chapter 3- astrometry phy6795o – chapitres choisis en astrophysique naines brunes et exoplanètes
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3.1 Introduction 3.2 Astrometric accuracy from ground3.3 Microarcsec astrometry3.4 Astrophysical limits3.5 Multiple planets and mandalas3.6 Modelling planetary systems3.7 Astrometric measurements from ground3.8 Astrometric measurements from space3.9 Future Observations from space
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3.1 Introduction (1)
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Fundamental (Absolute Astrometry)
Measure positions over the entire sky (including Sun)
Determination of Fundamental (Inertial) Reference frame
Determination of Astronomical Constants Timekeeping Traditionally done with Meridian Circle
Very few sites now doing this Space-borne instruments have taken over
Credit: A. Sozetti
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‘’Differential’’ Astrometry Positions are measured relative to reference ‘’stars’’ in the same
field whose positions are known. Actual stars not ideal reference that stars are all moving! Use of distant (non-moving) extragalactic sources (Quasars) is
used in practice. The International Celestial Reference Frame (ICRF) is q quasi-
intertial reference frame centered at the barycentr of the Solar system, defined by measured positions of 212 extragalactic sources (quasars). ICRF1 adopted by IAU in 1998. Noise floor: 250 uas. ICRF2 (2009) updated with 3414 compact radio sources. Noise
floor: 40 uas. Applications: parallax, proper motion, astrometric binaries (including
exoplanets), positions of solar system objects (comets, minor planets, trans-neptunian objects)
Effects of precession, nutation, stellar aberration, nearly constant across field and can (usually) be ignored).
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3.1 Introduction (3) Principle: the motion of a single planet in orbit around a star
causes the star to undergo a reflex motion around the barycenter (center of mass) defined as
As seen from a distance d, the angular displacement α of the reflex motion of the star induced by to the planet is a★/d, or
Astrometry is sensitive to relatively massive, long-period (P > 1 yr) planets.
Reflex motion is on top of two other classical astrometric effects: Linear path of the system’s barycenter, i.e. the proper motion. Reflex motion of the Earth (parallax) resulting from the Earth’s orbital
motion around the sun.
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3.1 Introduction (6) Size of the effect
Jupiter at 10 pc around a solar-type star: α=0.5 mas
For the >400 planets detected as in late 2010: α=16 μas (median value) or 10-3 AU.
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3.1 Introduction 3.2 Astrometric accuracy from ground3.3 Microarcsec astrometry3.4 Astrophysical limits3.5 Multiple planets and mandalas3.6 Modelling planetary systems3.7 Astrometric measurements from ground3.8 Astrometric measurements from space3.9 Future observations from space
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3.2 Astrometric accuracy from ground (1)
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Photon-noise limit Single aperture
Theoretical photon-noise limit of a diffraction-limited telescope of diameter D colecting N photons is given by
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Photon-noise limit
For V=15 mag, λ=600 nm, D=10m, system throughput τ=0.4, integration time of 1 hr yield .
With photgraphic plates (<.80’): .
Advent of CCDs in mid-80’s has improved accuracy by an order of magnitude, to be limited by atmospheric turbulence.
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Differential Chromatic Refraction (DCR) Atmospheric refraction itself is not a problem, as long as it
is the same for all stars. It is not! DCR depends on the colour of the star
Correction requires knowledge of temperature, pressure, humidity and star color.
Easier to correct for smaller bandpass Use narrow-band filters if possible
DCR is wavelength dependent, smaller in red than in the blue)
Deoending on particulars of the observing program, DCR is often the limiting factor for ground-based astrometry
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Atmospheric turbulence
Atmospheric turbulence affects the stellar centroid randomly with a magnitude that varies within the field of view.
For small separations < 1 arcmin, the time-averaged precision with which the angle between two stars near the zenith can be measured is
where D is the telescope diameter in m, θ the angular separations of the two stars in radians and t the exposure time in seconds.
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Atmospheric turbulence
For θ=1 arcmin, D=1 m and t= 1 hr With several reference stars and novel approach (pupil
apodization, assigning weights to reference stars) yield further improvement (Lazorenko & Lazorenko 2004)
Here, is determined by the number of refrences objects N, is a term dependent on k and the magnitude and distribution of reference stars.
This yields to performance of ~100 μas for 10m class telescopes with very good seeing and t~600 s
Narrow-field imagers on Palomar and VLT, including adaptive optics have demonstrated short-term 100-300 μas precision.
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Basic of Interferometric Astrometry Star-Baseline Geometry
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Basic of Interferometric Astrometry Determining the external delay
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Basic of Interferometric Astrometry Fringe position as a measure of pathlenght equality
Credit: M. Shao
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Basic of Interferometric Astrometry Internal metrology
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Basic of Interferometric Astrometry About fringes
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Basic of Interferometric Astrometry Differential astrometry (with two stars)
Credit: M. Shao
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Basic of Interferometric Astrometry
Expected performance on the ground (Mauna Kea)
Similar to equation 3.5 with telescope diameter D
replaced by B, the interferometer baseline. With
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First claim of astrometric detections
Holmberg (1938) A few Jupiter mass companion to Proxima Centauri
Reuyl & Holmberg (1943) 10 MJ around 70 Oph
Strand (1943) 16 MJ around 61 Cyg
Heinz (1978) Presence of planets around 16 Cyg and 70 Oph excluded.
1963 – now Dispute regarding the presence of two planets around
Barnard’s star (0.5 and 0.7 MJ; P=12 and 20 yrs) Simular dispute for Lalande 21185 (Gatewood 1996)
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3.1 Introduction 3.2 Astrometric accuracy from ground3.3 Microarcsec astrometry3.4 Astrophysical limits3.5 Multiple planets and mandalas3.6 Modelling planetary systems3.7 Astrometric measurements from ground3.8 Astrometric measurements from space3.9 Future observations from space
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3.3 Microarcsec astrometry (1)
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Light deflection due to General Relativity
is a variable in the parametrized post-Newtonian (ppN) formalism. Measure of a departure of reality from General Relativity.
For a star at the ecliptic pole (ψ=90°), r0= 1 AU, In practice, effect from all planets must be taken into
account
True position
Apparent position
Observer
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3.3 Microarcsec astrometry (2)
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Light deflection in the Solar System
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Aberration Displacement of an object’s observed position resulting
from the observer’s motion with respect to the solar system barycenter.
First order (classical) aberration (v~30 km/s): 28 arcsec Second order: 3.6 mas, third order: ~1 μas.
Requires knowledge of the observer’s velocity (barycentric coordinate) to within ~ 1 mm/s !
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Source motion Perspective acceleration: A star’s velocity through
space leads to a secular change in its observed proper motion . The radial component of its motion leads to a secular change in its trigonometric parallax .
μ is the proper motion in arcsec/yr, vr the radial velocity in km/s, ω the parallax in arcsec and A is the astronomical unit (9.778x105 arcsec km yr s-1)
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Source motion
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3.1 Introduction 3.2 Astrometric accuracy from ground3.3 Microarcsec astrometry3.4 Astrophysical limits3.5 Multiple planets and mandalas3.6 Modelling planetary systems3.7 Astrometric measurements from ground3.8 Astrometric measurements from space3.9 Future observations from space
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3.4 Astrophysical limits (1)
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Surface structure jitter Spots, plages, granulation and non-radial oscillations
produce fluctuations in the observed photocenter (Eriksson & Lindegren 2007).
σm: RMS photometric jitter (mag)
σvr: RMS radial velocity jitter (km/s)
σpos: RMS photocenter jitter in (μas AU)
Surface jitter is typically of the order 10 μas/d where d is the distance to the star.
(3.15)
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3.1 Introduction 3.2 Astrometric accuracy from ground3.3 Microarcsec astrometry3.4 Astrophysical limits3.5 Multiple planets and mandalas3.6 Modelling planetary systems3.7 Astrometric measurements from ground3.8 Astrometric measurements from space3.9 Future Observations from space
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3.5 Multiple planets and mandalas1
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1 Mandalas is ‘’circle’’ in sanskrit
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3.6 Modelling planetary systems(1)
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Proper motion and parallax In the absence of orbiting companion, there are
five observables which describes a star’s angular position on the sky: Equatarial coordinate, α0, δ0, given at a specified epoch
(e.g. J2000, and within a specified reference system (ICRS; International Celestial Reference System)
Proper motion: μα cos δ, μδ
Parallax:
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Keplerian elements As for the radial velocity method, we have the following 7
Keplerian parameters:
Semi-major axis a is measured in angular unit ( ) converted to linear measure using the star distance. Orbit fitting of np planets requires 5+npx7 parameters
Complex (non-linear) procedure using various minimization techniques (Levenberg-Marquardt or Markov Chain Monte Carlo analysis)
Unlike radial velocity, astrometry yieds a and i seperately. With M★ known from spectral type or evolutionary models, then Mp is determined directly.
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Combining astrometry and radial velocity Four orbital elements are common: Procedure:
Determine ‘’plate constants’’ (image scale, rotation, offsets, radial terms, parallax scale factors) from astrometric measurements.
Determine orbital elements K, e, P and ω from radial velocity.
Constrain orbit by minimize residuals (3.24)
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3.1 Introduction 3.2 Astrometric accuracy from ground3.3 Microarcsec astrometry3.4 Astrophysical limits3.5 Multiple planets and mandalas3.6 Modelling planetary systems3.7 Astrometric measurements from ground3.8 Astrometric measurements from space3.9 Future observations from space
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3.7 Astrometric measurements from ground (1)
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Palomar: STEPS (STEllar Planet Survey) Astrometric survey of giants and brown dwarfs around 30
nearby M-dwarfs (Pravdo & Shaklan 2009a). Several BDs detected over a 10-yr program. Claimed detection of a ~6 MJ around VB8 (M8V) (α~ 5 mas)
but disproved through 10 m/s IR RV data with CRIRES on VLT (Bean et al. 2010b)
Palomar PTI: PHASES (Palomar Testbed Interferometer; Palomar High-precision Astrometric Search for Exoplanet Systems) 100m baseline with dual-feed interferometer 100 μas accuracy for ~30 arcsec binaries 20-50 μas accuracy for sub-arcsec binaries Observations have excluded tertiary companions of a few MJ
with a < 2 AU in several binary systems (Muterspaugh et al 2006)
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VKT-PRIMA: ESPRI Four 8.2m + four (moveable) 1.8m telescopes + six
long-stroke delay lines. Baseline of 200m, wavelength coverage: 1-13 μm. Dual-feed capability Goal of 10-50 μas. Search of low-mass planets around nearby stars
• Ni major results so far
Keck: ASTRA (ASTrometric and phase-Referenced Astronomy) Two 10m combined together as an interferometre Baseline: 85m Dual-feed capability 100 μas accuracy for ~20-30 arcsec binaries
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Las Campanas: CAPS (Carnegie Astrometric Planet Search) 2.5m du Pont telescope with specialized IR cameras Optimized to follow 100 very nearby (<10 pc) low-mass
(M,L, T) stars 10-yr project started in 2007 (Boss et al. 2009) Astrometric accuracy of 300 μas/hr Could detect a 1 MJ companion orbiting 1 AU from a late
M at 10 pc. No major results so far.
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3.1 Introduction 3.2 Astrometric accuracy from ground3.3 Microarcsec astrometry3.4 Astrophysical limits3.5 Multiple planets and mandalas3.6 Modelling planetary systems3.7 Astrometric measurements from ground3.8 Astrometric measurements from space3.9 Future observations from space
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3.8 Astrometric measurements from space (1)
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Hipparcos Led by Europe (ESA), in operation from 1989-93 Astrometric accuracy: 1 mas 100 measurements of 118 000 stars Huge scientific legacy in stellar astrophysics
Parallax and proper motions Results
Upper limits on Mp for 47 Uma (< 7 MJ), 70 Vir (< 38 MJ), and 51 Peg (< 500 MJ)
Mass constraints on triple planet system ν And: • Outer companion: (from RV; MJsin i =4 MJ)
• Mass estimates for other two planets:
Good upper mass limits of several RV-detected planets• Stellar companion excluded
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HST- Fine Guidance Sensor Inteferometric guiding system with accuracy at
the level of 1-2 mas but 0.25 mas possible with multiple mesurements
Results 55 Cnc. Upper mass limit for 55 Cnc b (<30 MJ) 55 Cnc e: GJ876
Combined HST-FGS +RV: Constraint on relative inclination of b and c:
A few planets demoted to BD and M-dwarfs e.g. HD33636 (Bean et al. 2007) and HD136118 (Martioli
etal. 2010)
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HST- Fine Guidance Sensor – GJ 876
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HST- Fine Guidance Sensor – ε Eri
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HST- Fine Guidance Sensor – ν And
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GAIA Led by ESA: 2013-2018 Will survey 1 billion stars to V~20 80 distinct measurements Accuracy of ~ 8 μas on bright stars Should discover several 1000s giants with a=3-4
AU out to 200 pc Will characterize 100s multiple-planet system Meaningful tests of coplanarity with inclination
uncertainties less than 10 degrees. Strong synergy with RV surveys
Will revolutionarize stellar astrophysics BD and young stars
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3.9 Summary (1) Importance. Provides determination of all Keplerian orbital
parameters as well as the distance to the object. Astrometric signal equation
Jupiter analog at 10 pc: α=0.5 mas Median RV planet has α~15 μas
Instrumentation Cameras and interferometers
Astrometric accuracy from the ground: Photon-noise limit on 10m telescopes in 1 hr: 20-30 μas Limitation from atmospheric turbulence: 1-3 mas Best performance (short term): 100-300 μas
Astrometric accuracy from space: Hipparcos: 1 mas HST-FGS: 1-2 mas (0.25 mas with multiple measurements)
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3.9 Summary (2) Astrophysical limitations
Light deflection due to General Relativity Stellar aberration Surface ‘’jitter’’
Science highlights No detection of new planets through astrometry Several astrometric detection of known RV planets (all with
HST-FGS)• Constraints on mass and inclination, in particular relative
inclination for multiple systems
GAIA On-going space mission Parallax and proper motion for 1 billion stars. Astromeric accuracy: ~10 μas Should find 1000s of giants with a=3-4 AU within 200 pc.
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