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Bayesian Planet Searches for the 10 cm/s Radial Velocity Era

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2016

Philip C. Gregory*
Affiliation:
Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, 6224 Agricultural Rd, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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A new apodized Keplerian model is proposed for the analysis of precision radial velocity (RV) data to model both planetary and stellar activity (SA) induced RV signals. A symmetrical Gaussian apodization function with unknown width and center can distinguish planetary signals from SA signals on the basis of the width of the apodization function. The general model for m apodized Keplerian signals also includes a linear regression term between RV and the stellar activity diagnostic In (R'hk), as well as an extra Gaussian noise term with unknown standard deviation. The model parameters are explored using a Bayesian fusion MCMC code. A differential version of the Generalized Lomb-Scargle periodogram provides an additional way of distinguishing SA signals and helps guide the choice of new periods. Sample results are reported for a recent international RV blind challenge which included multiple state of the art simulated data sets supported by a variety of stellar activity diagnostics.

Type
Contributed Papers
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2016 

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