On the chromospheric activity of stars with planets

Context. Signatures of chromospheric activity enhancement have been found for a dozen stars, pointing to a possible star-planet interaction. Nevertheless in the coronal activity regime, there is no conclusive observational evidence for such an interaction. Does star-planet interaction manifest itsel...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2011-03
Main Authors: Canto Martins, B L, das Chagas, M L, Alves, S, Leão, I C, L P de Souza Neto, de Medeiros, J R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Emission analysis
Fluxes
Parameters
Planet detection
Planets
Stars
Statistical analysis
Statistical methods
Stellar activity
Stellar coronas
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Summary:Context. Signatures of chromospheric activity enhancement have been found for a dozen stars, pointing to a possible star-planet interaction. Nevertheless in the coronal activity regime, there is no conclusive observational evidence for such an interaction. Does star-planet interaction manifest itself only for a few particular cases, without having a major effect on stars with planets in general? Aims. We aim to add additional observational constraints to support or reject the major effects of star-planet interactions in stellar activity, based on CaII chromospheric emission flux. Methods. We performed a statistical analysis of CaII emission flux of stars with planets, as well as a comparison between CaII and X-ray emission fluxes, searching for dependencies on planetary parameters. Results. In the present sample of stars with planets, there are no significant correlations between chromospheric activity indicator log(R'HK) and planetary parameters. Further, the distribution of the chromospheric activity indicator for stars without planets is not distinguishable from the one with planets.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1103.5332