Retrieving C and O Abundance of HR 8799 c by Combining High- and Low-Resolution Data
| Autor: | Wang, Ji, Wang, Jason J., Ruffio, Jean-Baptiste, Blake, Geoffrey A., Mawet, Dimitri, Baker, Ashley, Bartos, Randall, Bond, Charlotte Z., Calvin, Benjamin, Cetre, Sylvain, Delorme, Jacques-Robert, Doppmann, Greg, Echeverri, Daniel, Finnerty, Luke, Fitzgerald, Michael P., Jovanovic, Nemanja, Lopez, Ronald, Martin, Emily C., Morris, Evan, Pezzato, Jacklyn, Ragland, Sam, Ruane, Garreth, Sappey, Ben, Schofield, Tobias, Skemer, Andrew, Venenciano, Taylor, Wallace, J. Kent, Wizinowich, Peter, Xuan, Jerry W., Bryan, Marta L., Roy, Arpita, Wallack, Nicole L. |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Druh dokumentu: | Working Paper |
| DOI: | 10.3847/1538-3881/ac9f19 |
| Popis: | The formation and evolution pathway for the directly-imaged multi-planetary system HR 8799 remains mysterious. Accurate constraints on the chemical composition of the planetary atmosphere(s) are key to solving the mystery. We perform a detailed atmospheric retrieval on HR 8799~c to infer the chemical abundances and abundance ratios using a combination of photometric data along with low- and high-resolution spectroscopic data (R$\sim$20-35,000). We specifically retrieve [C/H], [O/H], and C/O and find them to be 0.55$^{+0.36}_{-0.39}$, 0.47$^{+0.31}_{-0.32}$, and 0.67$^{+0.12}_{-0.15}$ at 68\% confidence. The super-stellar C and O abundances, yet a stellar C/O ratio, reveal a potential formation pathway for HR 8799~c. Planet c, and likely the other gas giant planets in the system, formed early on (likely within $\sim$1 Myr), followed by further atmospheric enrichment in C and O through the accretion of solids beyond the CO iceline. The enrichment either preceded or took place during the early phase of the inward migration to the planet current locations. Comment: 19 pages, 6 figures, 3 tables, accepted to AAS journals |
| Databáze: | arXiv |
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