Properties of the radius valley around low mass stars: predictions from the core-powered mass-loss mechanism

• Published in: Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Vol. 516; no. 3; pp. 4585 - 4593
• Main Authors: Gupta, Akash, Nicholson, Lorraine, Schlichting, Hilke E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 23.09.2022

In recent years, analysing the bimodality in the size distribution of small planets, i.e. the ‘radius valley’, has given us unprecedented insight into the planet formation process. Here, we explore the properties of the radius valley for low mass stars, assuming that the core-powered mass-loss is th...