Caleb K. Harada, Courtney D. Dressing, Stephen R. Kane, Sarah Blunt, Jamie Dietrich, Natalie R. Hinkel, Zhexing Li, Eric Mamajek, Malena Rice, Noah W. Tuchow, Emma V. Turtelboom, Robert A. Wittenmyer
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Abstract
Future large, space-based observatories with starlight suppression
technology, e.g., the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO), will directly image
and characterize nearby Earth-like exoplanets. Prior limits on planet masses
and system architectures from radial velocity (RV) measurements of potential
exo-Earth hosts are critical to the success of HWO's science goals. Here, we
present a uniform analysis of archival RVs from HIRES/Keck and HARPS/ESO of the
most promising targets for the HWO exo-Earth survey. We analyze RVs and stellar
activity indicators of 90 stars in the NASA ExEP Mission Star List and
SPORES-HWO Catalog, finding 33 Keplerian signals associated with known planets
and 12 signals associated with stellar activity. We also identify 5 new RV
signals that we classify as either planet candidates or sources requiring
confirmation, noting that the RV observations are biased toward cooler and less
active stars. Assessing the sensitivity of the HIRES and HARPS data, we
calculate RV limits ranging from $K_{\rm RV} = 0.6 \,{\rm m\,s}^{-1}$ (HD
10700) to $371 \,{\rm m\,s}^{-1}$ (HD 17925) in the middle of the conservative
habitable zone (HZ), corresponding to projected planet masses of $5.4 \,{\rm
M_\oplus}$ and $10.6 \,{\rm M_{Jup}}$ for those stars. The median HZ
sensitivity limit of our sample is $M_{\rm p} \sin i \simeq 66 \,{\rm
M_\oplus}$. This work demonstrates the need for future extreme precision radial
velocity (EPRV) monitoring of high-priority targets for the next generation of
DI missions that will search for habitable extrasolar systems. We advocate for
the use of these results in developing future EPRV strategies.