Dynamical Architectures of S-type Transiting Planets in Binaries II: A Dichotomy in Orbital Alignment of Small Planets in Close Binary Systems
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| author | Zhang, Jingwen Huber, Daniel Bottom, Michael Weiss, Lauren M. Xuan, Jerry W. Kraus, Adam L. Hsu, Chih-Chun Wang, Jason J. Dai, Fei Horstman, Katelyn Baker, Ashley Bartos, Randall Calvin, Benjamin Cetre, Sylvain Clark, Catherine A. Ciardi, David R. Delorme, Jacques-Robert Doppmann, Gregory W. Echeverri, Daniel Finnerty, Luke Fitzgerald, Michael P. Howell, Steve B. Isaacson, Howard Jovanovic, Nemanja Lester, Kathryn V. Liberman, Joshua López, Ronald A. Mawet, Dimitri Morris, Evan Pezzato-Rovner, Jacklyn Ruffio, Jean-Baptiste Sappey, Ben Schofield, Tobias Skemer, Andrew Wallace, J. Kent Wang, Ji Xin, Yinzi Van Zandt, Judah |
| author_facet | Zhang, Jingwen Huber, Daniel Bottom, Michael Weiss, Lauren M. Xuan, Jerry W. Kraus, Adam L. Hsu, Chih-Chun Wang, Jason J. Dai, Fei Horstman, Katelyn Baker, Ashley Bartos, Randall Calvin, Benjamin Cetre, Sylvain Clark, Catherine A. Ciardi, David R. Delorme, Jacques-Robert Doppmann, Gregory W. Echeverri, Daniel Finnerty, Luke Fitzgerald, Michael P. Howell, Steve B. Isaacson, Howard Jovanovic, Nemanja Lester, Kathryn V. Liberman, Joshua López, Ronald A. Mawet, Dimitri Morris, Evan Pezzato-Rovner, Jacklyn Ruffio, Jean-Baptiste Sappey, Ben Schofield, Tobias Skemer, Andrew Wallace, J. Kent Wang, Ji Xin, Yinzi Van Zandt, Judah |
| contents | Stellar multiplicity plays a crucial role in shaping planet formation and dynamical evolution. We present a survey of 54 TESS Objects of Interest (TOIs) within 300 pc that exhibit significant Hipparcos-Gaia astrometric accelerations. We identified 35 TOIs with stellar companions at projected separations between $0.1^{\prime\prime}$ to $2^{\prime\prime}$ (or $10-200$ AU). We also identified 12 TOIs that could host planetary-mass or brown dwarf companions, including 6 that are newly discovered. Furthermore, we perform three-dimensional orbital characterization for 12 binaries hosting confirmed planets or planet candidates, allowing us to constrain the line-of-sight mutual inclination, $ΔI_{\mathrm{los}}$, between the planetary and binary orbits. Combining our sample with previous measurements, we apply Bayesian hierarchical analysis to a total of 26 binary systems with S-type transiting planets ($r_p<5R_{\oplus}$). Specifically, we fit the $ΔI_{\mathrm{los}}$ distribution with both single (Rayleigh) and mixture models (two-component Rayleigh and Rayleigh-isotropic mixture). We find the mixture models are strongly favored ($\log Z\gtrsim13.9$, or $\approx$5$σ$), indicating the observed planet-binary $ΔI_{\mathrm{los}}$ values likely originate from two underlying populations: one nearly aligned ($σ_1 = 2^{\circ}.4^{+0.7}_{-0.9}$) and one with more scattered mutual inclinations ($σ_2 = 23^{\circ}.6^{+8.8}_{-7.1}$). Alternatively, the misaligned systems can be equally well described by an isotropic distribution of inclinations. This observed dichotomy likely reflects different dynamical histories. Notably, the misaligned population only emerges in systems with stellar periastron distances $>40$ AU while systems with close-in or eccentric stellar companions (periastron distances $<40$ AU) preserve planet-binary alignment. |
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| spellingShingle | Dynamical Architectures of S-type Transiting Planets in Binaries II: A Dichotomy in Orbital Alignment of Small Planets in Close Binary Systems Zhang, Jingwen Huber, Daniel Bottom, Michael Weiss, Lauren M. Xuan, Jerry W. Kraus, Adam L. Hsu, Chih-Chun Wang, Jason J. Dai, Fei Horstman, Katelyn Baker, Ashley Bartos, Randall Calvin, Benjamin Cetre, Sylvain Clark, Catherine A. Ciardi, David R. Delorme, Jacques-Robert Doppmann, Gregory W. Echeverri, Daniel Finnerty, Luke Fitzgerald, Michael P. Howell, Steve B. Isaacson, Howard Jovanovic, Nemanja Lester, Kathryn V. Liberman, Joshua López, Ronald A. Mawet, Dimitri Morris, Evan Pezzato-Rovner, Jacklyn Ruffio, Jean-Baptiste Sappey, Ben Schofield, Tobias Skemer, Andrew Wallace, J. Kent Wang, Ji Xin, Yinzi Van Zandt, Judah Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Stellar multiplicity plays a crucial role in shaping planet formation and dynamical evolution. We present a survey of 54 TESS Objects of Interest (TOIs) within 300 pc that exhibit significant Hipparcos-Gaia astrometric accelerations. We identified 35 TOIs with stellar companions at projected separations between $0.1^{\prime\prime}$ to $2^{\prime\prime}$ (or $10-200$ AU). We also identified 12 TOIs that could host planetary-mass or brown dwarf companions, including 6 that are newly discovered. Furthermore, we perform three-dimensional orbital characterization for 12 binaries hosting confirmed planets or planet candidates, allowing us to constrain the line-of-sight mutual inclination, $ΔI_{\mathrm{los}}$, between the planetary and binary orbits. Combining our sample with previous measurements, we apply Bayesian hierarchical analysis to a total of 26 binary systems with S-type transiting planets ($r_p<5R_{\oplus}$). Specifically, we fit the $ΔI_{\mathrm{los}}$ distribution with both single (Rayleigh) and mixture models (two-component Rayleigh and Rayleigh-isotropic mixture). We find the mixture models are strongly favored ($\log Z\gtrsim13.9$, or $\approx$5$σ$), indicating the observed planet-binary $ΔI_{\mathrm{los}}$ values likely originate from two underlying populations: one nearly aligned ($σ_1 = 2^{\circ}.4^{+0.7}_{-0.9}$) and one with more scattered mutual inclinations ($σ_2 = 23^{\circ}.6^{+8.8}_{-7.1}$). Alternatively, the misaligned systems can be equally well described by an isotropic distribution of inclinations. This observed dichotomy likely reflects different dynamical histories. Notably, the misaligned population only emerges in systems with stellar periastron distances $>40$ AU while systems with close-in or eccentric stellar companions (periastron distances $<40$ AU) preserve planet-binary alignment. |
| title | Dynamical Architectures of S-type Transiting Planets in Binaries II: A Dichotomy in Orbital Alignment of Small Planets in Close Binary Systems |
| topic | Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Solar and Stellar Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.25332 |