Abstract
We have collected initial evidence that tidal interaction between a
late-type star and its close-in, massive planet can lead to a spin-up of
the host star. We propose to explore this further by studying a small
sample of proper motion pairs in which one of the stars is orbited a Hot
Jupiter. We will determine if the gyrochronal age is different for the
two stars, which would indicate a tidal spin up of the planet host star.
We propose to observe 3 such systems with XMM, and to perform similar
Chandra observations of 3 more systems with angular separations
| Original language | English |
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| Type | Accepted observing proposal |
| Publication status | Published - 01 Oct 2012 |
Keywords
- Stars
- White Dwarfs
- Solar System
- upsilon And
- HD 75289