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 …
ESPRESSO at VLT-On-sky performance and first results
F Pepe, S Cristiani, R Rebolo, NC Santos… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
Context. ESPRESSO is the new high-resolution spectrograph of ESO's Very Large
Telescope (VLT). It was designed for ultra-high radial-velocity (RV) precision and extreme …
Telescope (VLT). It was designed for ultra-high radial-velocity (RV) precision and extreme …
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 …
Titanium oxide and chemical inhomogeneity in the atmosphere of the exoplanet WASP-189 b
The temperature of an atmosphere decreases with increasing altitude, unless a shortwave
absorber that causes a temperature inversion exists. Ozone plays this role in the Earth's …
absorber that causes a temperature inversion exists. Ozone plays this role in the Earth's …
A population study of gaseous exoplanets
We present here the analysis of 30 gaseous extrasolar planets, with temperatures between
600 and 2400 K and radii between 0.35 and 1.9 R Jup. The quality of the HST/WFC3 …
600 and 2400 K and radii between 0.35 and 1.9 R Jup. The quality of the HST/WFC3 …
A spectral survey of an ultra-hot Jupiter-Detection of metals in the transmission spectrum of KELT-9 b
Context. KELT-9 b exemplifies a newly emerging class of short-period gaseous exoplanets
that tend to orbit hot, early type stars–termed ultra-hot Jupiters. The severe stellar irradiation …
that tend to orbit hot, early type stars–termed ultra-hot Jupiters. The severe stellar irradiation …
Infrared transmission spectroscopy of the exoplanets HD 209458b and XO-1b using the Wide Field Camera-3 on the Hubble Space Telescope
D Deming, A Wilkins, P McCullough… - The Astrophysical …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Exoplanetary transmission spectroscopy in the near-infrared using the Hubble Space
Telescope (HST) NICMOS is currently ambiguous because different observational groups …
Telescope (HST) NICMOS is currently ambiguous because different observational groups …
Detection of He I λ10830 Å absorption on HD 189733 b with CARMENES high-resolution transmission spectroscopy
M Salz, S Czesla, PC Schneider, E Nagel… - Astronomy & …, 2018 - aanda.org
We present three transit observations of HD 189733 b obtained with the high-resolution
spectrograph CARMENES at Calar Alto. A strong absorption signal is detected in the near …
spectrograph CARMENES at Calar Alto. A strong absorption signal is detected in the near …
Rotation and winds of exoplanet HD 189733 b measured with high-dispersion transmission spectroscopy
Giant exoplanets orbiting very close to their parent star (hot Jupiters) are subject to tidal
forces expected to synchronize their rotational and orbital periods on short timescales (tidal …
forces expected to synchronize their rotational and orbital periods on short timescales (tidal …