Magnetism and activity of planet hosting stars

Abstract

Abstract. The magnetic activity levels of planet host stars may differ from that of stars not known to host planets in several ways. Hot Jupiters may induce activity in their hosts through magnetic interactions, or through tidal interactions by affecting their host's rotation or convection. Measurements of photospheric, chromospheric, or coronal activity might then be abnormally high or low compared to control stars that do not host hot Jupiters, or might be modulated at the planet's orbital period. Such detections are complicated by the small amplitude of the expected signal, by the fact that the signals may be transient, and by the difficulty of constructing control samples due to exoplanet detection biases and the uncertainty of field star ages. We review these issues, and discuss avenues for future progress in the field.

Chromospheric Activity of HAT-P-11: An Unusually Active Planet-hosting K Star

“…Alternative activity indicators have been used to search for evidence that tidal interactions stoke stellar activity (see reviews by Wright and Miller 2015;Poppenhaeger 2017). For example, Poppenhaeger and Wolk (2014) and Miller et al (2015) found enhanced stellar coronal Xray emission from host stars that are expected to have strong tidal interactions with their hot Jupiters.…”