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太阳系外行星系统的特殊Angular Momentum

Specific Angular Momentum of Extrasolar Planetary Systems

John C. Armstrong, Shane L. Larson, Rhett R. Zollinger

摘要:

随着已知行星系统数量的增加,跟踪和描述任何系统范围的能力变得有限。本文认为,使用特定的角动量作为一种度量,以优先考虑未来的观测。我们分析了Butler等人(2006)(包括更新到2011年4月的在线目录)中367个已知太阳系外行星系统中的431颗行星,并估计了每个系统的轨道角动量。在这些系统中的特定角动量的分割范围被发现是大的,跨越几个数量级。分析表明,多行星系统往往具有相对于行星质量归一化的最高比角动量值。这表明,在高角动量系统中,主要贡献者已经被发现,并且与高角动量的单行星系统相比,具有低观测角动量的单行星系统可能是最有可能的候选者。多行星系统GJ 581被认为是一个历史案例研究,以证明这一概念,研究已知行星系统的特定角动量如何随着每次发现而演变。

英文摘要:

As the number of known planetary systems increases, the ability to follow-up and characterize the extent of any system becomes limited. This paper considers the use of specific angular momentum as a metric to prioritize future observations. We analyze 431 planets in 367 known extrasolar planetary systems from Butler et al. (2006) (including updates to their online catalog, current to April, 2011) and estimate each system's orbital angular momentum. The range of partition- ing of specific angular momentum in these systems is found to be large, spanning several orders of magnitude. The analysis shows that multi-planet systems tend to have the highest values of specific angular momentum normalized against the planetary masses. This suggests that in high angular momentum systems, the dominant contributors have already been discovered, and that single-planet sys- tems with low observed angular momentum may be the most likely candidates for additional undiscovered companions compared to their high angular momentum, single-planet counterparts. The multi-planet system, GJ 581, is considered as a historical case study to demonstrate the concept, examining how the specific angular momentum of the know planetary system evolved with each discovery.

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