M dwarf stars in the light of (future) exoplanet searches

被引:5
作者
Rojas-Ayala, B. [1 ]
Hilton, E. J. [2 ,3 ]
Mann, A. W. [2 ]
Lepine, S. [1 ]
Gaidos, E. [3 ]
Bonfils, X. [4 ]
Helling, Ch [5 ]
Henry, T. J. [6 ]
Rogers, L. A. [7 ]
von Braun, K. [8 ]
Youdin, A. [9 ]
机构
[1] Amer Museum Nat Hist, Dept Astrophys, New York, NY 10024 USA
[2] Univ Hawaii, Inst Astron, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA
[3] Univ Hawaii, Dept Geol & Geophys, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA
[4] UJF Grenoble 1, CNRS, INSU, IPAG,UMR 5274, F-38041 Grenoble, France
[5] Univ St Andrews, Sch Phys & Astron, SUPA, St Andrews KY16 9SS, Fife, Scotland
[6] Georgia State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Atlanta, GA 30302 USA
[7] MIT, Dept Phys, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[8] CALTECH, NASA Exoplanet Sci Inst, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
[9] Harvard Smithsonian Ctr Astrophys, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
stars: planetary systems; stars: late-type; stars: fundamental parameters; EXTRASOLAR GIANT PLANETS; DISK TURBULENCE DRIVEN; LOW-MASS STARS; BROWN DWARFS; GRAVITATIONAL-INSTABILITY; ASTROPHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PLANETESIMAL FORMATION; STREAMING INSTABILITY; PHYSICAL-PROPERTIES; MODEL ATMOSPHERES;
D O I
10.1002/asna.201211760
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We present a brief overview of a splinter session on M dwarf stars as planet hosts that was organized as part of the Cool Stars 17 conference. The session was devoted to reviewing our current knowledge of M dwarf stars and exoplanets in order to prepare for current and future exoplanet searches focusing in low mass stars. We review the observational and theoretical challenges to characterize M dwarf stars and the importance of accurate fundamental parameters for the proper characterization of their exoplanets and our understanding on planet formation. (C) 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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页码:155 / 158
页数:4
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