Small planets are common around late-M dwarfs and can be detected through highly precise photometry by the transit method. Planets orbiting nearby stars are particularly important as they are often the best-suited for future follow-up studies. We present observations of three nearby M dwarfs referred to as EIC-1, EIC-2, and EIC-3, and use them to search for transits and set limits on the presence of planets. On most nights our observations are sensitive to Earth-sized transiting planets, and photometric precision is similar to or better than TESS for faint late-M dwarfs of the same magnitude (I 15 mag). We present our photometry and transit search pipeline, which utilizes simple median detrending in combination with transit least-squares-based transit detection. For these targets, and transiting planets between one and two Earth radii, we achieve an average transit detection probability of similar to 60% between periods of 0.5 and 2 days, similar to 30% between 2 and 5 days, and similar to 10% between 5 and 10 days. These sensitivities are conservative compared to visual searches.
Gibbs, A., Bixel, A., Rackham, B.v., Apai, D., Schlecker, M., Espinoza, N., et al. (2020). EDEN: Sensitivity Analysis and Transiting Planet Detection Limits for Nearby Late Red Dwarfs. THE ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL, 159(4), 169 [10.3847/1538-3881/ab7926].
EDEN: Sensitivity Analysis and Transiting Planet Detection Limits for Nearby Late Red Dwarfs
Mancini, Luigi;
2020-01-01
Abstract
Small planets are common around late-M dwarfs and can be detected through highly precise photometry by the transit method. Planets orbiting nearby stars are particularly important as they are often the best-suited for future follow-up studies. We present observations of three nearby M dwarfs referred to as EIC-1, EIC-2, and EIC-3, and use them to search for transits and set limits on the presence of planets. On most nights our observations are sensitive to Earth-sized transiting planets, and photometric precision is similar to or better than TESS for faint late-M dwarfs of the same magnitude (I 15 mag). We present our photometry and transit search pipeline, which utilizes simple median detrending in combination with transit least-squares-based transit detection. For these targets, and transiting planets between one and two Earth radii, we achieve an average transit detection probability of similar to 60% between periods of 0.5 and 2 days, similar to 30% between 2 and 5 days, and similar to 10% between 5 and 10 days. These sensitivities are conservative compared to visual searches.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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