Exoplanetary atmospheres: key insights, challenges, and prospects
N Madhusudhan - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Exoplanetary science is on the verge of an unprecedented revolution. The thousands of
exoplanets discovered over the past decade have most recently been supplemented by …
exoplanets discovered over the past decade have most recently been supplemented by …
Hot Jupiters: origins, structure, atmospheres
JJ Fortney, RI Dawson… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We provide a brief review of many aspects of the planetary physics of hot Jupiters. Our aim is
to cover most of the major areas of current study while providing the reader with additional …
to cover most of the major areas of current study while providing the reader with additional …
A solar C/O and sub-solar metallicity in a hot Jupiter atmosphere
Measurements of the atmospheric carbon (C) and oxygen (O) relative to hydrogen (H) in hot
Jupiters (relative to their host stars) provide insight into their formation location and …
Jupiters (relative to their host stars) provide insight into their formation location and …
Five carbon-and nitrogen-bearing species in a hot giant planet's atmosphere
P Giacobbe, M Brogi, S Gandhi, PE Cubillos… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
The atmospheres of gaseous giant exoplanets orbiting close to their parent stars (hot
Jupiters) have been probed for nearly two decades,. They allow us to investigate the …
Jupiters) have been probed for nearly two decades,. They allow us to investigate the …
petitRADTRANS-A Python radiative transfer package for exoplanet characterization and retrieval
P Mollière, JP Wardenier, R Van Boekel… - Astronomy & …, 2019 - aanda.org
We present the easy-to-use, publicly available, Python package petitRADTRANS, built for
the spectral characterization of exoplanet atmospheres. The code is fast, accurate, and …
the spectral characterization of exoplanet atmospheres. The code is fast, accurate, and …
Nightside condensation of iron in an ultrahot giant exoplanet
D Ehrenreich, C Lovis, R Allart, MR Zapatero Osorio… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Ultrahot giant exoplanets receive thousands of times Earth's insolation 1, 2. Their high-
temperature atmospheres (greater than 2,000 kelvin) are ideal laboratories for studying …
temperature atmospheres (greater than 2,000 kelvin) are ideal laboratories for studying …
A chemical survey of exoplanets with ARIEL
Thousands of exoplanets have now been discovered with a huge range of masses, sizes
and orbits: from rocky Earth-like planets to large gas giants grazing the surface of their host …
and orbits: from rocky Earth-like planets to large gas giants grazing the surface of their host …
Vanadium oxide and a sharp onset of cold-trapping on a giant exoplanet
The abundance of refractory elements in giant planets can provide key insights into their
formation histories. Owing to the low temperatures of the Solar System giants, refractory …
formation histories. Owing to the low temperatures of the Solar System giants, refractory …
Ground-based detection of an extended helium atmosphere in the Saturn-mass exoplanet WASP-69b
L Nortmann, E Pallé, M Salz, J Sanz-Forcada, E Nagel… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Hot gas giant exoplanets can lose part of their atmosphere due to strong stellar irradiation,
and these losses can affect their physical and chemical evolution. Studies of atmospheric …
and these losses can affect their physical and chemical evolution. Studies of atmospheric …
SPIRou: NIR velocimetry and spectropolarimetry at the CFHT
JF Donati, D Kouach, C Moutou… - Monthly Notices of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
This paper presents an overview of SPIRou, the new-generation near-infrared
spectropolarimeter/precision velocimeter recently installed on the 3.6-m Canada–France …
spectropolarimeter/precision velocimeter recently installed on the 3.6-m Canada–France …