Several methods for identifying Be star candidates are reviewed for observational bias with respect to system inclination, that is the angle between the stellar/disk rotation axis and the observer's line of sight, with focus on two photometric methods that leverage narrow-band filters centred on H$α$ and a spectroscopic method using a H$α$ peak-finding algorithm. Tests for bias were performed using a sample of 20,000 synthetic Be stars drawn from a Salpeter initial mass function and computed libraries of spectral energy distributions and H$α$ profiles. The spectroscopic method showed substantial bias against high inclinations ($i > 80^\circ$). Both photometric methods were biased against low inclinations, with one also biased against inclinations above $80^\circ$, resulting in a surplus in the Be star candidate detection rate for moderate inclinations ($ 50^\circ < i < 80^\circ$). Inclination probability distributions, including the random $\sin i$ factor, are given for the three methods that can be applied to observational samples.
Weighing Hidden Companions of Compact Object Candidates via Rotational Broadening
Xiamen University（厦门大学）；Quanzhou Normal University（泉州师范学院）；Peking University（北京大学）；National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences（中国科学院国家天文台）
What asteroseismology can do for exoplanets: Kepler-410A b is a Small Neptune around a bright star, in an eccentric orbit consistent with low obliquity
我们确认开普勒行星候选者开普勒-410b（KOI-42 b）是一颗海王星大小的系外行星，在17.8天的偏心轨道上围绕明亮的恒星开普勒-410A（Kp = 9.4）运行。这是开普勒视野中第三亮的行星宿主星，也是目前已知的所有凌日系外行星中最亮的宿主星之一。开普勒-410由快速旋转的行星宿主恒星（开普勒-410A）和一颗较暗的恒星（开普勒-410B）组成，这使得行星候选者的确认变得复杂。采用星震学，使用从过境光变曲线，自适应光学和散斑图像，和斯皮策过境观测的约束，我们证明，候选人只能是一个系外行星轨道开普勒-410 A。通过星震学，我们可以高精度地确定以下恒星和行星参数：M $_\star = 1.214 \pm 0.033$ M $_\odot$，R $_\star = 1.352 \pm 0.010$ R $_\odot$，年龄= $2.76 \pm 0.54$ Gyr，行星半径（$2.838 \pm 0.054$ R $_\oplus$）和轨道偏心率（$0.17^{+0.07}_{-0.06}$）。此外，脉动模式的旋转分裂允许测量开普勒-410A的倾角和旋转速率。我们对$82.5^{+7.5}_{-2.5}$ [ $^\circ$ ]的倾斜度的测量表明该系统的结晶度较低。凌日时间的变化表明系统中至少有一个额外的（非凌日）行星。
