Calculating the Habitable Zone of Binary Star Systems II: P-Type Binaries
arXiv:1306.2890 · doi:10.1088/0004-637X/777/2/166
Abstract
We have developed a comprehensive methodology for calculating the circumbinary HZ in planet-hosting P-type binary star systems. We present a general formalism for determining the contribution of each star of the binary to the total flux received at the top of the atmosphere of an Earth-like planet, and use the Sun's HZ to calculate the locations of the inner and outer boundaries of the HZ around a binary star system. We apply our calculations to the Kepler's currently known circumbinary planetary system and show the combined stellar flux that determines the boundaries of their HZs. We also show that the HZ in P-type systems is dynamic and depending on the luminosity of the binary stars, their spectral types, and the binary eccentricity, its boundaries vary as the stars of the binary undergo their orbital motion. We present the details of our calculations and discuss the implications of the results.
28 pages, 8 figures, 7 tables, accepted by ApJ. Figures and animations of the HZ can be found at http://astro.twam.info/hz-ptype/
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