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astro-ph.EP2021★ 73 cited

p-winds: an open-source Python code to model planetary outflows and upper atmospheres

Leonardo A. Dos Santos, Aline A. Vidotto, Shreyas Vissapragada +6

Atmospheric escape is considered to be one of the main channels for evolution in sub-Jovian planets, particularly in their early lives. While there are several hypotheses proposed…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 11 cited

The Gliese 86 Binary System: A Warm Jupiter Formed in a Disk Truncated at 2 AU

Yunlin Zeng, Timothy D. Brandt, Gongjie Li +12

Gliese 86 is a nearby K dwarf hosting a giant planet on a 16-day orbit and an outer white dwarf companion on a century-long orbit. In this study we combine radial…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 8 cited

Polarization spectrum of near infrared zodiacal light observed with CIBER

Kohji Takimoto, Toshiaki Arai, Shuji Matsuura +14

We report the first measurement of the zodiacal light (ZL) polarization spectrum in the near-infrared between 0.8 and 1.8 m. Using the low-resolution spectrometer (LRS) on board…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 28 cited

Spatially Resolved Modeling of Optical Albedos for a Sample of Six Hot Jupiters

Danica Adams, Tiffany Kataria, Natasha Batalha +2

Optical secondary eclipse measurements made by \emph{Kepler} reveal a diverse set of geometric albedos for hot Jupiters with equilibrium temperatures between K. The pre…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 19 cited

The Influence of 10 Unique Chemical Elements in Shaping the Distribution of Kepler Planets

Robert F. Wilson, Caleb I. Cañas, Steven R. Majewski +15

The chemical abundances of planet-hosting stars offer a glimpse into the composition of planet-forming environments. To further understand this connection, we make the first ever m…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 45 cited

A New Sedimentation Model for Greater Cloud Diversity in Giant Exoplanets and Brown Dwarfs

Caoimhe M. Rooney, Natasha E. Batalha, Peter Gao +1

The observed atmospheric spectrum of exoplanets and brown dwarfs depends critically on the presence and distribution of atmospheric condensates. The Ackerman & Marley (2001) method…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 17 cited

HD207897 b: A dense sub-Neptune transiting a nearby and bright K-type star

N. Heidari, I. Boisse, J. Orell-Mique +90

We present the discovery and characterization of a transiting sub-Neptune orbiting with a 16.20 day period around a nearby (28 pc) and bright(V=8.37) K0V star HD207897 (TOI-1611).…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 7 cited

The Hubble PanCET program: Transit and Eclipse Spectroscopy of the Hot Jupiter WASP-74b

Guangwei Fu, Drake Deming, Erin May +12

Planets are like children with each one being unique and special. A better understanding of their collective properties requires a deeper understanding of each planet. Here we add…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 9 cited

Flux-Limited Diffusion Approximation Models of Giant Planet Formation by Disk Instability. II. Quadrupled Spatial Resolution

Alan P. Boss

While collisional accumulation is nearly universally accepted as the formation mechanism of rock and ice worlds, the situation regarding gas giant planet formation is more nuanced.…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 14 cited

Self-consistent ring model in protoplanetary disks: temperature dips and substructure formation

Shangjia Zhang, Xiao Hu, Zhaohuan Zhu +1

Rings and gaps are ubiquitous in protoplanetary disks. Larger dust grains will concentrate in gaseous rings more compactly due to stronger aerodynamic drag. However, the effects of…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 50 cited

The young HD 73583 (TOI-560) planetary system: Two 10-M mini-Neptunes transiting a 500-Myr-old, bright, and active K dwarf

O. Barragán, D. J. Armstrong, D. Gandolfi +103

We present the discovery and characterisation of two transiting planets observed by \textit{TESS} in the light curves of the young and bright (V=9.67) star HD73583 (TOI-560). We pe…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 20 cited

Physical Characterization of Main-Belt Comet (248370) 2005 QN173

Henry H. Hsieh, Colin O. Chandler, Larry Denneau +17

We report results from new and archival observations of the newly discovered active asteroid (248370) 2005 QN_137, which has been determined to be a likely main-belt comet based on…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 74 cited

Diving Beneath the Sea of Stellar Activity: Chromatic Radial Velocities of the Young AU Mic Planetary System

Bryson Cale, Michael Reefe, Peter Plavchan +52

We present updated radial-velocity (RV) analyses of the AU Mic system. AU Mic is a young (22 Myr) early M dwarf known to host two transiting planets - days, $R_{b}=…

astro-ph.EP2021

Mapping the 3D Kinematical Structure of the Gas Disk of HD 169142

Haochuan Yu, Richard Teague, Jaehan Bae +1

The disk around HD 169142 has been suggested to host multiple embedded planets due to the range of structures observed in the dust distributions. We analyze archival ALMA observati…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 2 cited

Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) XVII: Determining the 2D Thermal Structure of the HD 163296 Disk

Jenny K. Calahan, Edwin A. Bergin, Ke Zhang +26

Understanding the temperature structure of protoplanetary disks is key to interpreting observations, predicting the physical and chemical evolution of the disk, and modeling planet…

astro-ph.EP2021

Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) II: CLEAN Strategies for Synthesizing Images of Molecular Line Emission in Protoplanetary Disks

Ian Czekala, Ryan A. Loomis, Richard Teague +27

The Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales large program (MAPS LP) surveyed the chemical structures of five protoplanetary disks across more than 40 different spectral lines…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 176 cited

Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) V: CO gas distributions

Ke Zhang, Alice S. Booth, Charles J. Law +32

Here we present high resolution (15-24 au) observations of CO isotopologue lines from the Molecules with ALMA on Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) ALMA Large Program. Our analysis emplo…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 124 cited

Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) XIV: Revealing disk substructures in multi-wavelength continuum emission

Anibal Sierra, Laura M. Pérez, Ke Zhang +25

Constraining dust properties of planet-forming disks via high angular resolution observations is fundamental to understanding how solids are trapped in substructures and how dust g…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 3 cited

Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS XVIII): Kinematic Substructures in the Disks of HD 163296 and MWC 480

Richard Teague, Jaehan Bae, Yuri Aikawa +24

We explore the dynamical structure of the protoplanetary disks surrounding HD 163296 and MWC 480 as part of the Molecules with ALMA at Planet Forming Scales (MAPS) large program. U…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 3 cited

Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) VIII: CO Gap in AS 209--Gas Depletion or Chemical Processing?

Felipe Alarcón, Arthur Bosman, Edwin Bergin +22

Emission substructures in gas and dust are common in protoplanetary disks. Such substructures can be linked to planet formation or planets themselves. We explore the observed gas s…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 288 cited

Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) I: Program Overview and Highlights

Karin I. Oberg, Viviana V. Guzman, Catherine Walsh +35

Planets form and obtain their compositions in dust and gas-rich disks around young stars, and the outcome of this process is intimately linked to the disk chemical properties. The…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 3 cited

Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) XIX. Spiral Arms, a Tail, and Diffuse Structures Traced by CO around the GM Aur Disk

Jane Huang, Edwin A. Bergin, Karin I. Öberg +28

The concentric gaps and rings commonly observed in protoplanetary disks in millimeter continuum emission have lent the impression that planet formation generally proceeds within or…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 2 cited

Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS). XV. Tracing protoplanetary disk structure within 20 au

Arthur D. Bosman, Edwin A. Bergin, Ryan A. Loomis +25

Constraining the distribution of gas and dust in the inner 20 au of protoplanetary disks is difficult. At the same time, this region is thought to be responsible for most planet fo…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 39 cited

Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) XVI: Characterizing the impact of the molecular wind on the evolution of the HD 163296 system

Alice S. Booth, Benoit Tabone, John D. Ilee +26

During the main phase of evolution of a protoplanetary disk, accretion regulates the inner-disk properties, such as the temperature and mass distribution, and in turn, the physical…