학술논문
Hot super-Earths stripped by their host stars
Document Type
article
Author
M. S. Lundkvist; H. Kjeldsen; S. Albrecht; G. R. Davies; S. Basu; D. Huber; A. B. Justesen; C. Karoff; V. Silva Aguirre; V. Van Eylen; C. Vang; T. Arentoft; T. Barclay; T. R. Bedding; T. L. Campante; W. J. Chaplin; J. Christensen-Dalsgaard; Y. P. Elsworth; R. L. Gilliland; R. Handberg; S. Hekker; S. D. Kawaler; M. N. Lund; T. S. Metcalfe; A. Miglio; J. F. Rowe; D. Stello; B. Tingley; T. R. White
Source
Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2016)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2041-1723
Abstract
Theory predicts a deficit of super-Earth sized planets, which orbit close to their host star. Here, Lundkvist et al. use data from the NASA Kepler mission to show that this deficit is also seen in observations, thereby providing new insight into exoplanetary systems.