On the Detection of Exomoons Transiting Isolated Planetary-mass Objects
@article{Limbach2021OnTD, title={On the Detection of Exomoons Transiting Isolated Planetary-mass Objects}, author={Mary Anne Limbach and Johanna M. Vos and Joshua N. Winn and Ren{\'e} Heller and Jeffrey C. Mason and Adam C. Schneider and Fei Dai}, journal={The Astrophysical Journal Letters}, year={2021}, volume={918} }
All-sky imaging surveys have identified several dozen isolated planetary-mass objects (IPMOs) far away from any star. Here we examine the prospects for detecting transiting moons around these objects. We expect transiting moons to be common, occurring around 10%–15% of IPMOs, given that close-orbiting moons have a high geometric transit probability and are expected to be a common outcome of giant planet formation. The IPMOs offer an advantage over other directly imaged planets in that high…
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