Spin-orbit angles: A probe to evolution
Abstract
We will present our campaign to estimate the projected spin-orbit angle for transiting hot Jupiters, obtained via observations of the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect. Combining our results to those of other teams we show what the current distribution in projected spin-orbit angle is, quickly reminding what interpretation we make of it. Finally we will show early results from a campaign that we initiated, surveying the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect on transiting SB1 intended to provide a comparison sample to the transiting planet's results.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysics of Planetary Systems: Formation, Structure, and Dynamical Evolution
- Pub Date:
- November 2011
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S174392131102028X
- Bibcode:
- 2011IAUS..276..258T
- Keywords:
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- planetary systems: formation;
- binaries: eclipsing;
- techniques: spectroscopic