Atmospheres of rocky exoplanets
R Wordsworth, L Kreidberg - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Rocky planets are common around other stars, but their atmospheric properties remain
largely unconstrained. Thanks to a wealth of recent planet discoveries and upcoming …
largely unconstrained. Thanks to a wealth of recent planet discoveries and upcoming …
The Nature and Origins of Sub‐Neptune Size Planets
JL Bean, SN Raymond, JE Owen - Journal of Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Planets intermediate in size between the Earth and Neptune, and orbiting closer to their host
stars than Mercury does the Sun, are the most common type of planet revealed by exoplanet …
stars than Mercury does the Sun, are the most common type of planet revealed by exoplanet …
The Gemini Planet Imager Exoplanet Survey: giant planet and brown dwarf demographics from 10 to 100 au
EL Nielsen, RJ De Rosa, B Macintosh… - The Astronomical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a statistical analysis of the first 300 stars observed by the Gemini Planet Imager
Exoplanet Survey. This subsample includes six detected planets and three brown dwarfs; …
Exoplanet Survey. This subsample includes six detected planets and three brown dwarfs; …
The evaporation valley in the Kepler planets
A new piece of evidence supporting the photoevaporation-driven evolution model for low-
mass, close-in exoplanets was recently presented by the California–Kepler Survey. The …
mass, close-in exoplanets was recently presented by the California–Kepler Survey. The …
Sculpting the valley in the radius distribution of small exoplanets as a by-product of planet formation: the core-powered mass-loss mechanism
A Gupta, HE Schlichting - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Recent observations revealed a bimodal radius distribution of small, short-period exoplanets
with a paucity in their occurrence, a radius 'valley', around 1.5–2.0 R⊕. In this work, we …
with a paucity in their occurrence, a radius 'valley', around 1.5–2.0 R⊕. In this work, we …
Core-powered mass-loss and the radius distribution of small exoplanets
Recent observations identify a valley in the radius distribution of small exoplanets, with
planets in the range 1.5–2.0 R⊕ significantly less common than somewhat smaller or larger …
planets in the range 1.5–2.0 R⊕ significantly less common than somewhat smaller or larger …
The California-Kepler survey. IV. Metal-rich stars host a greater diversity of planets
Probing the connection between a star's metallicity and the presence and properties of any
associated planets offers an observational link between conditions during the epoch of …
associated planets offers an observational link between conditions during the epoch of …
Planet formation theory in the era of ALMA and Kepler: from pebbles to exoplanets
J Drazkowska, B Bitsch, M Lambrechts… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
Our understanding of planet formation has been rapidly evolving in recent years. The
classical planet formation theory, developed when the only known planetary system was our …
classical planet formation theory, developed when the only known planetary system was our …
Unveiling the planet population at birth
The radius distribution of small, close-in exoplanets has recently been shown to be bimodal.
The photoevaporation model predicted this bimodality. In the photoevaporation scenario …
The photoevaporation model predicted this bimodality. In the photoevaporation scenario …
Signatures of the core-powered mass-loss mechanism in the exoplanet population: dependence on stellar properties and observational predictions
A Gupta, HE Schlichting - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Recent studies have shown that atmospheric mass-loss powered by the cooling luminosity
of a planet's core can explain the observed radius valley separating super-Earths and sub …
of a planet's core can explain the observed radius valley separating super-Earths and sub …