Accounting for Multiplicity in Calculating Eta Earth

Abstract

Using the updated exoplanet population parameters of our previous study, which includes the planetary radius updates from Gaia DR2 and an inferred multiplicity distribution, we provide a revised ${\eta }_{\oplus }$ calculation. This is achieved by sampling planets from our derived population model and determining which planets meet our criterion for habitability. To ensure robust results, we provide probabilities calculated over a range of upper radius limits. Our most optimistic criterion for habitability provides an ${\eta }_{\oplus }$ value of $0.34\pm 0.02\frac{\mathrm{planets}}{\mathrm{star}}$. We also consider the effects of multiplicity and the number of habitable planets each system may contain. Our calculation indicates that $6.4\pm 0.5\%$ of GK dwarfs have more than one planet within their habitable zone. This optimistic habitability criterion also suggests that $0.036\pm 0.009\%$ of solar-like stars will harbor 5 or more habitable planets. These tightly packed highly habitable system should be extremely rare, but still possible. Even with our most pessimistic criterion we still expect that $1.8\pm 0.2\%$ of solar-like stars harbor more than one habitable planet.

arXiv comment7 pages, 1 figure; Accepted for publication in MNRAS

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