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astro-ph.EP2015★ 43 cited

Neptune's Dynamic Atmosphere from Kepler K2 Observations: Implications for Brown Dwarf Light Curve Analyses

Amy A. Simon, Jason F. Rowe, Patrick Gaulme +9

Observations of Neptune with the Kepler Space Telescope yield a 49-day light curve with 98% coverage at a 1-minute cadence. A significant signature in the light curve comes from di…

astro-ph.EP2015★ 145 cited

Secure TTV Mass Measurements: Ten Kepler Exoplanets between 3 and 8 Earth Masses with Diverse Densities and Incident Fluxes

Daniel Jontof-Hutter, Eric B. Ford, Jason F. Rowe +7

We infer dynamical masses in eight multi-planet systems using transit times measured from Kepler's complete dataset, including short-cadence data where available. Of the eighteen d…

astro-ph.EP2015★ 40 cited

Evidence for Gas from a Disintegrating Extrasolar Asteroid

S. Xu, M. Jura, P. Dufour +1

We report high-resolution spectroscopic observations of WD 1145+017 -- a white dwarf that recently has been found to be transitted by multiple asteroid-sized objects within its tid…

astro-ph.EP2015★ 152 cited

Resolving the HD 100546 Protoplanetary System with the Gemini Planet Imager: Evidence for Multiple Forming, Accreting Planets

Thayne Currie, Ryan Cloutier, Sean Brittain +5

We report Gemini Planet Imager H band high-contrast imaging/integral field spectroscopy and polarimetry of the HD 100546, a 10 -old early-type star recently confirmed to host…

astro-ph.EP2015★ 112 cited

Magnetic games between a planet and its host star: the key role of topology

A. Strugarek, A. S. Brun, S. P. Matt +1

Magnetic interactions between a star and a close-in planet are postulated to be a source of enhanced emissions and to play a role in the secular evolution of the orbital system. Cl…

astro-ph.EP2015★ 460 cited

A disintegrating minor planet transiting a white dwarf

Andrew Vanderburg, John Asher Johnson, Saul Rappaport +16

White dwarfs are the end state of most stars, including the Sun, after they exhaust their nuclear fuel. Between 1/4 and 1/2 of white dwarfs have elements heavier than helium in the…

astro-ph.EP2015

Direct imaging of an asymmetric debris disk in the HD 106906 planetary system

Paul G. Kalas, Abhijith Rajan, Jason J. Wang +53

We present the first scattered light detections of the HD 106906 debris disk using Gemini/GPI in the infrared and HST/ACS in the optical. HD 106906 is a 13 Myr old F5V star in the…

astro-ph.EP2015★ 75 cited

Astrometric Confirmation and Preliminary Orbital Parameters of the Young Exoplanet 51 Eridani b with the Gemini Planet Imager

Robert J. De Rosa, Eric L. Nielsen, Sarah C. Blunt +47

We present new Gemini Planet Imager observations of the young exoplanet 51 Eridani b which provide further evidence that the companion is physically associated with 51 Eridani. Com…

astro-ph.EP2015★ 42 cited

Gemini Planet Imager Observations of the AU Microscopii Debris Disk: Asymmetries within One Arcsecond

Jason J. Wang, James R. Graham, Laurent Pueyo +42

We present Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) observations of AU Microscopii, a young M dwarf with an edge-on, dusty debris disk. Integral field spectroscopy and broadband imaging polarime…

astro-ph.EP2015★ 559 cited

Discovery and spectroscopy of the young Jovian planet 51 Eri b with the Gemini Planet Imager

B. Macintosh, J. R. Graham, T. Barman +85

Directly detecting thermal emission from young extrasolar planets allows measurement of their atmospheric composition and luminosity, which is influenced by their formation mechani…

astro-ph.EP2015★ 25 cited

Discovery of a Low-Mass Companion to the F7V star HD 984

T. Meshkat, M. Bonnefoy, E. E. Mamajek +8

We report the discovery of a low-mass companion to the nearby (d = 47 pc) F7V star HD 984. The companion is detected 0.19" away from its host star in the L' band with the Apodizing…