Advances in optical/infrared interferometry

F Eisenhauer, JD Monnier… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
After decades of fast-paced technical advances, optical/infrared (O/IR) interferometry has
seen a revolution in recent years:▪ The GRAVITY instrument at the Very Large Telescope …

Interpreting the atmospheric composition of exoplanets: sensitivity to planet formation assumptions

P Mollière, T Molyarova, B Bitsch… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Constraining planet formation based on the atmospheric composition of exoplanets is a
fundamental goal of the exoplanet community. Existing studies commonly try to constrain …

Stellar and substellar companions from Gaia EDR3-Proper-motion anomaly and resolved common proper-motion pairs

P Kervella, F Arenou, F Thévenin - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2022 - aanda.org
Context. The multiplicity fraction of stars, down to the substellar regime, is a parameter of
fundamental importance for stellar formation, evolution, and planetology. The census of …

Retrieving scattering clouds and disequilibrium chemistry in the atmosphere of HR 8799e

P Mollière, T Stolker, S Lacour, G Otten… - Astronomy & …, 2020 - aanda.org
Context. Clouds are ubiquitous in exoplanet atmospheres and they represent a challenge
for the model interpretation of their spectra. When generating a large number of model …

Constraining the Nature of the PDS 70 Protoplanets with VLTI/GRAVITY∗

JJ Wang, A Vigan, S Lacour, M Nowak… - The Astronomical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We present K-band interferometric observations of the PDS 70 protoplanets along with their
host star using VLTI/GRAVITY. We obtained K-band spectra and 100 μas precision …

The 13CO-rich atmosphere of a young accreting super-Jupiter

Y Zhang, IAG Snellen, AJ Bohn, P Mollière, C Ginski… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Isotope abundance ratios have an important role in astronomy and planetary sciences,
providing insights into the origin and evolution of the Solar System, interstellar chemistry and …

orvara: An Efficient Code to Fit Orbits Using Radial Velocity, Absolute, and/or Relative Astrometry

TD Brandt, TJ Dupuy, Y Li, GM Brandt… - The Astronomical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We present an open-source Python package, Orbits from Radial Velocity, Absolute, and/or
Relative Astrometry (orvara), to fit Keplerian orbits to any combination of radial velocity …

Where is the water? Jupiter-like C/H ratio but strong H2O depletion found on τ Boötis b using SPIRou

S Pelletier, B Benneke, A Darveau-Bernier… - The Astronomical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The present-day envelope of gaseous planets is a relic of how these giant planets originated
and evolved. Measuring their elemental composition therefore presents a powerful …

Detection and bulk properties of the HR 8799 planets with high-resolution spectroscopy

JJ Wang, JB Ruffio, E Morris, JR Delorme… - The Astronomical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Using the Keck Planet Imager and Characterizer, we obtained high-resolution (R∼
35,000) K-band spectra of the four planets orbiting HR 8799. We clearly detected H 2 O and …

The mass of β Pictoris c from β Pictoris b orbital motion

S Lacour, JJ Wang, L Rodet, M Nowak… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
Aims. We aim to demonstrate that the presence and mass of an exoplanet can now be
effectively derived from the astrometry of another exoplanet. Methods. We combined …