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Ciardi, David R.; Beichman, Charles A.; Horch, Elliott P.; Howell, Steve B.
The Astrophysical journal, 05/2015, Volume: 805, Issue: 1Journal Article
ABSTRACT We present a study on the effect of undetected stellar companions on the derived planetary radii for Kepler Objects of Interest (KOIs). The current production of the KOI list assumes that each KOI is a single star. Not accounting for stellar multiplicity statistically biases the planets toward smaller radii. The bias toward smaller radii depends on the properties of the companion stars and whether the planets orbit the primary or the companion stars. Defining a planetary radius correction factor, XR, we find that if the KOIs are assumed to be single, then, on average, the planetary radii may be underestimated by a factor of . If typical radial velocity and high-resolution imaging observations are performed and no companions are detected, then this factor reduces to . The correction factor is dependent on the primary star properties and ranges from for A and F stars to for K and M stars. For missions like K2 and TESS where the stars may be closer than the stars in the Kepler target sample, observational vetting (primary imaging) reduces the radius correction factor to . Finally, we show that if the stellar multiplicity rates are not accounted for correctly, then occurrence rate calculations for Earth-sized planets may overestimate the frequency of small planets by as much as 15%-20%.
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