2 papers
astro-ph.EP2026
Does Cumulative XUV Unify the Neptunian Desert?
Qunfeng Jiang
The architecture of close-in planetary systems includes a conspicuous scarcity of Neptune-size worlds, known as the Neptunian desert. The deficit spans roughly --$10\,R_{\oplus}…
astro-ph.EP2026
Stellar tidal systematics in apsidal-motion searches for circumbinary planets: CH Ind and SW CMa
Qunfeng Jiang
Thornton et al. (2026) reported 27 non-transiting circumbinary-planet candidates from excess apsidal motion in TESS eclipsing-binary timings. The classical stellar contribution is…