A Possible Correlation between Mass Ratio and Period Ratio in Multiple Planetary Systems

27 May 2003

journal article
Published by American Astronomical Society in The Astrophysical Journal

Vol. 590 (2) , L115-L117
https://doi.org/10.1086/376893

Abstract

We report on a possible correlation between the mass ratio and period ratio of pairs of adjacent planets in extra-solar planetary systems. Monte-Carlo simulations show that the effect is significant to level of 0.7%, as long as we exclude two pairs of planets whose periods are at the 1:2 resonance. Only the next few multiple systems can tell if the correlation is real.Comment: 8 pages, 2 figures, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letter

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