Emerging trends in a period–radius distribution of close-in planets

C Beauge, D Nesvorný - The Astrophysical Journal, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
We analyze the distribution of extrasolar planets (both confirmed and Kepler candidates)
according to their orbital periods P and planetary radii R. Among confirmed planets, we find …

The New Generation Planetary Population Synthesis (NGPPS)-IV. Planetary systems around low-mass stars

R Burn, M Schlecker, C Mordasini… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
Context. Previous theoretical works on planet formation around low-mass stars have often
been limited to large planets and individual systems. As current surveys routinely detect …

The imprint of exoplanet formation history on observable present-day spectra of hot Jupiters

C Mordasini, R van Boekel, P Mollière… - The Astrophysical …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
The composition of a planet's atmosphere is determined by its formation, evolution, and
present-day insolation. A planet's spectrum therefore may hold clues on its origins. We …

The New Generation Planetary Population Synthesis (NGPPS)-I. Bern global model of planet formation and evolution, model tests, and emerging planetary systems

A Emsenhuber, C Mordasini, R Burn, Y Alibert… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
Context. The explosion of observational data on exoplanets gives many constraints on
theoretical models of planet formation and evolution. Observational data probe very large …

Dearth of short-period Neptunian exoplanets: A desert in period-mass and period-radius planes

T Mazeh, T Holczer, S Faigler - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2016 - aanda.org
A few studies have reported a significant dearth of exoplanets with Neptune mass and
radius with orbital periods below 2–4 d. This cannot be explained by observational biases …

RV-detected planets around M dwarfs: Challenges for core accretion models

M Schlecker, R Burn, S Sabotta, A Seifert… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
Context. Planet formation is sensitive to the conditions in protoplanetary disks, for which
scaling laws as a function of stellar mass are known. Aims. We aim to test whether the …

A remnant planetary core in the hot-Neptune desert

DJ Armstrong, TA Lopez, V Adibekyan, RA Booth… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
The interiors of giant planets remain poorly understood. Even for the planets in the Solar
System, difficulties in observation lead to large uncertainties in the properties of planetary …

Probabilistic mass–radius relationship for sub-Neptune-sized planets

A Wolfgang, LA Rogers, EB Ford - The Astrophysical Journal, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT The Kepler Mission has discovered thousands of planets with radii< 4${R} _
{\oplus} $, paving the way for the first statistical studies of the dynamics, formation, and …

Estimation of the XUV radiation onto close planets and their evaporation

J Sanz-Forcada, G Micela, I Ribas, AMT Pollock… - Astronomy & …, 2011 - aanda.org
Context. The current distribution of planet mass vs. incident stellar X-ray flux supports the
idea that photoevaporation of the atmosphere may take place in close-in planets. Integrated …

The New Generation Planetary Population Synthesis (NGPPS)-II. Planetary population of solar-like stars and overview of statistical results

A Emsenhuber, C Mordasini, R Burn, Y Alibert… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
Context. Planetary formation and evolution is a combination of multiple interlinked
processes. Constraining the mechanisms observationally requires statistical comparison to …