EXOFIT: Bayesian Estimation of Orbital Parameters of Extrasolar Planets

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2009-07-21

arxiv.org/abs/0907.3613v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

To appear in the Proceedings of Molecules in the Atmospheres of Extrasolar Planets. 7 pages, 2 tables and 4 Figures

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We introduce EXOFIT, a Bayesian tool for estimating orbital parameters of extrasolar planets from radial velocity measurements. EXOFIT can search for either one or two planets at present. EXOFIT employs Markov Chain Monte Carlo method implemented in an object oriented manner. As an example we re-analyze the orbital solution of HD155358 and the results are compared with that of the published orbital parameters. In order to check the agreement of the EXOFIT orbital parameters with the published ones we examined radial velocity data of 30 stars taken randomly from www.exoplanet.eu. We show that while orbital periods agree in both methods, EXOFIT prefers lower eccentricity solutions for planets with higher (e >=0.5) orbital eccentricities.

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