Characterization of K2-167 b and CALM, a new stellar activity mitigation method
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| author | de Beurs, Zoë L. Vanderburg, Andrew Thygesen, Erica Rodriguez, Joseph E. Dumusque, Xavier Mortier, Annelies Malavolta, Luca Buchhave, Lars A. Shallue, Christopher J. Zieba, Sebastian Kreidberg, Laura Livingston, John H. Haywood, R. D. Latham, David W. López-Morales, Mercedes Silva, André M. |
| author_facet | de Beurs, Zoë L. Vanderburg, Andrew Thygesen, Erica Rodriguez, Joseph E. Dumusque, Xavier Mortier, Annelies Malavolta, Luca Buchhave, Lars A. Shallue, Christopher J. Zieba, Sebastian Kreidberg, Laura Livingston, John H. Haywood, R. D. Latham, David W. López-Morales, Mercedes Silva, André M. |
| contents | We report precise radial velocity (RV) observations of HD 212657 (= K2-167), a star shown by K2 to host a transiting sub-Neptune-sized planet in a 10 day orbit. Using Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) photometry, we refined the planet parameters, especially the orbital period. We collected 74 precise RVs with the HARPS-N spectrograph between August 2015 and October 2016. Although this planet was first found to transit in 2015 and validated in 2018, excess RV scatter originally limited mass measurements. Here, we measure a mass by taking advantage of reductions in scatter from updates to the HARPS-N Data Reduction System (2.3.5) and our new activity mitigation method called CCF Activity Linear Model (CALM), which uses activity-induced line shape changes in the spectra without requiring timing information. Using the CALM framework, we performed a joint fit with RVs and transits using EXOFASTv2 and find $M_p = 6.3_{-1.4}^{+1.4}$ $M_{\oplus}$ and $R_p = 2.33^{+0.17}_{-0.15}$ $R_{\oplus}$, which places K2-167 b at the upper edge of the radius valley. We also find hints of a secondary companion at a $\sim$ 22 day period, but confirmation requires additional RVs. Although characterizing lower-mass planets like K2-167 b is often impeded by stellar variability, these systems especially help probe the formation physics (i.e. photoevaporation, core-powered mass loss) of the radius valley. In the future, CALM or similar techniques could be widely applied to FGK-type stars, help characterize a population of exoplanets surrounding the radius valley, and further our understanding of their formation. |
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| spellingShingle | Characterization of K2-167 b and CALM, a new stellar activity mitigation method de Beurs, Zoë L. Vanderburg, Andrew Thygesen, Erica Rodriguez, Joseph E. Dumusque, Xavier Mortier, Annelies Malavolta, Luca Buchhave, Lars A. Shallue, Christopher J. Zieba, Sebastian Kreidberg, Laura Livingston, John H. Haywood, R. D. Latham, David W. López-Morales, Mercedes Silva, André M. Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Solar and Stellar Astrophysics We report precise radial velocity (RV) observations of HD 212657 (= K2-167), a star shown by K2 to host a transiting sub-Neptune-sized planet in a 10 day orbit. Using Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) photometry, we refined the planet parameters, especially the orbital period. We collected 74 precise RVs with the HARPS-N spectrograph between August 2015 and October 2016. Although this planet was first found to transit in 2015 and validated in 2018, excess RV scatter originally limited mass measurements. Here, we measure a mass by taking advantage of reductions in scatter from updates to the HARPS-N Data Reduction System (2.3.5) and our new activity mitigation method called CCF Activity Linear Model (CALM), which uses activity-induced line shape changes in the spectra without requiring timing information. Using the CALM framework, we performed a joint fit with RVs and transits using EXOFASTv2 and find $M_p = 6.3_{-1.4}^{+1.4}$ $M_{\oplus}$ and $R_p = 2.33^{+0.17}_{-0.15}$ $R_{\oplus}$, which places K2-167 b at the upper edge of the radius valley. We also find hints of a secondary companion at a $\sim$ 22 day period, but confirmation requires additional RVs. Although characterizing lower-mass planets like K2-167 b is often impeded by stellar variability, these systems especially help probe the formation physics (i.e. photoevaporation, core-powered mass loss) of the radius valley. In the future, CALM or similar techniques could be widely applied to FGK-type stars, help characterize a population of exoplanets surrounding the radius valley, and further our understanding of their formation. |
| title | Characterization of K2-167 b and CALM, a new stellar activity mitigation method |
| topic | Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Solar and Stellar Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.12276 |