GJ 9827 HARPS-N RV data

Super-Earths belong to a class of planet not found in the Solar system, but which appear common in the Galaxy. Given that some super-Earths are rocky, while others retain substantial atmospheres, their study can provide clues as to the formation of both rocky and gaseous planets, and - in particular - they can help to constrain the role of photoevaporation in sculpting the exoplanet population. GJ 9827 is a system already known to host three super-Earths with orbital periods of 1.2, 3.6, and 6.2d. Here, we use new HARPS-N radial velocity measurements, together with previously published radial velocities, to better constrain the properties of the GJ 9827 planets. Our analysis cannot place a strong constraint on the mass of GJ 9827 c, but does indicate that GJ 9827 b is rocky with a composition that is probably similar to that of the Earth, while GJ 9827 d almost certainly retains a volatile envelope. Therefore, GJ 9827 hosts planets on either side of the radius gap that appears to divide super-Earths into pre-dominantly rocky ones that have radii below ~1.5R_{Earth}, and ones that still retain a substantial atmosphere and/or volatile components, and have radii above ~2R{Earth}_. That the less heavily irradiated of the three planets still retains an atmosphere, may indicate that photoevaporation has played a key role in the evolution of the planets in this system.

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Source https://dc.g-vo.org/rr/q/lp/custom/CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/484/3731
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Provenance
Creator Rice K.; Malavolta L.; Mayo A.; Mortier A.; Buchhave L.A.; Affer L.,Vanderburg A.; Lopez-Morales M.; Poretti E.; Zeng L.; Cameron A.C.,Damasso M.; Coffinet A.; Latham D.W.; Bonomo A.S.; Bouchy F.,Charbonneau D.; Dumusque X.; Figueira P.; Martinez Fiorenzano A.F.,Haywood R.D.; Johnson J.A.; Lopez E.; Lovis C.; Mayor M.; Micela G.,Molinari E.; Nascimbeni V.; Nava C.; Pepe F.; Phillips D.F.; Piotto G.,Sasselov D.; Segransan D.; Sozzetti A.; Udry S.; Watson C.
Publisher CDS
Publication Year 2021
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Resource Type Dataset; AstroObjects
Discipline Astrophysics and Astronomy; Exoplanet Astronomy; Natural Sciences; Observational Astronomy; Physics; Stellar Astronomy