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2002MNRAS.330..187C - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 330, 187-204 (2002/February-2)

A search for starlight reflected from υ And's innermost planet.

COLLIER CAMERON A., HORNE K., PENNY A. and LEIGH C.

Abstract (from CDS):

In data from three clear nights of échelle spectroscopy in 2000 October/November, and using improved Doppler tomographic signal-analysis techniques, we have carried out a deep search for starlight reflected from the innermost of υ (upsilon) And's three planets. We place upper limits on the planet's radius Rp as functions of its projected orbital velocity Kp≃139.sin i.km/s for various assumptions about the wavelength-dependent geometric albedo spectrum p(λ) of its atmosphere. For a grey albedo p we find Rp.sqrt(p)≤0.98RJ, with 0.1 per cent false-alarm probability (4σ ). For a Sudarsky, Burrows & Pinto Class V model atmosphere, the mean albedo in our 380-676nm bandpass is p≃0.42, requiring Rp≲1.51RJ, whereas an (isolated) Class IV model with <p≥∼0.19 requires Rp<2.23RJ. The star's vrotsin i∼10km/s and estimated rotation period Vrot=10km/s suggest a high orbital inclination 70-80°. We also develop methods for assessing the false-alarm probabilities of faint candidate detections, and for extracting information about the albedo spectrum and other planetary parameters from faint reflected-light signals.

Abstract Copyright: 2002 Blackwell Science Ltd

Journal keyword(s): methods: data analysis - techniques: spectroscopic - stars: individual: υ And - planetary systems

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