Detecting exoplanet transits: X-ray informations Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Cilley R.
  2. King G.W.
  3. Corrales L.
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    CDS
Abstract

Detecting exoplanet transits at X-ray wavelengths would provide a window into the effects of high-energy irradiation on the upper atmospheres of planets. However, stars are relatively dim in the X-ray, making exoplanet transit detections difficult with current X-ray telescopes. To date, only one exoplanet (HD 189733 b) has an X-ray transit detection. In this study, we investigate the capability of future X-ray observatories to detect more exoplanet transits, focusing on both the NewAthena Wide Field Imager instrument and the proposed Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS), which provide more light-collecting power than current instruments. We examined all the transiting exoplanet systems in the NASA Exoplanet Archive and gathered X-ray flux measurements or estimates for each host star. We then predicted the stellar count rates for both AXIS and NewAthena and simulated light curves, using null-hypothesis testing to identify the top 15 transiting planets ranked by potential detection significance. We also evaluate transit detection probabilities when the apparent X-ray radius is enlarged due to atmospheric escape, finding that >=five of these planetary systems may be detectable on the >4{sigma} level in this scenario. Finally, we note that the assumed host star coronal temperature, which affects the shape of an X-ray transit, can also significantly affect our ability to detect the planet.

Keywords
  1. exoplanets
  2. space-observatories
  3. observational-astronomy
  4. x-ray-sources
  5. photometry
Bibliographic source Bibcode
2024AJ....168..177C
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2025-06-02T13:33:12Z
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