Kepler planet occurrence rates for mid-type M dwarfs as a function of spectral type

KK Hardegree-Ullman, MC Cushing… - The Astronomical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Previous studies of planet occurrence rates largely relied on photometric stellar
characterizations. In this paper, we present planet occurrence rates for mid-type M dwarfs …

Persistence of flare-driven atmospheric chemistry on rocky habitable zone worlds

H Chen, Z Zhan, A Youngblood, ET Wolf… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Low-mass stars show evidence of vigorous magnetic activity in the form of large flares and
coronal mass ejections. Such space weather events may have important ramifications for the …

The first habitable-zone Earth-sized planet from TESS. I. Validation of the TOI-700 system

EA Gilbert, T Barclay, JE Schlieder… - The Astronomical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the discovery and validation of a three-planet system orbiting the nearby (31.1
pc) M2 dwarf star TOI-700 (TIC 150428135). TOI-700 lies in the TESS continuous viewing …

Predicting the exoplanet yield of the TESS Prime and extended missions through years 1–7

M Kunimoto, J Winn, GR Ricker… - The Astronomical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered∼ 5000 planets
and planet candidates after 3.5 yr. With a planned second Extended Mission (EM2) …

Three red suns in the sky: a transiting, terrestrial planet in a triple m-dwarf system at 6.9 pc

JG Winters, AA Medina, JM Irwin… - The Astronomical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the discovery from Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) data of LTT
1445Ab. At a distance of 6.9 pc, it is the second nearest transiting exoplanet system found to …

The SPHINX M-dwarf spectral grid. I. Benchmarking new model atmospheres to derive fundamental M-dwarf properties

AR Iyer, MR Line, PS Muirhead, JJ Fortney… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract About 70%–80% of stars in our solar and Galactic neighborhood are M dwarfs.
They span a range of low masses and temperatures relative to solar-type stars, facilitating …

A Comparison of the Composition of Planets in Single-planet and Multiplanet Systems Orbiting M dwarfs

RR Martínez, DV Martin, BS Gaudi… - The Astronomical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We investigate and compare the composition of M-dwarf planets in systems with only one
known planet (" singles") to those residing in multiplanet systems (" multis") and the …

Characterization of the L 98-59 multi-planetary system with HARPS-Mass characterization of a hot super-Earth, a sub-Neptune, and a mass upper limit on the third …

R Cloutier, N Astudillo-Defru, X Bonfils… - Astronomy & …, 2019 - aanda.org
Aims. L 98-59 (TIC 307210830, TOI-175) is a nearby M3 dwarf around which TESS revealed
three small transiting planets (0.80, 1.35, 1.57 Earth radii) in a compact configuration with …

EvryFlare. I. Long-term evryscope monitoring of flares from the cool stars across half the southern sky

WS Howard, H Corbett, NM Law… - The Astrophysical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
We search for superflares from 4068 cool stars in 2+ yr of Evryscope photometry, focusing
on those with high-cadence data from both Evryscope and the Transiting Exoplanet Survey …

Mass–Radius relationship for m dwarf exoplanets: Comparing nonparametric and parametric methods

S Kanodia, A Wolfgang, GK Stefansson… - The Astrophysical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Though they are the most abundant stars in the Galaxy, M dwarfs form only a small subset of
known stars hosting exoplanets with measured radii and masses. In this paper, we analyze …