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2024ApJ...963L..37M - Astrophys. J., 963, L37 (2024/March-2)

Using JWST Transits and Occultations to Determine ∼1% Stellar Radii and Temperatures of Low-mass Stars.

MAHAJAN A.S., EASTMAN J.D. and KIRK J.

Abstract (from CDS):

Using JWST observations of a primary transit and two secondary eclipses for GJ 1214b, we determine an eccentricity that is more precise than a decade of HARPS data, which enables us to measure the stellar density to 2.62%. Coupled with a prior on the stellar mass from a dynamically calibrated KS-M* relation, we determine R* to 1.13%-3 times more precise than any other published analysis of this system. Then, using the bolometric flux from a spectral energy distribution model, we determine Teff to 1.39%-40% more precise than systematic floors from spectroscopy. Within the global model, these also improve the planetary radius and insolation. This is a proof of concept for a new method to determine accurate R* and Teff to a precision currently achieved for only a small number of low-mass stars. By applying our method to all high signal-to-noise ratio planetary transits and occultations, we can expand the sample of precisely measured stars without assuming tidal circularization and calibrate new relations to improve our understanding of all low-mass stars.

Abstract Copyright: © 2024. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Super Earths - Low mass stars - Exoplanet astronomy - Eclipses - Occultation

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