU - Tenenbaum, Peter

AU - Shporer, Avi

AU - Lucas, Philip W.

AU - Welsh, William F.

AU - Orosz, Jerome A.

AU - Bedding, T. R.

AU - Campante, T. L.

AU - Davies, G. R.

AU - Elsworth, Y.

AU - Handberg, R.

AU - Hekker, S.

AU - Karoff, C.

AU - Kawaler, S. D.

AU - Lund, M. N.

AU - Lundkvist, M.

AU - Metcalfe, T. S.

AU - Miglio, A.

AU - Aguirre, V. Silva

AU - Stello, D.

AU - White, T. R.

AU - Boss, Alan

AU - Devore, Edna

AU - Gould, Alan

AU - Prsa, Andrej

AU - Agol, Eric

AU - Barclay, Thomas

AU - Coughlin, Jeff

AU - Brugamyer, Erik

AU - Mullally, Fergal

AU - Quintana, Elisa V.

AU - Still, Martin

AU - Thompson, Susan E.

AU - Morrison, David

AU - Twicken, Joseph D.

AU - Desert, Jean-Michel

AU - Carter, Josh

AU - Crepp, Justin R.

AU - Hebrard, Guillaume

AU - Santerne, Alexandre

AU - Moutou, Claire

AU - Sobeck, Charlie

AU - Hudgins, Douglas

AU - Haas, Michael R.

AU - Robertson, Paul

AU - Lillo-Box, Jorge

AU - Barrado, David

PY - 2014/2/1

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N2 - We report on the masses, sizes, and orbits of the planets orbiting 22 Kepler stars. There are 49 planet candidates around these stars, including 42 detected through transits and 7 revealed by precise Doppler measurements of the host stars. Based on an analysis of the Kepler brightness measurements, along with high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy, Doppler spectroscopy, and (for 11 stars) asteroseismology, we establish low false-positive probabilities (FPPs) for all of the transiting planets (41 of 42 have an FPP under 1%), and we constrain their sizes and masses. Most of the transiting planets are smaller than three times the size of Earth. For 16 planets, the Doppler signal was securely detected, providing a direct measurement of the planet's mass. For the other 26 planets we provide either marginal mass measurements or upper limits to their masses and densities; in many cases we can rule out a rocky composition. We identify six planets with densities above 5 g cm–3, suggesting a mostly rocky interior for them. Indeed, the only planets that are compatible with a purely rocky composition are smaller than ~2 R ⊕. Larger planets evidently contain a larger fraction of low-density material (H, He, and H2O).

AB - We report on the masses, sizes, and orbits of the planets orbiting 22 Kepler stars. There are 49 planet candidates around these stars, including 42 detected through transits and 7 revealed by precise Doppler measurements of the host stars. Based on an analysis of the Kepler brightness measurements, along with high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy, Doppler spectroscopy, and (for 11 stars) asteroseismology, we establish low false-positive probabilities (FPPs) for all of the transiting planets (41 of 42 have an FPP under 1%), and we constrain their sizes and masses. Most of the transiting planets are smaller than three times the size of Earth. For 16 planets, the Doppler signal was securely detected, providing a direct measurement of the planet's mass. For the other 26 planets we provide either marginal mass measurements or upper limits to their masses and densities; in many cases we can rule out a rocky composition. We identify six planets with densities above 5 g cm–3, suggesting a mostly rocky interior for them. Indeed, the only planets that are compatible with a purely rocky composition are smaller than ~2 R ⊕. Larger planets evidently contain a larger fraction of low-density material (H, He, and H2O).

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VL - 210

JO - Astrophysical Journal

JF - Astrophysical Journal

SN - 0067-0049

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