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Deep Learning–based Measurement of Planetary Radial Velocities in the Presence of Stellar Variability

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: We present a deep learning–based approach for measuring small planetary radial velocities (RVs) in the presence of stellar variability. We use neural networks to reduce stellar RV jitter in 3 years of HARPS-N Sun-as-a-star spectra. We develop and compare dimensionality-reduction and data-splitting methods, as well as various neural network architectures including single-line convolutional neural networks (CNNs), an ensemble of single-line CNNs, and a multiline CNN. We inject planet-like RVs into the spectra and use the network to recover them. We find that the multiline CNN approach is able to recover 50 day period planets with 0.2 m s −1 semiamplitude, with 8.8% error in the amplitude, compared to 80% error in the amplitude using a traditional cross-correlation function approach. This approach shows promise for mitigating stellar RV variability and enabling the detection of small planetary RVs with unprecedented precision.

Source: The Astronomical Journal

DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/ad8a65

Authors: Ian Colwell, Virisha Timmaraju, Hamsa Shwetha Venkataram, Alexander Wise

Language: English

Topic: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $4,499

Funders: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Awards: G2676722403, G3648211085, G830101876