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Title:
Constraints on Secondary Eclipse Probabilities of Long-Period Exoplanets from Orbital Elements
Authors:
von Braun, Kaspar; Kane, Stephen R.
Publication:
eprint arXiv:0911.3419
Publication Date:
11/2009
Origin:
ARXIV
Keywords:
Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Comment:
3 pages, 1 figure, 1 table; to appear in ASP Conf. Proceedings: "Pathways Towards Habitable Planets" 2009, Barcelona, Spain (eds.: D. Gelino, V. Coude du Foresto, I. Ribas)
Bibliographic Code:
2009arXiv0911.3419V

Abstract

Long-period transiting exoplanets provide an opportunity to study the mass-radius relation and internal structure of extrasolar planets. Their studies grant insights into planetary evolution akin to the Solar System planets, which, in contrast to hot Jupiters, are not constantly exposed to the intense radiation of their parent stars. Observations of secondary eclipses allow investigations of exoplanet temperatures and large-scale exo-atmospheric properties. In this short paper, we elaborate on, and calculate, probabilities of secondary eclipses for given orbital parameters, both in the presence and absence of detected primary transits, and tabulate these values for the forty planets with the highest primary transit probabilities.
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