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dc.contributor.authorFord, Eric B.
dc.contributor.authorFabrycky, Daniel C.
dc.contributor.authorSteffen, Jason H.
dc.contributor.authorCarter, Joshua A.
dc.contributor.authorFressin, Francois
dc.contributor.authorHolman, Matthew J.
dc.contributor.authorLissauer, Jack J.
dc.contributor.authorMoorhead, Althea V.
dc.contributor.authorMorehead, Robert C.
dc.contributor.authorRagozzine, Darin
dc.contributor.authorRowe, Jason F.
dc.contributor.authorWelsh, William F.
dc.contributor.authorAllen, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorBatalha, Natalie M.
dc.contributor.authorBorucki, William J.
dc.contributor.authorBryson, Stephen T.
dc.contributor.authorBuchhave, Lars A.
dc.contributor.authorBurke, Christopher J.
dc.contributor.authorCaldwell, Douglas A.
dc.contributor.authorCharbonneau, David
dc.contributor.authorClarke, Bruce D.
dc.contributor.authorCochran, William D.
dc.contributor.authorDesert, Jean-Michel
dc.contributor.authorEndl, Michael
dc.contributor.authorEverett, Mark E.
dc.contributor.authorFischer, Debra A.
dc.contributor.authorGautier, Thomas N.
dc.contributor.authorGilliland, Ron L.
dc.contributor.authorJenkins, Jon M.
dc.contributor.authorHaas, Michael R.
dc.contributor.authorHorch, Elliott
dc.contributor.authorHowell, Steve B.
dc.contributor.authorIbrahim, Khadeejah A.
dc.contributor.authorIsaacson, Howard
dc.contributor.authorKoch, David G.
dc.contributor.authorLatham, David W.
dc.contributor.authorLi, Jie
dc.contributor.authorLucas, P.W.
dc.contributor.authorMacQueen, Phillip J.
dc.contributor.authorMarcy, Geoffrey W.
dc.contributor.authorMcCauliff, Sean
dc.contributor.authorMullally, Fergal R.
dc.contributor.authorQuinn, Samuel N.
dc.contributor.authorQuintana, Elisa
dc.contributor.authorShporer, Avi
dc.contributor.authorStill, Martin
dc.contributor.authorTenenbaum, Peter
dc.contributor.authorThompson, Susan E.
dc.contributor.authorTorres, Guillermo
dc.contributor.authorTwicken, Joseph D.
dc.contributor.authorWohler, Bill
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-06T10:00:47Z
dc.date.available2012-08-06T10:00:47Z
dc.date.issued2012-05-10
dc.identifier.citationFord , E B , Fabrycky , D C , Steffen , J H , Carter , J A , Fressin , F , Holman , M J , Lissauer , J J , Moorhead , A V , Morehead , R C , Ragozzine , D , Rowe , J F , Welsh , W F , Allen , C , Batalha , N M , Borucki , W J , Bryson , S T , Buchhave , L A , Burke , C J , Caldwell , D A , Charbonneau , D , Clarke , B D , Cochran , W D , Desert , J-M , Endl , M , Everett , M E , Fischer , D A , Gautier , T N , Gilliland , R L , Jenkins , J M , Haas , M R , Horch , E , Howell , S B , Ibrahim , K A , Isaacson , H , Koch , D G , Latham , D W , Li , J , Lucas , P W , MacQueen , P J , Marcy , G W , McCauliff , S , Mullally , F R , Quinn , S N , Quintana , E , Shporer , A , Still , M , Tenenbaum , P , Thompson , S E , Torres , G , Twicken , J D & Wohler , B 2012 , ' Transit timing observations from Kepler. II : Confirmation of two multiplanet systems via a non-parametric correlation analysis ' , The Astrophysical Journal , vol. 750 , no. 2 , 113 . https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/750/2/113
dc.identifier.issn0004-637X
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-8872-4462/work/62748846
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/8796
dc.description.abstractWe present a new method for confirming transiting planets based on the combination of transit timing variations (TTVs) and dynamical stability. Correlated TTVs provide evidence that the pair of bodies is in the same physical system. Orbital stability provides upper limits for the masses of the transiting companions that are in the planetary regime. This paper describes a non-parametric technique for quantifying the statistical significance of TTVs based on the correlation of two TTV data sets. We apply this method to an analysis of the TTVs of two stars with multiple transiting planet candidates identified by Kepler. We confirm four transiting planets in two multiple-planet systems based on their TTVs and the constraints imposed by dynamical stability. An additional three candidates in these same systems are not confirmed as planets, but are likely to be validated as real planets once further observations and analyses are possible. If all were confirmed, these systems would be near 4:6:9 and 2:4:6:9 period commensurabilities. Our results demonstrate that TTVs provide a powerful tool for confirming transiting planets, including low-mass planets and planets around faint stars for which Doppler follow-up is not practical with existing facilities. Continued Kepler observations will dramatically improve the constraints on the planet masses and orbits and provide sensitivity for detecting additional non-transiting planets. If Kepler observations were extended to eight years, then a similar analysis could likely confirm systems with multiple closely spaced, small transiting planets in or near the habitable zone of solar-type stars.en
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofThe Astrophysical Journal
dc.titleTransit timing observations from Kepler. II : Confirmation of two multiplanet systems via a non-parametric correlation analysisen
dc.contributor.institutionSchool of Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics
dc.contributor.institutionScience & Technology Research Institute
dc.contributor.institutionCentre for Astrophysics Research
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1088/0004-637X/750/2/113
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
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