On the fequency of sub-neptunians in planetary systems with giant planets. The study: “The GAPS programme at TNG. XLVI. Deep search for low-mass planets in late-dwarf systems hosting cold Jupiters” of M. Pinamonti (INAF – OATo) appeared on A&A

The two giant planets of the Solar System, Jupiter and Saturn, played an important role in shaping the properties and architecture of the inner solar system. This may be a quite general rule. The presence of giant planets, for instance, can be responsible for a less effective migration of solids and gas toward the inner part of planetary systems, inhibiting

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Howe many planets around M dwarf stars? The study: “HADES RV Programme with HARPS-N at TNG. XV. Planetary occurrence rates around early-M dwarfs” of M. Pinamonti (INAF-OATo) recently appeared on A&A

M dwarf stars, with temperature ranging between 2400 and 3900 K and mass between 0.08 and 0.7 solar masses, are ideal targets for the search of exoplanets. This because the most important techniques to search for exoplanets are more effective when applied to stars of this spectral type than to more massive stars. For instance, the method of radial velocity

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