The effect of stellar contamination on low-resolution transmission spectroscopy: needs identified by NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program Study Analysis Group 21

BV Rackham, N Espinoza… - RAS Techniques …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Analysis Group 21 (SAG21) of NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program
Analysis Group was organized to study the effect of stellar contamination on space-based …

Refining the transit-timing and photometric analysis of TRAPPIST-1: masses, radii, densities, dynamics, and ephemerides

E Agol, C Dorn, SL Grimm, M Turbet… - The planetary …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We have collected transit times for the TRAPPIST-1 system with the Spitzer Space
Telescope over four years. We add to these ground-based, HST, and K2 transit-time …

The New Generation Planetary Population Synthesis (NGPPS)-IV. Planetary systems around low-mass stars

R Burn, M Schlecker, C Mordasini… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
Context. Previous theoretical works on planet formation around low-mass stars have often
been limited to large planets and individual systems. As current surveys routinely detect …

A roadmap for the atmospheric characterization of terrestrial exoplanets with JWST

Nature Astronomy, 2024 - nature.com
Ultracool dwarf stars are abundant, long-lived and uniquely suited to enable the
atmospheric study of transiting terrestrial companions with the JWST. Among them, the most …

Two temperate super-Earths transiting a nearby late-type M dwarf

L Delrez, CA Murray, FJ Pozuelos, N Narita… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
Context. In the age of JWST, temperate terrestrial exoplanets transiting nearby late-type M
dwarfs provide unique opportunities for characterising their atmospheres, as well as …

Analysis of Early Science observations with the CHaracterising ExOPlanets Satellite (CHEOPS) using pycheops

PFL Maxted, D Ehrenreich, TG Wilson… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) is an ESA S-class mission that
observes bright stars at high cadence from low-Earth orbit. The main aim of the mission is to …

A super-Earth and a sub-Neptune orbiting the bright, quiet M3 dwarf TOI-1266

BO Demory, FJ Pozuelos, YGM Chew, L Sabin… - Astronomy & …, 2020 - aanda.org
We report the discovery and characterisation of a super-Earth and a sub-Neptune transiting
the bright (K= 8.8), quiet, and nearby (37 pc) M3V dwarf TOI-1266. We validate the planetary …

SPECULOOS: Ultracool dwarf transit survey-Target list and strategy

D Sebastian, M Gillon, E Ducrot, FJ Pozuelos… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
Context. One of the most promising avenues for the detailed study of temperate Earth-sized
exoplanets is the detection of such planets in transit in front of stars that are small and near …

A super-Earth and a mini-Neptune near the 2: 1 MMR straddling the radius valley around the nearby mid-M dwarf TOI-2096

FJ Pozuelos, M Timmermans, BV Rackham… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
Context. Several planetary formation models have been proposed to explain the observed
abundance and variety of compositions of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes. In this context …

Occurrence rates of planets orbiting M Stars: applying ABC to Kepler DR25, Gaia DR2, and 2MASS data

DC Hsu, EB Ford, R Terrien - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
We present robust planet occurrence rates for Kepler planet candidates around M stars for
planet radii Rp= 0.5–4 R⊕ and orbital periods P= 0.5–256 d using the approximate …