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用WFIRST测量凌日行星的银河系分布

Measuring the Galactic Distribution of Transiting Planets with WFIRST

Benjamin T. Montet, Jennifer C. Yee, Matthew T. Penny

摘要:

WFIRST微透镜任务将测量数百万颗恒星的精确光变曲线和相对视差,使其有可能沿着视线描述短周期凌日行星并进入银河系凸起。这些光变曲线将使超过100,000个凌日行星的探测成为可能,这些行星的主恒星已经测量了距离。虽然这些行星中的大多数无法被追踪,但WFIRST数据中的数千颗热彗星可以通过检测它们的次日食直接确认。此外,在WFIRST微透镜巡天期间,通过探测凌日时间的变化,可以确认一些小行星系统。最后,通过排除潜在的误报,更多的行星可能会得到验证。WFIRST凌日和微透镜的结合将提供一个完整的行星系结构的图片,从最短的周期到未绑定的行星,作为银河系距离的函数。

英文摘要:

The WFIRST microlensing mission will measure precise light curves and relative parallaxes for millions of stars, giving it the potential to characterize short-period transiting planets all along the line of sight and into the galactic bulge. These light curves will enable the detection of more than 100,000 transiting planets whose host stars have measured distances. Although most of these planets cannot be followed up, several thousand hot Jupiters can be confirmed directly by detection of their secondary eclipses in the WFIRST data. Additionally, some systems of small planets may be confirmed by detecting transit timing variations over the duration of the WFIRST microlensing survey. Finally, many more planets may be validated by ruling out potential false positives. The combination of WFIRST transits and microlensing will provide a complete picture of planetary system architectures, from the very shortest periods to unbound planets, as a function of galactocentric distance.

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