Glancing through the debris disk: Photometric analysis of de Boo with CHEOPS
Journal article, 2023
Aims. DE Boo is a unique system, with an edge-on view through the debris disk around the star. The disk, which is analogous to the Kuiper belt in the Solar System, was reported to extend from 74 to 84 AU from the central star. The high photometric precision of the Characterising Exoplanet Satellite (CHEOPS) provided an exceptional opportunity to observe small variations in the light curve due to transiting material in the disk. This is a unique chance to investigate processes in the debris disk. Methods. Photometric observations of DE Boo of a total of four days were carried out with CHEOPS. Photometric variations due to spots on the stellar surface were subtracted from the light curves by applying a two-spot model and a fourth-order polynomial. The photometric observations were accompanied by spectroscopic measurements with the 1m RCC telescope at Piszkésteto and with the SOPHIE spectrograph in order to refine the astrophysical parameters of DE Boo. Results. We present a detailed analysis of the photometric observation of DE Boo. We report the presence of nonperiodic transient features in the residual light curves with a transit duration of 0.3-0.8 days. We calculated the maximum distance of the material responsible for these variations to be 2.47 AU from the central star, much closer than most of the mass of the debris disk. Furthermore, we report the first observation of flaring events in this system. Conclusions. We interpreted the transient features as the result of scattering in an inner debris disk around DE Boo. The processes responsible for these variations were investigated in the context of interactions between planetesimals in the system.
Methods: data analysis
Techniques: photometric
Stars: flare
Starspots
Circumstellar matter
Author
Boldog
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Research Centre For Astronomy and Earth Sciences
Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)
Gy M. Szabó
Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)
L. Kriskovics
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Research Centre For Astronomy and Earth Sciences
A. Brandeker
Stockholm University
F. Kiefer
Institut d 'Astrophysique de Paris
Paris Observatory
A. Bekkelien
University of Geneva
P. Guterman
CS20330
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille
G. Olofsson
Stockholm University
A.E. Simon
University of Bern
D. Gandolfi
University of Turin
L. M. Serrano
University of Turin
T. G. Wilson
University of St Andrews
S. G. Sousa
University of Porto
A. L. des Etangs
Institut d 'Astrophysique de Paris
Y. Alibert
University of Bern
R. Alonso
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
University of La Laguna
G. Anglada
Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC)
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
T. Bandy
University of Bern
T. Bárczy
Admatis
D. Barrado
Centro de Astrobiologia (CAB)
S.C.C. Barros
University of Porto
W. Baumjohann
Institut fur Weltraumforschung
M. Beck
University of Geneva
T. Beck
University of Bern
W. Benz
University of Bern
N. Billot
University of Geneva
X. Bonfils
Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique de Grenoble (IPAG)
C. Broeg
University of Bern
M. Buder
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
J. Cabrera
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
S. Charnoz
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
A. Collier Cameron
University of St Andrews
C. Corral Van Damme
European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESA ESTEC)
Szilard Csizmadia
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
M. B. Davies
Lund University
A. Deline
University of Geneva
M. Deleuil
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille
L. Delrez
University of Liège
O. Demangeon
University of Porto
B.O. Demory
University of Bern
D. Ehrenreich
University of Geneva
Anders Erikson
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
J. Farinato
Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)
A. Fortier
University of Bern
L. Fossati
Institut fur Weltraumforschung
Malcolm Fridlund
Chalmers, Space, Earth and Environment, Astronomy and Plasmaphysics
Leiden University
Michaël Gillon
University of Liège
M. Gudel
University of Vienna
Kevin Heng
The University of Warwick
University of Bern
S. Hoyer
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille
K. Isaak
European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESA ESTEC)
L.L. Kiss
Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)
Research Centre For Astronomy and Earth Sciences
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
J. Laskar
Paris Observatory
M. Lendl
University of Geneva
C. Lovis
University of Geneva
D. Magrin
Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)
P. Maxted
Keele University
M. Mecina
University of Vienna
Valerio Nascimbeni
Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)
R. Ottensamer
University of Vienna
I. Pagano
Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)
E. Palle
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
G. Peter
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Giampaolo P. Piotto
Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)
University of Padua
D. Pollacco
The University of Warwick
D. Queloz
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETH)
University of Cambridge
Roberto Ragazzoni
University of Padua
Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)
N. Rando
European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESA ESTEC)
H. Rauer
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Freie Universität Berlin
Technische Universität Berlin
I. Ribas
Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC)
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
N. C. Santos
University of Porto
Gaetano Scandariato
Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)
D. Segransan
University of Geneva
A. M.S. Smith
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Manfred B. Steller
Institut fur Weltraumforschung
N. Thomas
University of Bern
S. Udry
University of Geneva
V. Van Grootel
University of Liège
N. A. Walton
University of Cambridge
Astronomy and Astrophysics
0004-6361 (ISSN) 1432-0746 (eISSN)
Vol. 671 A127Subject Categories (SSIF 2011)
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
Other Engineering and Technologies not elsewhere specified
Other Physics Topics
DOI
10.1051/0004-6361/202245101