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DOE OSTI2022

Primordial black-hole dark matter via warm natural inflation

We report on a study of the natural warm inflationary paradigm (WNI). We show two important new results arise in this model. One is that the observational constraints on the primordial power spectrum from the cosmic microwave background (CMB) can be satisfied without going beyond the Planck scale of the effective field theory. The second is that WNI can inevitably provide perfect conditions for the production of primordial black holes (PBHs) in the golden window of black-hole mass range (10 -16 - 10 -11 M ⊙ ) where it can account for all of the dark matter content of the universe while satisfying observational constraints.

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DOE OSTI2013

HATS-3b: AN INFLATED HOT JUPITER TRANSITING AN F-TYPE STAR

We report the discovery by the HATSouth survey of HATS-3b, a transiting extrasolar planet orbiting a V = 12.4 F dwarf star. HATS-3b has a period of P = 3.5479 days, mass of M{sub p} = 1.07 M {sub J}, and radius of R{sub p} = 1.38 R {sub J}. Given the radius of the planet, the brightness of the host star, and the stellar rotational velocity (vsin i = 9.0 km s{sup –1}), this system will make an interesting target for future observations to measure the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect and determine its spin-orbit alignment. We detail the low-/medium-resolution reconnaissance spectroscopy that we are now using to deal with large numbers of transiting planet candidates produced by the HATSouth survey. We show that this important step in discovering planets produces log g and T {sub eff} parameters at a precision suitable for efficient candidate vetting, as well as efficiently identifying stellar mass eclipsing binaries with radial velocity semi-amplitudes as low as 1 km s{sup –1}.

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DOE OSTI2010

HAT-P-24b: AN INFLATED HOT JUPITER ON A 3.36 DAY PERIOD TRANSITING A HOT, METAL-POOR STAR

We report the discovery of HAT-P-24b, a transiting extrasolar planet orbiting the moderately bright V = 11.818 F8 dwarf star GSC 0774-01441, with a period P = 3.3552464 {+-} 0.0000071 days, transit epoch T{sub c} = 2455216.97669 {+-} 0.00024 (BJD)11, and transit duration 3.653 {+-} 0.025 hr. The host star has a mass of 1.191 {+-} 0.042 M{sub sun}, radius of 1.317 {+-} 0.068 R{sub sun}, effective temperature 6373 {+-} 80 K, and a low metallicity of [Fe/H] = -0.16 {+-} 0.08. The planetary companion has a mass of 0.681 {+-} 0.031 M{sub J} and radius of 1.243 {+-} 0.072 R{sub J} yielding a mean density of 0.439 {+-} 0.069 g cm{sup -3}. By repeating our global fits with different parameter sets, we have performed a critical investigation of the fitting techniques used for previous Hungarian-made Automated Telescope planetary discoveries. We find that the system properties are robust against the choice of priors. The effects of fixed versus fitted limb darkening are also examined. HAT-P-24b probably maintains a small eccentricity of e = 0.052{sup +0.022}{sub -0.017}, which is accepted over the circular orbit model with false alarm probability 5.8%. In the absence of eccentricity pumping, this result suggests that HAT-P-24b experiences less tidal dissipation than Jupiter. Due to relatively rapid stellar rotation, we estimate that HAT-P-24b should exhibit one of the largest known Rossiter-McLaughlin effect amplitudes for an exoplanet ({Delta}V{sub RM} {approx_equal} 95 m s{sup -1}) and thus a precise measurement of the sky-projected spin-orbit alignment should be possible.

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DOE OSTI2011

HAT-P-32b AND HAT-P-33b: TWO HIGHLY INFLATED HOT JUPITERS TRANSITING HIGH-JITTER STARS

We report the discovery of two exoplanets transiting high-jitter stars. HAT-P-32b orbits the bright V = 11.289 late-F-early-G dwarf star GSC 3281-00800, with a period P = 2.150008 {+-} 0.000001 d. The stellar and planetary masses and radii depend on the eccentricity of the system, which is poorly constrained due to the high-velocity jitter ({approx}80 m s{sup -1}). Assuming a circular orbit, the star has a mass of 1.16 {+-} 0.04 M{sub Sun} and radius of 1.22 {+-} 0.02 R{sub Sun }, while the planet has a mass of 0.860 {+-} 0.164 M{sub J} and a radius of 1.789 {+-} 0.025 R{sub J}. The second planet, HAT-P-33b, orbits the bright V = 11.188 late-F dwarf star GSC 2461-00988, with a period P = 3.474474 {+-} 0.000001 d. As for HAT-P-32, the stellar and planetary masses and radii of HAT-P-33 depend on the eccentricity, which is poorly constrained due to the high jitter ({approx}50 m s{sup -1}). In this case, spectral line bisector spans (BSs) are significantly anti-correlated with the radial velocity residuals, and we are able to use this correlation to reduce the residual rms to {approx}35 m s{sup -1}. We find that the star has a mass of 1.38 {+-} 0.04 M{sub Sun} and a radius of 1.64 {+-} 0.03 R{sub Sun} while the planet has a mass of 0.762 {+-} 0.101 M{sub J} and a radius of 1.686 {+-} 0.045 R{sub J} for an assumed circular orbit. Due to the large BS variations exhibited by both stars we rely on detailed modeling of the photometric light curves to rule out blend scenarios. Both planets are among the largest radii transiting planets discovered to date.

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