Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jun 2011
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011an....332..429m&link_type=abstract
Astronomische Nachrichten, Vol.332, Issue 5, p.429
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Planets And Satellites: General, Techniques: Radial Velocities, Techniques: Spectroscopic
Scientific paper
A rich population of low-mass planets orbiting solar-type stars on tight orbits has been detected by Doppler spectroscopy. These planets have masses in the domain of super-Earths and Neptune-type objects, and periods less than 100 days. In numerous cases these planets are part of very compact multiplanetary systems. Up to seven planets have been discovered orbiting one single star. These low-mass planets have been detected by the HARPS spectrograph around 30% of solar-type stars. This very high occurrence rate has been recently confirmed by the results of the Kepler planetary transit space mission. The large number of planets of this kind allows us to attempt a first characterization of their statistical properties, which in turn represent constraints to understand the formation process of these systems. The achieved progress in the sensitivity and stability of spectrographs have already led to the discovery of planets with masses as small as 1.5 M⊕.
Karl Schwarzschild Award Lecture 2010
Lovis Ch.
Mayor Marcel
Pepe Francesco
Segransan Damien
Udry Stephane
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