g- and Ks-band flux of K2-22 with LBT Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Schlawin E.
  2. Su K.Y.L.
  3. Herter T.
  4. Ridden-Harper A.
  5. Apai D.
  6. Published by
    CDS
Abstract

The disintegrating planet candidate K2-22b shows periodic and stochastic transits best explained by an escaping debris cloud. However, the mechanism that creates the debris cloud is unknown. The grain size of the debris as well as its sublimation rate can be helpful in understanding the environment that disintegrates the planet. Here, we present simultaneous photometry with the g band at 0.48{mu}m and KS band at 2.1{mu}m using the Large Binocular Telescope. During an event with very low dust activity, we put a new upper limit on the size of the planet of 0.71R{Earth} or 4500km. We also detected a medium depth transit that can be used to constrain the dust particle sizes. We find that the median particle size must be larger than about 0.5-1.0{mu}m, depending on the composition of the debris. This leads to a high mass-loss rate of about 3x108kg/s, which is consistent with hydrodynamic escape models. If they are produced by some alternate mechanism such as explosive volcanism, it would require extraordinary geological activity. Combining our upper limits on the planet size with the high mass-loss rate, we find a lifetime of the planet of less than 370Myr. This drops to just 21Myr when adopting the 0.02M{Earth} mass predicted from hydrodynamical models.

Keywords
  1. exoplanets
  2. k-stars
  3. infrared-photometry
  4. visible-astronomy
Bibliographic source Bibcode
2021AJ....162...57S
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2021-12-02T07:50:59Z
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2021-12-02T07:50:59Z
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