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Kelt-10b: The First Transiting Exoplanet From The Kelt-South Survey - A Hot Sub-Jupiter Transiting A V=10.7 Early G-Star, R. B. Kuhn, J. E. Rodriguez, K. A. Collins, M. B. Lund, R. J. Siverd, K. D. Colón, J. Pepper, K. G. Stassun, P. A. Cargile, D. J. James, K. Penev, G. Zhou, D. Bayliss, T. G. Tan, I. A. Curtis, S. Udry, D. Segransan, D. Mawet, S. Dhital, J. Soutter, R. Hart, B. Carter, B. S. Gaudi, G. Myers, T. G. Beatty, J. D. Eastman, D. E. Reichart, J. B. Haislip, J. F. Kielkopf, A. Bieryla, D. W. Latham, Eric L.N. Jensen, T. E. Oberst, D. J. Stevens Jul 2016

Kelt-10b: The First Transiting Exoplanet From The Kelt-South Survey - A Hot Sub-Jupiter Transiting A V=10.7 Early G-Star, R. B. Kuhn, J. E. Rodriguez, K. A. Collins, M. B. Lund, R. J. Siverd, K. D. Colón, J. Pepper, K. G. Stassun, P. A. Cargile, D. J. James, K. Penev, G. Zhou, D. Bayliss, T. G. Tan, I. A. Curtis, S. Udry, D. Segransan, D. Mawet, S. Dhital, J. Soutter, R. Hart, B. Carter, B. S. Gaudi, G. Myers, T. G. Beatty, J. D. Eastman, D. E. Reichart, J. B. Haislip, J. F. Kielkopf, A. Bieryla, D. W. Latham, Eric L.N. Jensen, T. E. Oberst, D. J. Stevens

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We report the discovery of KELT-10b, the first transiting exoplanet discovered using the KELT-South telescope. KELT-10b is a highly inflated sub-Jupiter mass planet transiting a relatively bright V = 10.7 star (TYC 8378-64-1), with Teff = 5948 ± 74 K, log g = 4.319_{-0.030}^{+0.020} and [Fe/H] = 0.09_{-0.10}^{+0.11}, an inferred mass M = 1.112_{-0.061}^{+0.055} M and radius R = 1.209_{-0.035}^{+0.047} R. The planet has a radius Rp = 1.399_{-0.049}^{+0.069} RJ and mass Mp = 0.679_{-0.038}^{+0.039} MJ. The planet has an eccentricity consistent with zero and a semi-major axis a …


A Disk-Based Dynamical Constraint On The Mass Of The Young Binary Dq Tau, I. Czekala, S. M. Andrews, G. Torres, Eric L.N. Jensen, K. G. Stassun, D. J. Wilner, D. W. Latham Feb 2016

A Disk-Based Dynamical Constraint On The Mass Of The Young Binary Dq Tau, I. Czekala, S. M. Andrews, G. Torres, Eric L.N. Jensen, K. G. Stassun, D. J. Wilner, D. W. Latham

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We present new Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) observations of CO J = 2-1 line emission from the DQ Tau circumbinary disk. These data are used to tomographically reconstruct the Keplerian disk velocity field in a forward-modeling inference framework, and thereby provide a dynamical constraint on the mass of the DQ Tau binary of {M}*={1.27}-0.27+0.46 {M}. Those results are compared with an updated and improved orbital solution for this double-lined system based on long-term monitoring of its stellar radial velocities. Both of these independent dynamical constraints on the binary mass are in excellent agreement: …


Kelt-8b: A Highly Inflated Transiting Hot Jupiter And A New Technique For Extracting High-Precision Radial Velocities From Noisy Spectra, B. J. Fulton, K. A. Collins, B. S. Gaudi, K. G. Stassun, J. Pepper, T. G. Beatty, R. J. Siverd, K. Penev, A. W. Howard, C. Baranec, G. Corfini, J. D. Eastman, J. Gregorio, N. M. Law, M. B. Lund, T. E. Oberst, M. T. Penny, R. Riddle, J. E. Rodriguez, D. J. Stevens, R. Zambelli, C. Ziegler, A. Bieryla, G. D'Ago, D. L. Depoy, Eric L.N. Jensen, J. F. Kielkopf, D. W. Latham, M. Manner, J. Marshall, K. K. Mcleod, P. A. Reed Sep 2015

Kelt-8b: A Highly Inflated Transiting Hot Jupiter And A New Technique For Extracting High-Precision Radial Velocities From Noisy Spectra, B. J. Fulton, K. A. Collins, B. S. Gaudi, K. G. Stassun, J. Pepper, T. G. Beatty, R. J. Siverd, K. Penev, A. W. Howard, C. Baranec, G. Corfini, J. D. Eastman, J. Gregorio, N. M. Law, M. B. Lund, T. E. Oberst, M. T. Penny, R. Riddle, J. E. Rodriguez, D. J. Stevens, R. Zambelli, C. Ziegler, A. Bieryla, G. D'Ago, D. L. Depoy, Eric L.N. Jensen, J. F. Kielkopf, D. W. Latham, M. Manner, J. Marshall, K. K. Mcleod, P. A. Reed

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We announce the discovery of a highly inflated transiting hot Jupiter by the KELT-North survey. A global analysis including constraints from isochrones indicates that the V = 10.8 host star (HD 343246) is a mildly evolved, G dwarf with {T}{eff}={5754}-55+54 K, {log} g={4.078}-0.054+0.049, [{Fe}/{{H}}]=0.272+/- 0.038, an inferred mass {M}*={1.211}-0.066+0.078 {M}, and radius {R}*={1.67}-0.12+0.14 {R}. The planetary companion has a mass {M}{{P}}={0.867}-0.061+0.065 MJ, radius {R}{{P}}={1.86}-0.16+0.18 RJ, surface gravity {log} {g} …


Kelt-7b: A Hot Jupiter Transiting A Bright V = 8.54 Rapidly Rotating F-Star, A. Bieryla, K. Collins, T. G. Beatty, J. Eastman, R. J. Siverd, J. Pepper, B. S. Gaudi, K. G. Stassun, C. Cañas, D. W. Latham, L. A. Buchhave, R. Sanchis-Ojeda, J. N. Winn, Eric L.N. Jensen, J. F. Kielkopf, K. K. Mcleod, J. Gregorio, K. D. Colón, R. Street, R. Ross, M. Penny, S. N. Mellon, T. E. Oberst, B. J. Fulton, J. Wang, P. Berlind, M. L. Calkins, G. A. Esquerdo, D. L. Depoy, A. Gould, J. Marshall, R. Pogge, M. Trueblood, P. Trueblood Jul 2015

Kelt-7b: A Hot Jupiter Transiting A Bright V = 8.54 Rapidly Rotating F-Star, A. Bieryla, K. Collins, T. G. Beatty, J. Eastman, R. J. Siverd, J. Pepper, B. S. Gaudi, K. G. Stassun, C. Cañas, D. W. Latham, L. A. Buchhave, R. Sanchis-Ojeda, J. N. Winn, Eric L.N. Jensen, J. F. Kielkopf, K. K. Mcleod, J. Gregorio, K. D. Colón, R. Street, R. Ross, M. Penny, S. N. Mellon, T. E. Oberst, B. J. Fulton, J. Wang, P. Berlind, M. L. Calkins, G. A. Esquerdo, D. L. Depoy, A. Gould, J. Marshall, R. Pogge, M. Trueblood, P. Trueblood

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We report the discovery of KELT-7b, a transiting hot Jupiter with a mass of 1.28+/- 0.18 MJ, radius of {1.533}-0.047+0.046 RJ, and an orbital period of 2.7347749+/- 0.0000039 days. The bright host star (HD 33643; KELT-7) is an F-star with V = 8.54, Teff = 6789{}-49+50 K, [Fe/H] = {0.139}-0.081+0.075, and {log}\{\text{}}g\=4.149+/- 0.019. It has a mass of {1.535}-0.054+0.066 M, a radius of {1.732}-0.045+0.043 R, and is the fifth most massive, fifth hottest, and the ninth brightest star known to …


A Disk-Based Dynamical Mass Estimate For The Young Binary Ak Sco, I. Czekala, S. M. Andrews, Eric L.N. Jensen, K. G. Stassun, G. Torres, D. J. Wilner Jun 2015

A Disk-Based Dynamical Mass Estimate For The Young Binary Ak Sco, I. Czekala, S. M. Andrews, Eric L.N. Jensen, K. G. Stassun, G. Torres, D. J. Wilner

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We present spatially and spectrally resolved Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) observations of gas and dust in the disk orbiting the pre-main sequence (pre-MS) binary AK Sco. By forward-modeling the disk velocity field traced by CO J = 2-1 line emission, we infer the mass of the central binary, {M}*=2.49+/- 0.10 {M}, a new dynamical measurement that is independent of stellar evolutionary models. Assuming the disk and binary are co-planar within ̃2°, this disk-based binary mass measurement is in excellent agreement with constraints from radial velocity monitoring of the combined stellar spectra. These ALMA results are …


Misaligned Protoplanetary Disks In A Young Binary Star System, Eric L.N. Jensen, R. L. Akeson Jul 2014

Misaligned Protoplanetary Disks In A Young Binary Star System, Eric L.N. Jensen, R. L. Akeson

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Many extrasolar planets follow orbits that differ from the nearly coplanar and circular orbits found in our Solar System; their orbits may be eccentric or inclined with respect to the host star's equator, and the population of giant planets orbiting close to their host stars suggests appreciable orbital migration. There is at present no consensus on what produces such orbits. Theoretical explanations often invoke interactions with a binary companion star in an orbit that is inclined relative to the planet's orbital plane. Such mechanisms require significant mutual inclinations between the planetary and binary star orbital planes. The protoplanetary disks in …


Circumstellar Disks Around Binary Stars In Taurus, R. L. Akeson, Eric L.N. Jensen Mar 2014

Circumstellar Disks Around Binary Stars In Taurus, R. L. Akeson, Eric L.N. Jensen

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We have conducted a survey of 17 wide (〉100 AU) young binary systems in Taurus with the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) at two wavelengths. The observations were designed to measure the masses of circumstellar disks in these systems as an aid to understanding the role of multiplicity in star and planet formation. The ALMA observations had sufficient resolution to localize emission within the binary system. Disk emission was detected around all primaries and 10 secondaries, with disk masses as low as 10-4 M . We compare the properties of our sample to the population of known disks …


Kelt-6b: A P ~ 7.9 Day Hot Saturn Transiting A Metal-Poor Star With A Long-Period Companion, K. A. Collins, J. D. Eastman, T. G. Beatty, R. J. Siverd, B. S. Gaudi, J. Pepper, J. F. Kielkopf, J. A. Johnson, A. W. Howard, D. A. Fischer, M. Manner, A. Bieryla, D. W. Latham, B. J. Fulton, J. Gregorio, L. A. Buchhave, Eric L.N. Jensen, K. G. Stassun, K. Penev, J. R. Crepp, S. Hinkley, R. A. Street, P. Cargile, C. E. Mack, T. E. Oberst, R. L. Avril, S. N. Mellon, K. K. Mcleod, M. T. Penny, R. P. Stefanik, P. Berlind, M. L. Calkins, Q. Mao, A. J.W. Richert, D. L. Depoy, G. A. Esquerdo, A. Gould, J. L. Marshall, R. J. Oelkers, R. W. Pogge, M. Trueblood, P. Trueblood Feb 2014

Kelt-6b: A P ~ 7.9 Day Hot Saturn Transiting A Metal-Poor Star With A Long-Period Companion, K. A. Collins, J. D. Eastman, T. G. Beatty, R. J. Siverd, B. S. Gaudi, J. Pepper, J. F. Kielkopf, J. A. Johnson, A. W. Howard, D. A. Fischer, M. Manner, A. Bieryla, D. W. Latham, B. J. Fulton, J. Gregorio, L. A. Buchhave, Eric L.N. Jensen, K. G. Stassun, K. Penev, J. R. Crepp, S. Hinkley, R. A. Street, P. Cargile, C. E. Mack, T. E. Oberst, R. L. Avril, S. N. Mellon, K. K. Mcleod, M. T. Penny, R. P. Stefanik, P. Berlind, M. L. Calkins, Q. Mao, A. J.W. Richert, D. L. Depoy, G. A. Esquerdo, A. Gould, J. L. Marshall, R. J. Oelkers, R. W. Pogge, M. Trueblood, P. Trueblood

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We report the discovery of KELT-6b, a mildly inflated Saturn-mass planet transiting a metal-poor host. The initial transit signal was identified in KELT-North survey data, and the planetary nature of the occulter was established using a combination of follow-up photometry, high-resolution imaging, high-resolution spectroscopy, and precise radial velocity measurements. The fiducial model from a global analysis including constraints from isochrones indicates that the V = 10.38 host star (BD+31 2447) is a mildly evolved, late-F star with T eff = 6102 ± 43 K, log g_\star =4.07_{-0.07}^{+0.04}, and [Fe/H] = -0.28 ± 0.04, with an inferred mass M sstarf = …