The Transit Timing method: How to detect extrasolar planets? Jean Coupon. (Supervisor: Norman W. Murray)
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1 The Transit Timing method: How to detect extrasolar planets? Jean Coupon (Supervisor: Norman W. Murray) Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics Institut d Astrophysique de Paris June 26th, 2006
2 Context M. Holman, N. Murray (2005) and E. Agol et al (2005): one can detect extrasolar planets with the Transit Timing variations, and in some cases, terrestrial mass planets.
3 Introduction Idea: Transit timings are perturbated in case of a second planet. Motivations: New method to discover extrasolar planets Spaced based mission Kepler Possibility to detect terrestrial mass planets Problem: How to extract orbital elements and the mass of the perturbing planet?
4 Introduction 1. Effects of a perturbing planet on the transit timings 1.1 Descriptions and assumptions 1.2 Parameters dependencies 2. Estimation of the parameters of the perturbing planet 2.2 Planets on circular orbits 2.3 Perturbing planet on an eccentric orbit 3. Terrestrial mass planet in mean-motion resonance
5 1. Effects of a perturbing planet on the transit timings
6 1. Effects of a perturbing planet on the transit timings 1.1 Descriptions and assumptions 1.2 Parameters dependencies 1.1 Descriptions and assumptions Transit n 2. Estimation of the parameters of the perturbing planet 2.2 Planets on circular orbits 2.3 Perturbing planet on an eccentric orbit Transit n+1 Observer 3. Terrestrial planet in mean-motion resonance Transit interval: Direct effect (interactions with the perturbing planet) Indirect effect (motion of the star)
7 1. Effects of a perturbing planet on the transit timings 1.1 Descriptions and assumptions 1.2 Parameters dependencies 2. Estimation of the parameters of the perturbing planet 2.2 Planets on circular orbits 2.3 Perturbing planet on an eccentric orbit 3. Terrestrial planet in mean-motion resonance 1.1 Descriptions and assumptions Main assumptions: 1. Edge-on system and coplanar orbits. 2. General relativity and tidal effects neglected 3. Gaussian noise (σ = 5 sec) 4. The transiting planet is a HD209458b-type planet (T 1 = 3.52 days, a 1 = AU, e 1 = 0.025) 5. 2-year observations (170 transits) A HD209458b transit observed with the HST. Charbonneau et al (2005)
8 1. Effects of a perturbing planet on the transit timings 1.1 Descriptions and assumptions 1.2 Parameters dependencies 2. Estimation of the parameters of the perturbing planet 2.2 Planets on circular orbits 2.3 Perturbing planet on an eccentric orbit 3. Terrestrial planet in mean-motion resonance 1.2 Parameters dependencies M. Holman, N. Murray: Mass, m 2 : amplitude of variations is a linear function of the mass. Eccentricity, e 2 : amplitude is a monotone increasing function. Semi-major axis, a 2 : amplitude is a monotone decreasing function (except for resonances).
9 1. Effects of a perturbing planet on the transit timings 1.1 Descriptions and assumptions 1.2 Parameters dependencies 2. Estimation of the parameters of the perturbing planet 2.2 Planets on circular orbits 2.3 Perturbing planet on an eccentric orbit 1.2 Parameters dependencies Numerical computation of the maximum of the variations 3. Terrestrial planet in mean-motion resonance Analytical expression
10 1. Effects of a perturbing planet on the transit timings 1.1 Descriptions and assumptions 1.2 Parameters dependencies 2. Estimation of the parameters of the perturbing planet 2.2 Planets on circular orbits 2.3 Perturbing planet on an eccentric orbit 1.2 Parameters dependencies Mean-anomaly (at t = 0), M 2 : the changes in this parameter don t modify the amplitude but can affect the pattern of the transit timings data set. Argument of periapse, ω 2 : when ω 1 = ω 2, amplitude is minimum because the direct effect tends to oppose the indirect effect. 3. Terrestrial planet in mean-motion resonance
11 1. Effects of a perturbing planet on the transit timings 1.1 Descriptions and assumptions 1.2 Parameters dependencies 1.2 Parameters dependencies 2. Estimation of the parameters of the perturbing planet 2.2 Planets on circular orbits 2.3 Perturbing planet on an eccentric orbit 3. Terrestrial planet in mean-motion resonance
12 1. Effects of a perturbing planet on the transit timings 1.1 Descriptions and assumptions 1.2 Parameters dependencies 2. Estimation of the parameters of the perturbing planet 2.2 Planets on circular orbits 2.3 Perturbing planet on an eccentric orbit Planets on circular orbits 3. Terrestrial planet in mean-motion resonance
13 1. Effects of a perturbing planet on the transit timings 1.1 Descriptions and assumptions 1.2 Parameters dependencies 2. Estimation of the parameters of the perturbing planet 2.2 Planets on circular orbits 2.3 Perturbing planet on an eccentric orbit Perturbing planet on an eccentric orbit 3. Terrestrial planet in mean-motion resonance
14 2. Estimation of the parameters of the perturbing planet
15 1. Effects of a perturbing planet on the transit timings 1.1 Descriptions and assumptions 1.2 Parameters dependencies 2. Estimation of the parameters of the perturbing planet 2.2 Planets on circular orbits 2.3 Perturbing planet on an eccentric orbit Extract the maximum of information from the transit timing set of data. Put some a priori information on the system. Invert the problem by a χ 2 minimization. 3. Terrestrial planet in mean-motion resonance
16 1. Effects of a perturbing planet on the transit timings 1.1 Descriptions and assumptions 1.2 Parameters dependencies 2.2 Planets on circular orbits 2. Estimation of the parameters of the perturbing planet 2.2 Planets on circular orbits 2.3 Perturbing planet on an eccentric orbit 3. Terrestrial planet in mean-motion resonance We cannot distinguish the period of the transiting planet e 2 must be small. Variations are big enough to see the pattern of the transit timings.
17 1. Effects of a perturbing planet on the transit timings 1.1 Descriptions and assumptions 1.2 Parameters dependencies 2.3 Perturbing planet on an eccentric orbit 2. Estimation of the parameters of the perturbing planet 2.2 Planets on circular orbits 2.3 Perturbing planet on an eccentric orbit 3. Terrestrial planet in mean-motion resonance Large eccentric orbit Periapse time passage Period of the transiting planet
18 3. Terrestrial planet in meanmotion resonance
19 1. Effects of a perturbing planet on the transit timings 1.1 Descriptions and assumptions 1.2 Parameters dependencies 2. Estimation of the parameters of the perturbing planet 2.2 Planets on circular orbits 2.3 Perturbing planet on an eccentric orbit 3. Terrestrial planet in mean-motion resonance The previous analytic expression doesn t work anymore We must take into account the variations on the perturbing planet, because perturbations are amplified at each conjunction Example: 2:1 resonance t = T 1 t = 2T 1
20 1. Effects of a perturbing planet on the transit timings 1.1 Descriptions and assumptions 1.2 Parameters dependencies 2. Estimation of the parameters of the perturbing planet 2.2 Planets on circular orbits 2.3 Perturbing planet on an eccentric orbit 3. Terrestrial planet in mean-motion resonance The resonant argument φ, will depend on: Masses of both planets Orbital elements of both planets dφ/dt leads to the libration frequency We will see the libration period.
21 1. Effects of a perturbing planet on the transit timings 1.1 Descriptions and assumptions 1.2 Parameters dependencies 2. Estimation of the parameters of the perturbing planet 2.2 Planets on circular orbits 2.3 Perturbing planet on an eccentric orbit 3. Terrestrial planet in mean-motion resonance m 2 = 10-3 M Libration period
22 1. Effects of a perturbing planet on the transit timings 1.1 Descriptions and assumptions 1.2 Parameters dependencies 2. Estimation of the parameters of the perturbing planet 2.2 Planets on circular orbits 2.3 Perturbing planet on an eccentric orbit 3.2 Observable systems Numerical computations give m 2, min = M Maximum timing deviation = 25 sec detectable!!! 3. Terrestrial planet in mean-motion resonance
23 Conclusion A new method to detect extrasolar planets: Efficient method for most of the systems. However one must have a good accuracy for the measurements. Leads to a lot of information on the parameters of the perturbing planet.
24 Conclusion A way to discover small planets: The resonant perturbations are degenerated and are special cases but Earth-mass planets can be detected by this method!!
25 The end Source:
26 χ 2 surfaces
27 χ 2 surfaces
28 χ 2 surfaces
29 Mass
30 Mass. Resonance 2:1
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