sub-Neptune occurrence rate

Age on the x-axis, highlighted regions showing photoevaporation timescale (~10-100 Myr) and core-powered mass loss timescale (~1 Gyr). Fractional occurrence rate on y-axis. TESS FGK stars and K2 Praesepe GKM stars have high occurrence rates (~1.00) before the core-powered mass loss regime, K2 Field GKM stars have a low occurrence rate (~0.25) after the core-powered mass loss regime.


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