Precise radial velocities of Proxima Centauri

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1999-03-02

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9903010v1

Astron.Astrophys.344:L5-L8,1999

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted in Astronomy & Astrophysics Letters; LaTeX; 4 pages; 3 figures

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We present differential radial velocity measurements of Proxima Centauri collected over 4 years with the ESO CES with a mean precision of $54 ms^{-1}$. We find no evidence of a periodic signal that could corroborate the existence of a sub-stellar companion. We put upper limits (97% confidence) to the companion mass ranging from 1.1 to 22 M_{Jup} at orbital periods of 0.75 to 3000 d, i.e. separations 0.008-2 AU from Prox Cen. Our mass limits concur with limits found by precise astrometry (Benedict et al. 1998a and priv. comm.) which strongly constrain the period range 50-600 d to 1.1-0.22 M_{Jup}. Combining both results we exclude a brown dwarf or supermassive planet at separations 0.008-0.69 AU from Prox Cen. We also find that, at the level of our precision, the RV data are not affected by stellar activity.

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