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为宜居世界观测站搜寻生命奠定基础:164个有前景的行星巡天目标的特性

Setting the stage for the search for life with the Habitable Worlds Observatory: Properties of 164 promising planet survey targets

Caleb K. Harada, Courtney D. Dressing, Stephen R. Kane, Bahareh Adami Ardestani

AI总结:

该研究为164个邻近恒星系统编制了详细目录,涵盖元素丰度、光度及恒星活动数据,旨在为HWO搜寻宜居系外行星提供目标基础,并指出紫外、中红外及磷丰度测量的关键缺口。

摘要:

2020年天文学与天体物理学十年调查(Astro2020)建议NASA实现一台大型红外/光学/紫外空间望远镜,该望远镜针对约25颗系外地球的高对比度成像和光谱观测以及变革性的一般天体物理学进行了优化。NASA系外行星探索计划(ExEP)随后发布了一份包含164个邻近(d<25 pc)目标的清单,这些目标被认为最适合使用宜居世界观测站(HWO)进行潜在宜居系外行星的巡天。我们呈现了164个ExEP目标的系统特性目录,包括来自Hypatia目录的14种元素的1744次丰度测量,以及跨越151.6纳米至22微米、覆盖GALEX、Strömgren、Tycho、Gaia、2MASS和WISE波段的924次光度测量。我们通过使用贝叶斯模型平均对其光谱能量分布进行建模,独立推导了这些系统的恒星特性。此外,通过查阅文献,我们确定了样本中46颗恒星的TESS耀斑率、78颗恒星的光学变率以及46颗恒星的X射线发射。我们在行星宜居性的背景下讨论我们的目录,并提请注意知识中的关键空白,在这些空白处,先导科学可以在不久的将来为HWO任务设计权衡研究提供信息。值得注意的是,我们样本中的164颗恒星中只有33颗具有可靠的天基紫外测量,只有40颗具有中红外测量。我们还发现,磷(一种生物必需元素)仅在11颗恒星中被测量过,这推动了未来的丰度巡天。我们的目录是公开可用的,我们主张在未来对有前景的HWO目标的研究中使用它。

英文摘要:

The Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics 2020 (Astro2020) has recommended that NASA realize a large IR/O/UV space telescope optimized for high-contrast imaging and spectroscopy of ~25 exo-Earths and transformative general astrophysics. The NASA Exoplanet Exploration Program (ExEP) has subsequently released a list of 164 nearby (d<25 pc) targets deemed the most accessible to survey for potentially habitable exoplanets with the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO). We present a catalog of system properties for the 164 ExEP targets, including 1744 abundance measurements for 14 elements from the Hypatia Catalog and 924 photometry measurements spanning from 151.6 nm to 22 μm in the GALEX, Strömgren, Tycho, Gaia, 2MASS, and WISE bandpasses. We independently derive stellar properties for these systems by modeling their spectral energy distributions with Bayesian model averaging. Additionally, by consulting the literature, we identify TESS flare rates for 46 stars, optical variability for 78 stars, and X-ray emission for 46 stars in our sample. We discuss our catalog in the context of planet habitability and draw attention to key gaps in our knowledge where precursor science can help to inform HWO mission design trade studies in the near future. Notably, only 33 of the 164 stars in our sample have reliable space-based UV measurements, and only 40 have a mid-IR measurement. We also find that phosphorus, a bio-essential element, has only been measured in 11 of these stars, motivating future abundance surveys. Our catalog is publicly available and we advocate for its use in future studies of promising HWO targets.

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