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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12386/29145
Title: Masses and radii for the three super-Earths orbiting GJ 9827, and implications for the composition of small exoplanets
Authors: Rice, K.
Malavolta, Luca 
Mayo, A.
Mortier, A.
Buchhave, L. A.
AFFER, Laura 
Vanderburg, A.
Lopez-Morales, M.
PORETTI, Ennio 
Zeng, L.
Collier Cameron, A.
Damasso, Mario 
Coffinet, A.
Latham, D. W.
BONOMO, ALDO STEFANO 
Bouchy, F.
Charbonneau, D.
Dumusque, X.
Figueira, P.
Martinez Fiorenzano, A. F.
Haywood, R. D.
Johnson, J. Asher
Lopez, E.
Lovis, C.
Mayor, M.
MICELA, Giuseppina 
MOLINARI, Emilio Carlo 
NASCIMBENI, VALERIO 
Nava, C.
Pepe, F.
Phillips, D. F.
Piotto, G.
Sasselov, D.
Ségransan, D.
SOZZETTI, Alessandro 
Udry, S.
Watson, C.
Issue Date: 2019
Journal: MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY 
Number: 484
Issue: 3
First Page: 3731
Abstract: Super-Earths belong to a class of planet not found in the Solar system, but which appear common in the Galaxy. Given that some super-Earths are rocky, while others retain substantial atmospheres, their study can provide clues as to the formation of both rocky and gaseous planets, and - in particular - they can help to constrain the role of photoevaporation in sculpting the exoplanet population. GJ 9827 is a system already known to host three super-Earths with orbital periods of 1.2, 3.6, and 6.2 d. Here, we use new HARPS-N radial velocity measurements, together with previously published radial velocities, to better constrain the properties of the GJ 9827 planets. Our analysis cannot place a strong constraint on the mass of GJ 9827 c, but does indicate that GJ 9827 b is rocky with a composition that is probably similar to that of the Earth, while GJ 9827 d almost certainly retains a volatile envelope. Therefore, GJ 9827 hosts planets on either side of the radius gap that appears to divide super-Earths into pre-dominantly rocky ones that have radii below ∼1.5R<SUB>⊕</SUB>, and ones that still retain a substantial atmosphere and/or volatile components, and have radii above ∼2R<SUB>⊕</SUB>. That the less heavily irradiated of the three planets still retains an atmosphere, may indicate that photoevaporation has played a key role in the evolution of the planets in this system.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12386/29145
URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/1812.07302v3
https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/484/3/3731/5288642
ISSN: 0035-8711
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stz130
Bibcode ADS: 2019MNRAS.484.3731R
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