A spectral survey of an ultra-hot Jupiter: Detection of metals in the transmission spectrum of KELT-9 b

H. J. Hoeijmakers, D. Ehrenreich, D. Kitzmann +16

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 irr…