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太阳附近热中子的高能辐照和质量损失率

High-energy irradiation and mass loss rates of hot Jupiters in the solar neighborhood

M. Salz, P. C. Schneider, S. Czesla, J. H. M. M. Schmitt

摘要:

巨大的气体行星靠近它们的主恒星,经历强烈的辐射。在极端情况下,光蒸发会导致跨音速的行星风,持续的质量损失可能会影响行星的演化。我们已经在太阳附近确定了九个热木星系统,根据预测,其中膨胀的行星大气应该可以通过莱曼α过境光谱检测。我们使用钱德拉和XMM-牛顿的7个目标的X射线观测,推导出的高能量照射水平的行星大气和由此产生的质量损失率。我们进一步得到改进的莱曼α光度估计的宿主恒星,包括星际吸收。根据我们的估计,WASP-80 b,WASP-77 b和WASP-43 b经历了最强的质量损失率,超过了HD 209458 b的质量损失率,其中已经证实了膨胀的大气层。此外,九个目标中有七个可能符合莱曼α过境光谱。最后,我们检查角动量转移的可能性,从热彗星的宿主恒星在我们的样本中的三个双星系统,但发现只有微弱的迹象,增加恒星旋转周期的WASP-77和HAT-P-20。

英文摘要:

Giant gas planets in close proximity to their host stars experience strong irradiation. In extreme cases photoevaporation causes a transonic, planetary wind and the persistent mass loss can possibly affect the planetary evolution. We have identified nine hot Jupiter systems in the vicinity of the Sun, in which expanded planetary atmospheres should be detectable through Lyman alpha transit spectroscopy according to predictions. We use X-ray observations with Chandra and XMM-Newton of seven of these targets to derive the high-energy irradiation level of the planetary atmospheres and the resulting mass loss rates. We further derive improved Lyman alpha luminosity estimates for the host stars including interstellar absorption. According to our estimates WASP-80 b, WASP-77 b, and WASP-43 b experience the strongest mass loss rates, exceeding the mass loss rate of HD 209458 b, where an expanded atmosphere has been confirmed. Furthermore, seven out of nine targets might be amenable to Lyman alpha transit spectroscopy. Finally, we check the possibility of angular momentum transfer from the hot Jupiters to the host stars in the three binary systems among our sample, but find only weak indications for increased stellar rotation periods of WASP-77 and HAT-P-20.

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