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Register a new userCharacterization of the gaseous companion {kappa} Andromedae b: New Keck and LBTI high-contrast observations
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We previously reported the direct detection of a low mass companion at a projected separation of 55+-2 AU around the B9 type star {kappa} Andromedae. The properties of the system (mass ratio, separation) make it a benchmark for the understanding of the formation and evolution of gas giant planets and brown dwarfs on wide-orbits. We present new angular differential imaging (ADI) images of the Kappa Andromedae system at 2.146 (Ks), 3.776 (L), 4.052 (NB 4.05) and 4.78 {mu}m (M) obtained with Keck/NIRC2 and LBTI/LMIRCam, as well as more accurate near-infrared photometry of the star with the MIMIR instrument. We derive a more accurate J = 15.86 +- 0.21, H = 14.95 +- 0.13, Ks = 14.32 +- 0.09 mag for {kappa} And b. We redetect the companion in all our high contrast observations. We confirm previous contrasts obtained at Ks and L band. We derive NB 4.05 = 13.0 +- 0.2 and M = 13.3 +- 0.3 mag and estimate Log10(L/Lsun) = -3.76 +- 0.06. We build the 1-5 microns spectral energy distribution of the companion and compare it to seven PHOENIX-based atmospheric models in order to derive Teff = 1900+100-200 K. Models do not set constrains on the surface gravity. ``Hot-start evolutionary models predict masses of 14+25-2 MJup based on the luminosity and temperature estimates, and considering a conservative age range for the system (30+120-10 Myr). ``warm-start evolutionary tracks constrain the mass to M >= 11 MJup. Therefore, the mass of {kappa} Andromedae b mostly falls in the brown-dwarf regime, due to remaining uncertainties in age and mass-luminosity models. According to the formation models, disk instability in a primordial disk could account for the position and a wide range of plausible masses of {kappa} And b.
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We present moderate-resolution ($Rsim4000$) $K$ band spectra of the super-Jupiter, $kappa$ Andromedae b. The data were taken with the OSIRIS integral field spectrograph at Keck Observatory. The spectra reveal resolved molecular lines from H$_{2}$O and CO. The spectra are compared to a custom $PHOENIX$ atmosphere model grid appropriate for young planetary-mass objects. We fit the data using a Markov Chain Monte Carlo forward modeling method. Using a combination of our moderate-resolution spectrum and low-resolution, broadband data from the literature, we derive an effective temperature of $T_mathrm{eff}$ = 1950 - 2150 K, a surface gravity of $log g=3.5 - 4.5$, and a metallicity of [M/H] = $-0.2 - 0.0$. These values are consistent with previous estimates from atmospheric modeling and the currently favored young age of the system ($<$50 Myr). We derive a C/O ratio of 0.70$_{-0.24}^{+0.09}$ for the source, broadly consistent with the solar C/O ratio. This, coupled with the slightly subsolar metallicity, implies a composition consistent with that of the host star, and is suggestive of formation by a rapid process. The subsolar metallicity of $kappa$ Andromedae b is also consistent with predictions of formation via gravitational instability. Further constraints on formation of the companion will require measurement of the C/O ratio of $kappa$ Andromedae A. We also measure the radial velocity of $kappa$ Andromedae b for the first time, with a value of $-1.4pm0.9,mathrm{km},mathrm{s}^{-1}$ relative to the host star. We find that the derived radial velocity is consistent with the estimated high eccentricity of $kappa$ Andromedae b.
Kappa Andromedae is a B9IVn star at 52 pc for which a faint substellar companion separated by 55 AU was recently announced. In this work, we present the first spectrum of the companion, kappa And B, using the Project 1640 high-contrast imaging platform. Comparison of our low-resolution YJH-band spectra to empirical brown dwarf spectra suggests an early-L spectral type. Fitting synthetic spectra from PHOENIX model atmospheres to our observed spectrum allows us to constrain the effective temperature to ~2000K, as well as place constraints on the companion surface gravity. Further, we use previously reported log(g) and effective temperature measurements of the host star to argue that the kappa And system has an isochronal age of 220 +/- 100 Myr, older than the 30 Myr age reported previously. This interpretation of an older age is corroborated by the photometric properties of kappa And B, which appear to be marginally inconsistent with other 10-100 Myr low-gravity L-dwarfs for the spectral type range we derive. In addition, we use Keck aperture masking interferometry combined with published radial velocity measurements to rule out the existence of any tight stellar companions to kappa And A that might be responsible for the systems overluminosity. Further, we show that luminosity enhancements due to a nearly pole-on viewing angle coupled with extremely rapid rotation is unlikely. Kappa And A is thus consistent with its slightly evolved luminosity class (IV) and we propose here that kappa And, with a revised age of 220 +/- 100 Myr, is an interloper to the 30 Myr Columba association with which it was previously associated. The photometric and spectroscopic evidence for kappa And B combined with our re-assesment of the system age implies a substellar companion mass of 50^{+16}_{-13} Jupiter Masses, consistent with a brown dwarf rather than a planetary mass companion.
We present $kappa$ Andromeda bs photometry and astrometry taken with Subaru/SCExAO+HiCIAO and Keck/NIRC2, combined with recently published SCExAO/CHARIS low-resolution spectroscopy and published thermal infrared photometry to further constrain the companions atmospheric properties and orbit. $kappa$ And bs Y/Y-K colors are redder than field dwarfs, consistent with its youth and lower gravity. Empirical comparisons of its Y-band photometry and CHARIS spectrum to a large spectral library of isolated field dwarfs reaffirm the conclusion from Currie et al. (2018) that it likely has a low gravity but admit a wider range of most plausible spectral types (L0-L2). Our gravitational classification also suggests that the best-fit objects for $kappa$ And b may have lower gravity than those previously reported. Atmospheric models lacking dust/clouds fail to reproduce its entire 1--4.7 $mu m$ spectral energy distribution, cloudy atmosphere models with temperatures of $sim$ 1700--2000 $K$ better match $kappa$ And b data. Most well-fitting model comparisons favor 1700--1900 $K$, a surface gravity of log(g) $sim$ 4--4.5, and a radius of 1.3--1.6,$R_{rm Jup}$; the best-fit model (DRIFT-Phoenix) yields the coolest and lowest-gravity values: $T_{rm eff}$=1700 K and $log g$=4.0. An update to $kappa$ And bs orbit with ExoSOFT using new astrometry spanning seven years reaffirms its high eccentricity ($0.77pm0.08$). We consider a scenario where unseen companions are responsible for scattering $kappa$ And b to a wide separation and high eccentricity. If three planets, including $kappa$ And b, were born with coplanar orbits and one of them was ejected by gravitational scattering, a potential inner companion with mass $gtrsim10M_{rm Jup}$ could be located at $lesssim$ 25 au.
We present the first $L-$band (2.8 to 4.1~$mu$m) spectroscopy of $kappa$~Andromedae~b, a $sim20~M_{mathrm{Jup}}$ companion orbiting at $1^{primeprime}$ projected separation from its B9-type stellar host. We combine our Large Binocular Telescope ALES integral field spectrograph data with measurements from other instruments to analyze the atmosphere and physical characteristics of $kappa$~And~b. We report a discrepancy of $sim20%$ ($2sigma$) in the $L^{prime}$ flux of $kappa$~And~b when comparing to previously published values. We add an additional $L^{prime}$ constraint using an unpublished imaging dataset collected in 2013 using LBTI/LMIRCam, the instrument in which the ALES module has been built. The LMIRCam measurement is consistent with the ALES measurement, both suggesting a fainter $L$-band scaling than previous studies. The data, assuming the flux scaling measured by ALES and LMIRCam imaging, are well fit by an L3-type brown dwarf. Atmospheric model fits to measurements spanning 0.9-4.8~$mu$m reveal some tension with the predictions of evolutionary models, but the proper choice of cloud parameters can provide some relief. In particular, models with clouds extending to very-low pressures composed of grains $leq1~mu$m appear to be necessary. If the brighter $L^{prime}$ photometry is accurate, there is a hint that sub-solar metallicity may be required.
The circumstellar disk of the Herbig Fe star HD 142527 is host to several remarkable features including a warped inner disk, a 120 au-wide annular gap, a prominent dust trap and several spiral arms. A low-mass companion, HD 142527 B, was also found orbiting the primary star at $sim$14 au. This study aims to better characterize this companion, which could help explain its impact on the peculiar geometry of the disk. We observed the source with VLT/SINFONI in $H$+$K$ band in pupil-tracking mode. Data were post-processed with several algorithms based on angular differential imaging (ADI). HD 142527 B is conspicuously re-detected in most spectral channels, which enables us to extract the first medium-resolution spectrum of a low-mass companion within 0.1 from its central star. Fitting our spectrum with both template and synthetic spectra suggests that the companion is a young M2.5$pm$1.0 star with an effective temperature of $3500pm100$ K, possibly surrounded with a hot (1700 K) circum-secondary environment. Pre-main sequence evolutionary tracks provide a mass estimate of $0.34pm0.06 M_{odot}$, independent of the presence of a hot environment. However, the estimated stellar radius and age do depend on that assumption; we find a radius of $1.37 pm 0.05 R_{odot}$ (resp. $1.96 pm 0.10 R_{odot}$) and an age of $1.8^{+1.2}_{-0.5}$ Myr (resp. $0.75 pm 0.25$ Myr) in the case of the presence (resp. absence) of a hot environment contributing in $H$+$K$. Our new values for the mass and radius yield a mass accretion rate of $sim$5 $times 10^{-9} M_{odot}$ yr$^{-1}$ (2-3% that of the primary). Our results illustrate thus the potential for SINFONI+ADI to characterize faint close-in companions. The new spectral type makes HD 142527 B a twin of the well known TW Hya T-Tauri star, and the revision of its mass to higher values further supports its role in shaping the disk.
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