Mid-to-late M Dwarfs Lack Jupiter Analogs

Cold Jovian planets play an important role in sculpting the dynamical environment in which inner terrestrial planets form. The core accretion model predicts that giant planets cannot form around low-mass M dwarfs, although this idea has been challenged by recent planet discoveries. Here, we investig...

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Published in:The Astronomical Journal
Main Authors: Emily K. Pass, Jennifer G. Winters, David Charbonneau, Jonathan M. Irwin, David W. Latham, Perry Berlind, Michael L. Calkins, Gilbert A. Esquerdo, Jessica Mink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/acd349