A statistical search for Star-Planet Interaction in the UltraViolet using GALEX
arXiv:2003.03349 · doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ab7d3b
Abstract
Most (~82%) of the over 4000 confirmed exoplanets known today orbit very close to their host stars, within 0.5 au. Planets at such small orbital distances can result in significant interactions with their host stars, which can induce increased activity levels in them. In this work, we have searched for statistical evidence for Star-Planet Interactions (SPI) in the ultraviolet (UV) using the largest sample of 1355 GALEX detected host stars with confirmed exoplanets and making use of the improved host star parameters from Gaia DR2. From our analysis, we do not find any significant correlation between the UV activity of the host stars and their planetary properties. We further compared the UV properties of planet host stars to that of chromospherically active stars from the RAVE survey. Our results indicate that the enhancement in chromospheric activity of host stars due to star-planet interactions may not be significant enough to reflect in their near and far UV broad band flux.
arXiv comment14 pages, 7 figures, 2 tables. Accepted for publication in The Astronomical Journal
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