Transiting exoplanet atmospheres in the era of JWST

EMR Kempton, HA Knutson - Reviews in Mineralogy …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The field of exoplanet atmospheric characterization has recently made considerable
advances with the advent of high-resolution spectroscopy from large ground-based …

No thick carbon dioxide atmosphere on the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 c

S Zieba, L Kreidberg, E Ducrot, M Gillon, C Morley… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Seven rocky planets orbit the nearby dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, providing a unique opportunity
to search for atmospheres on small planets outside the Solar System. Thanks to the recent …

From stars to diverse mantles, melts, crusts, and atmospheres of rocky exoplanets

CM Guimond, H Wang, F Seidler… - … in Mineralogy and …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The advent of radial velocity (RV) and transit photometry method has resulted in the
detection of more than 5000 exoplanets since 1995. Of these detected planets, a significant …

[HTML][HTML] The 2024 release of the ExoMol database: molecular line lists for exoplanet and other hot atmospheres

J Tennyson, SN Yurchenko, J Zhang… - Journal of Quantitative …, 2024 - Elsevier
The ExoMol database (www. exomol. com) provides molecular data for spectroscopic
studies of hot atmospheres. These data are widely used to model atmospheres of …

Potential Atmospheric Compositions of TRAPPIST-1 c Constrained by JWST/MIRI Observations at 15 μm

AP Lincowski, VS Meadows, S Zieba… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The first James Webb Space Telescope observations of TRAPPIST-1 c showed a
secondary eclipse depth of 421±94 ppm at 15 μm, which is consistent with a bare rock …

Constraining the thickness of TRAPPIST-1 b's atmosphere from its JWST secondary eclipse observation at 15 μm

J Ih, EMR Kempton, EA Whittaker… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Recently, the first JWST measurement of thermal emission from a rocky exoplanet was
reported. The inferred dayside brightness temperature of TRAPPIST-1 b at 15 μm is …

Mapping out the parameter space for photoevaporation and core-powered mass-loss

JE Owen, HE Schlichting - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Understanding atmospheric escape in close-in exoplanets is critical to interpreting their
evolution. We map out the parameter space over which photoevaporation and core-powered …

Observability of silicates in volatile atmospheres of super-Earths and sub-Neptunes-Exploring the edge of the evaporation desert

M Zilinskas, Y Miguel, CPA van Buchem… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
Many of the confirmed short-period super-Earths and smaller sub-Neptunes are sufficiently
irradiated for the surface silicates to be sustained in a long-lasting molten state. While there …

TESS Hunt for Young and Maturing Exoplanets (THYME). XI. An Earth-sized Planet Orbiting a Nearby, Solar-like Host in the 400 Myr Ursa Major Moving Group

BK Capistrant, M Soares-Furtado… - The Astronomical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Young terrestrial worlds are critical test beds to constrain prevailing theories of planetary
formation and evolution. We present the discovery of HD 63433 d—a nearby (22 pc), Earth …

The Character of M Dwarfs

TJ Henry, WC Jao - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
M dwarfs dominate the stellar population, accounting for three of every four stars, the nearest
of which is Proxima Centauri, the closest destination beyond our Solar System. These cool …