Evidence for Planet-induced Chromospheric Activity on HD 179949

Details Evidence for Planet-induced Chromospheric Activity on HD 179949 Evidence for Planet-induced Chromospheric Activity on HD 179949

2003-03-25

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0303557v1

Astrophys.J. 597 (2003) 1092-1096; Erratum-ibid. 609 (2004) 1197

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

10 pages, 6 figures. Submitted to ApJ

Scientific paper

10.1086/421344

We have detected the synchronous enhancement of Ca II H & K emission with the short-period planetary orbit in HD 179949. High-resolution spectra taken on three observing runs extending more than a year show the enhancement coincides with phi ~ 0 (the sub-planetary point) of the 3.093-day orbit with the effect persisting for more than 100 orbits. The synchronous enhancement is consistent with planet-induced chromospheric heating by magnetic rather than tidal interaction. Something which can only be confirmed by further observations. Independent observations are needed to determine whether the stellar rotation is sychronous with the planet's orbit. Of the five 51 Peg-type systems monitored, HD 179949 shows the greatest chromospheric H & K activity. Three others show significant nightly variations but the lack of any phase coherence prevents us saying whether the activity is induced by the planet. Our two standards, tau Ceti and the Sun, show no such nightly variations.

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