Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2003-05-14
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
61 pages, 14 figures, 5 tables, to appear in the September 2003 Issue of the Publications of the Astronomical Society of the P
Scientific paper
10.1086/376872
(Abridged) The probability of detecting additional companions is essentially unchanged with respect to the single-planet configurations, but after fitting and subtraction of orbits with astrometric signal-to-noise ratio $\alpha/\sigma_d\to 1$ the false detection rates can be enhanced by up to a factor 2; the periodogram approach results in robust multiple-planet detection for systems with periods shorter than the SIM mission length, even at low values of $\alpha/\sigma_d$, while the least squares technique combined with Fourier series expansions is arguably preferable in the long-period regime. The accuracy on multiple-planet orbit reconstruction and mass determination suffers a typical degradation of 30-40% with respect to single-planet solutions; mass and orbital inclination can be measured to better than 10% for periods as short as 0.1 yr, and for $\alpha/\sigma_d$ as low as $\sim 5$, while $\alpha/\sigma_d\simeq 100$ is required in order to measure with similar accuracy systems harboring objects with periods as long as three times the mission duration. For systems with all components producing $\alpha/\sigma_d\simeq 10$ or greater, quasi-coplanarity can be reliably established with uncertainties of a few degrees, for periods in the range $0.1\leq T\leq 15$ yr; in systems where at least one component has $\alpha/\sigma_d\to 1$, coplanarity measurements are compromised, with typical uncertainties on the mutual inclinations of order of $30^\circ-40^\circ$. Our findings are illustrative of the importance of the contribution SIM will make to the fields of formation and evolution of planetary systems.
Brown Robert A.
Casertano Sefano
Lattanzi Mario G.
Sozzetti Alessandro
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