Transit timing observations from Kepler - III.: Confirmation of four multiple planet systems by a Fourier-domain study of anticorrelated transit timing variations

Jason H. Steffen; Daniel C. Fabrycky; Eric B. Ford; Joshua A. Carter; Jean-Michel Desert; Francois Fressin; Matthew J. Holman; Jack J. Lissauer; Althea V. Moorhead; Jason F. Rowe; Darin Ragozzine; William F. Welsh; Natalie M. Batalha; William J. Borucki; Lars A. Buchhave; Steve Bryson; Douglas A. Caldwell; David Charbonneau; David R. Ciardi; William D. Cochran; Michael Endl; Mark E. Everett; Thomas N. Gautier; Ron L. Gilliland; Forrest R. Girouard; Jon M. Jenkins; Elliott Horch; Steve B. Howell; Howard Isaacson; Todd C. Klaus; David G. Koch; David W. Latham; Jie Li; P.W. Lucas; Phillip J. MacQueen; Geoffrey W. Marcy; Sean McCauliff; Christopher K. Middour; Robert L. Morris; Fergal R. Mullally; Samuel N. Quinn; Elisa V. Quintana; Avi Shporer; Martin Still; Peter Tenenbaum; Susan E. Thompson; Joseph D. Twicken; Jeffery Van Cleve

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Transit timing observations from Kepler - III. Confirmation of four multiple planet systems by a Fourier-domain study of anticorrelated transit timing variations

Jason H. Steffen
, Daniel C. Fabrycky
, Eric B. Ford
, Joshua A. Carter
, Jean-Michel Desert
, Francois Fressin
, Matthew J. Holman
, Jack J. Lissauer
, Althea V. Moorhead
, Jason F. Rowe
, Darin Ragozzine
, William F. Welsh
, Natalie M. Batalha
, William J. Borucki
, Lars A. Buchhave
, Steve Bryson
, Douglas A. Caldwell
, David Charbonneau
, David R. Ciardi
, William D. Cochran

Michael Endl, Mark E. Everett, Thomas N. Gautier, Ron L. Gilliland, Forrest R. Girouard, Jon M. Jenkins, Elliott Horch, Steve B. Howell, Howard Isaacson, Todd C. Klaus, David G. Koch, David W. Latham, Jie Li, P.W. Lucas, Phillip J. MacQueen, Geoffrey W. Marcy, Sean McCauliff, Christopher K. Middour, Robert L. Morris, Fergal R. Mullally, Samuel N. Quinn, Elisa V. Quintana, Avi Shporer, Martin Still, Peter Tenenbaum, Susan E. Thompson, Joseph D. Twicken, Jeffery Van Cleve

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We present a method to confirm the planetary nature of objects in systems with multiple transiting exoplanet candidates. This method involves a Fourier-domain analysis of the deviations in the transit times from a constant period that result from dynamical interactions within the system. The combination of observed anticorrelations in the transit times and mass constraints from dynamical stability allow us to claim the discovery of four planetary systems, Kepler-25, Kepler-26, Kepler-27 and Kepler-28, containing eight planets and one additional planet candidate.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2342-2354
Number of pages	13
Journal	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS)
Volume	421
Issue number	3
Early online date	22 Feb 2012
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20467.x
Publication status	Published - Apr 2012

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Steffen, J. H., Fabrycky, D. C., Ford, E. B., Carter, J. A., Desert, J.-M., Fressin, F., Holman, M. J., Lissauer, J. J., Moorhead, A. V., Rowe, J. F., Ragozzine, D., Welsh, W. F., Batalha, N. M., Borucki, W. J., Buchhave, L. A., Bryson, S., Caldwell, D. A., Charbonneau, D., Ciardi, D. R., ... Van Cleve, J. (2012). Transit timing observations from Kepler - III. Confirmation of four multiple planet systems by a Fourier-domain study of anticorrelated transit timing variations. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS), 421(3), 2342-2354. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20467.x

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Transit timing observations from Kepler - III. Confirmation of four multiple planet systems by a Fourier-domain study of anticorrelated transit timing variations. / Steffen, Jason H.; Fabrycky, Daniel C.; Ford, Eric B. et al.
In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS), Vol. 421, No. 3, 04.2012, p. 2342-2354.

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Steffen JH, Fabrycky DC, Ford EB, Carter JA, Desert JM, Fressin F et al. Transit timing observations from Kepler - III. Confirmation of four multiple planet systems by a Fourier-domain study of anticorrelated transit timing variations. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS). 2012 Apr;421(3):2342-2354. Epub 2012 Feb 22. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20467.x

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