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Published February 2013 | Version public
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M dwarf stars in the light of (future) exoplanet searches

Creators

  • 1. ROR icon American Museum of Natural History
  • 2. ROR icon University of Hawaii at Manoa
  • 3. ROR icon University of St Andrews
  • 4. ROR icon Georgia State University
  • 5. ROR icon Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • 6. ROR icon NASA Exoplanet Science Institute
  • 7. ROR icon Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Abstract

We present a brief overview of a splinter session on M dwarf stars as planet hosts that was organized as part of the Cool Stars 17 conference. The session was devoted to reviewing our current knowledge of M dwarf stars and exoplanets in order to prepare for current and future exoplanet searches focusing in low mass stars. We review the observational and theoretical challenges to characterize M dwarf stars and the importance of accurate fundamental parameters for the proper characterization of their exoplanets and our understanding on planet formation.

Additional Information

© 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. Received 2012 Aug 15, accepted 2012 Dec 5. Published online 2013 Feb 1. The authors thank the CS17 SOC for the opportunity to hold this productive splinter session and the anonymous referee for her/his constructive comments. ChH highlights financial support of the European Community under the FP7 by an ERC starting grant. BR gratefully acknowledges the CS17 Early Career Travel Grant provided by the NASA Astrobiology Institute.

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Eprint ID
42470
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CaltechAUTHORS:20131114-145442746

Funding

European Research Council (ERC)
NASA

Dates

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2013-11-15
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2021-11-10
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