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Table 1
Number of short-period planets accessible to high-contrast characterization.
| Planet size, RP/R⊕ | Equilibrium temperature, Teq/K | |||||||
| Simulation parameters | 1–2 | 2–4 | 4–8 | <200 | 200–300 | >300 | N EVA a | Totalb |
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| Baseline scenario (see Sect. 3.1): | 1 ± 1 |
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4 ± 2 | 0.06 | 8 ± 3 |
| Effects of astrophysical parameters (see Sect. 3.2): | ||||||||
| Many small planets (f1−2 R⊕ = 4f2−4 R⊕) | 4 ± 2 |
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0.24 |
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| More longer-period planets (for P > 50 d) | 1 ± 1 | 5 ± 2 |
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4 ± 2 |
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4 ± 2 | 0.06 |
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| No planets around cool stars (Teff < 3600 K) | 1 ± 1 | 3 ± 2 | 1 ± 1 |
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1 ± 1 |
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zero | 5 ± 2 |
| RV statistics for cool stars (Teff < 3600 K) |
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1 ± 1 |
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2 ± 1 |
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0.05 | 8 ± 3 |
| Effects of instrumental parameters (see Sect. 3.3): | ||||||||
| Larger diameter (39 m) |
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9 ± 3 |
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4 ± 2 | 4 ± 2 |
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0.14 | 15 ± 4 |
| Smaller diameter (25 m) |
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1 ± 1 |
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1 ± 1 |
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0.04 | 5 ± 2 |
| Much smaller diameter (8 m) | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 0 |
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zero |
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| Narrower IWA (2 λ/D) |
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0.07 |
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| Wider IWA (4 λ/D) |
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1 ± 1 |
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0.06 |
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| Shorter wavelength (1.0 μm) | 1 ± 1 | 5 ± 2 |
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0.05 | 9 ± 3 |
| Longer wavelength (1.6 μm) | 1 ± 1 | 4 ± 2 | 1 ± 1 |
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0.08 | 7 ± 3 |
| Longer wavelength (2.2 μm) |
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1 ± 1 |
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1 ± 1 |
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0.05 | 5 ± 2 |
| Longer wavelength (3.5 μm) |
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1 ± 1 |
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zero |
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| Thermal IR, larger diameter (10 μm, 39 m, 10-7) |
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3 ± 2 | 1 ± 1 | 3 ± 2 | 1 ± 1 | 1 ± 1 | 0.41 |
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