dc.contributor.author | Campanella, Giammarco | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-09-01T14:04:14Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-09-01T14:04:14Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-06 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Campanella, G. 2013. Dynamical Aspects of Exoplanetary Systems. Queen Mary University of London. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/8374 | |
dc.description | PhD | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The detection of more than 130 multiple planet systems makes it necessary to interpret
a broader range of properties than are shown by our Solar system. This thesis covers
aspects linked to the proliferation in recent years of multiple extrasolar planet systems.
A narrow observational window, only partially covering the longest orbital period,
can lead to solutions representing unrealistic scenarios. The best-fit solution for the
three-planet extrasolar system of HD 181433 describes a highly unstable configuration.
Taking into account the dynamical stability as an additional observable while interpreting
the RV data, I have analysed the phase space in the neighbourhood of the statistical
best-fit. The two giant companions are found to be locked in the 5:2 MMR in the stable
best-fit model.
I have analysed the dynamics of the system HD 181433 by assessing different scenarios
that may explain the origin of these eccentric orbits, with particular focus on the
innermost body. A scenario is considered in which the system previously contained an
additional giant planet that was ejected during a period of dynamical instability among
the planets. Also considered is a scenario in which the spin-down of the central star
causes the system to pass through secular resonance. In its simplest form this latter scenario
fails to produce the system observed. If additional short-period low mass planets
are present in the system, I find that mutual scattering can release planet b from the secular
resonance, leading to a system with orbital parameters similar to those observed
today.
Finally, I have studied the evolution of low mass planets interacting with a gas-giant
planet embedded in a gaseous disc. The transit timing method allows the detection
of non-transiting planets through their gravitational perturbations. I have investigated
the detectability of low mass planets neighbouring short-period giants after protoplanetary
disc dispersal. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Queen Mary University of London | en_US |
dc.subject | Astronomy | en_US |
dc.subject | Planets | en_US |
dc.title | Dynamical Aspects of Exoplanetary Systems | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this thesis rests with the author and no quotation from it or information derived from it may be published without the prior written consent of the author | |