PREVIOUS THEORETICAL WORK PREDICTED A BIMODAL POPULATION OF SMALL PLANETS DUE TO PHOTO-EVAPORATIVE SCULPTING OF PLANET ENVELOPES BY XUV RADIATION. THIS HAS RECENTLY BEEN OBSERVATIONALLY ED BY OUR GROUP (FULTON ET AL. 2017).
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