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确定Kepler-10 c的质量:采样和模型比较的重要性

Pinning down the mass of Kepler-10c: the importance of sampling and model comparison

Vinesh Rajpaul, Lars A. Buchhave, Suzanne Aigrain

摘要:

神秘行星Kepler-10 c的最初RV特征表明其质量为$\sim17$ M $_\oplus$,对于半径为$2.32$ R $_\oplus$的行星来说,这一质量非常高;进一步的观察和随后的分析暗示质量(可能要低得多),但使用来自两个不同光谱仪(HARPS-N和HIRES)的RV推导出的质量在$3σ$水平上不相容。我们在这里演示了这种质量差异可能很容易出现次优采样和/或忽略模型,甚至一个单一的相干信号(恒星,行星,或其他),可能存在于RV。然后,我们提出了一个合理的解决方案的质量差异,并最终确定开普勒-10 c具有质量$7.37_{-1.19}^{+1.32}$ M $_\oplus$,和平均密度$3.14^{+0.63}_{-0.55}$ g cm $^{-3}$。

英文摘要:

Initial RV characterisation of the enigmatic planet Kepler-10c suggested a mass of $\sim17$ M$_\oplus$, which was remarkably high for a planet with radius $2.32$ R$_\oplus$; further observations and subsequent analysis hinted at a (possibly much) lower mass, but masses derived using RVs from two different spectrographs (HARPS-N and HIRES) were incompatible at a $3σ$-level. We demonstrate here how such mass discrepancies may readily arise from sub-optimal sampling and/or neglecting to model even a single coherent signal (stellar, planetary, or otherwise) that may be present in RVs. We then present a plausible resolution of the mass discrepancy, and ultimately characterise Kepler-10c as having mass $7.37_{-1.19}^{+1.32}$ M$_\oplus$, and mean density $3.14^{+0.63}_{-0.55}$ g cm$^{-3}$.

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