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揭示太阳型恒星周围不同大小行星的普遍行星-金属丰度相关性

Revealing A Universal Planet-Metallicity Correlation For Planets of Different Sizes Around Solar-Type Stars

Ji Wang, Debra A. Fischer

摘要:

系外行星系统的金属丰度是判断行星形成机制的关键。以前的研究已经证明了大行星($R_P\ \geq\ 4\ R_E$)的行星金属丰度相关性;然而,较小的行星还没有发现相关性。406 $Kepler$感兴趣的对象,其恒星性质的光谱测定的样本,我们揭示了一个普遍的行星金属丰度的相关性:不仅气体巨行星($3.9\ R_E\ < R_P\ \leq\ 22.0\ R_E$),但也气体矮星($1.7\ R_E\ < R_P\ \leq\ 3.9\ R_E$)和类地行星($R_P\ \leq\ 1.7\ R_E$)更频繁地出现在富含金属的恒星。气体巨行星、气体矮行星和类地行星在富金属恒星中的行星出现率分别是贫金属恒星的$9.30^{+5.62}_{-3.04}$、$2.03^{+0.29}_{-0.26}$和$1.72^{+0.19}_{-0.17}$倍。

英文摘要:

The metallicity of exoplanet systems serves as a critical diagnostic of planet formation mechanisms. Previous studies have demonstrated the planet-metallicity correlation for large planets ($R_P\ \geq\ 4\ R_E$); however, a correlation has not been found for smaller planets. With a sample of 406 $Kepler$ Objects of Interest whose stellar properties are determined spectroscopically, we reveal a universal planet-metallicity correlation: not only gas-giant planets ($3.9\ R_E\ < R_P\ \leq\ 22.0\ R_E$) but also gas-dwarf ($1.7\ R_E\ < R_P\ \leq\ 3.9\ R_E$) and terrestrial planets ($R_P\ \leq\ 1.7\ R_E$) occur more frequently in metal-rich stars. The planet occurrence rates of gas-giant planets, gas-dwarf planets, and terrestrial planets are $9.30^{+5.62}_{-3.04}$, $2.03^{+0.29}_{-0.26}$, and $1.72^{+0.19}_{-0.17}$ times higher for metal-rich stars than for metal-poor stars, respectively.

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