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astro-ph.EP2016★ 46 cited

First scattered-light images of the gas-rich debris disk around 49 Ceti

É. Choquet, J. Milli, Z. Wahhaj +31

We present the first scattered-light images of the debris disk around 49 ceti, a ~40 Myr A1 main sequence star at 59 pc, famous for hosting two massive dust belts as well as large…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 30 cited

Chromium isotope evidence in ejecta deposits for the nature of Paleoproterozoic impactors

Berengere Mougel, Frederic Moynier, Christa Gopel +1

Non-mass dependent chromium isotopic signatures have been successfully used to determine the presence and identification of extra-terrestrial materials in terrestrial impact rocks.…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 111 cited

3D Radiation Non-ideal Magnetohydrodynamical Simulations Of The Inner Rim In Protoplanetary Disks

M. Flock, S. Fromang, N. J. Turner +1

Many planets orbit within an AU of their stars, raising questions about their origins. Particularly puzzling are the planets found near the silicate sublimation front. We investiga…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 99 cited

Discovery of a low-mass companion inside the debris ring surrounding the F5V star HD206893

Julien Milli, Pascale Hibon, Valentin Christiaens +30

Uncovering the ingredients and the architecture of planetary systems is a very active field of research that has fuelled many new theories on giant planet formation, migration, com…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 21 cited

Upper limits for Mass and Radius of objects around Proxima Cen from SPHERE/VLT

D. Mesa, A. Zurlo, J. Milli +36

The recent discovery of an earth-like planet around Proxima Centauri has drawn much attention to this star and its environment. We performed a series of observations of Proxima Cen…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 205 cited

Observing transiting planets with JWST -- Prime targets and their synthetic spectral observations

Paul Mollière, Roy van Boekel, Jeroen Bouwman +3

The James Webb Space Telescope will enable astronomers to obtain exoplanet spectra of unprecedented precision. Especially the MIRI instrument may shed light on the nature of the cl…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 49 cited

The SHARDDS survey: first resolved image of the HD114082 debris disk in Lower Centaurus Crux with SPHERE

Zahed Wahhaj, Julien Milli, Grant Kennedy +17

We present the first resolved image of the debris disk around the 16+/-8 Myr old star, HD 114082. The observation was made in the H-band using the SPHERE instrument. The star is at…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 34 cited

Decimetre-scaled spectrophotometric properties of the nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from OSIRIS observations

C. Feller, S. Fornasier, P. H. Hasselmann +43

We present the results of the photometric and spectrophotometric properties of the 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko nucleus derived with the OSIRIS instrument during the closest fly-by ov…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 217 cited

Three radial gaps in the disk of TW Hydrae imaged with SPHERE

Roy van Boekel, Thomas Henning, Jonathan Menu +24

We present scattered light images of the TW Hya disk performed with SPHERE in PDI mode at 0.63, 0.79, 1.24 and 1.62 micron. We also present H2/H3-band ADI observations. Three disti…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 59 cited

Assessing magnetic torques and energy fluxes in close-in star-planet systems

A Strugarek

Planets in close-in orbit interact with the magnetized wind of their hosting star. This magnetic interaction was proposed to be a source for enhanced emissions in the chromosphere…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 56 cited

Elemental partitioning and isotopic fractionation of Zn between metal and silicate and geochemical estimation of the S content of the Earth's core

B. Mahan, J. Siebert, E. A. Pringle +1

Zinc metal-silicate fractionation provides experimental access to the conditions of core formation and Zn has been used to estimate the S contents of the Earth's core and of the bu…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 108 cited

Multiple rings in the transition disk and companion candidates around RXJ1615.3-3255. High contrast imaging with VLT/SPHERE

J. de Boer, G. Salter, M. Benisty +36

We search for signs of ongoing planet-disk interaction and study the distribution of small grains at the surface of the transition disk around RXJ1615.3-3255 (RX J1615). We observe…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 117 cited

Exploring Biases of Atmospheric Retrievals in Simulated JWST Transmission Spectra of Hot Jupiters

M. Rocchetto, I. P. Waldmann, O. Venot +2

With a scheduled launch in October 2018, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is expected to revolutionise the field of atmospheric characterization of exoplanets. The broad wavel…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 9 cited

An investigation of the low-DeltaV near-Earth asteroids (341843) 2008 EV5 and (52381) 1993 HA. Two suitable targets for the ARM and MarcoPolo-M5 space missions

D. Perna, M. Popescu, F. Monteiro +3

The Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) under development by NASA is being planned to collect a multi-meter boulder from a near-Earth asteroid (NEA), and to bring it to the cis-lunar s…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 142 cited

Summer fireworks on comet 67P

J. -B. Vincent, M. F. A'Hearn, Z. -Y. Lin +52

During its two years mission around comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, ESA's Rosetta spacecraft had the unique opportunity to follow closely a comet in the most active part of its or…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 88 cited

Evolution of CO, CH, and OCS abundances relative to HO in the coma of comet 67P around perihelion from Rosetta/VIRTIS-H observations

D. Bockelée-Morvan, J. Crovisier, S. Erard +19

Infrared observations of the coma of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko were carried out from July to September 2015, i.e., around perihelion (13 August 2015), with the high-resolution chan…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 43 cited

Belt(s) of debris resolved around the Sco-Cen star HIP 67497

M. Bonnefoy, J. Milli, F. Ménard +15

In 2015, we initiated a survey of Scorpius-Centaurus A-F stars that are predicted to host warm-inner and cold-outer belts of debris similar to the case of the system HR~8799. The s…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 38 cited

Inferring the interplanetary dust properties from remote observations and simulations

Jeremie Lasue, Anny-Chantal Levasseur-Regourd, Nicolas Fray +1

Since in situ studies and interplanetary dust collections only provide a spatially limited amount of information about the interplanetary dust properties, it is of major importance…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 151 cited

Direct detection of scattered light gaps in the transitional disk around HD 97048 with VLT/SPHERE

C. Ginski, T. Stolker, P. Pinilla +28

We studied the well known circumstellar disk around the Herbig Ae/Be star HD 97048 with high angular resolution to reveal undetected structures in the disk, which may be indicative…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 67 cited

Ring Formation around Giant Planets by Tidal Disruption of a Single Passing Large Kuiper Belt Object

Ryuki Hyodo, Sébastien Charnoz, Keiji Ohtsuki +1

The origin of rings around giant planets remains elusive. Saturn's rings are massive and made of 90-95% of water ice. In contrast, the much less massive rings of Uranus and Neptune…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 39 cited

Formation of Centaurs' rings through their partial tidal disruption during planetary encounters

Ryuki Hyodo, Sébastien Charnoz, Hidenori Genda +1

Centaurs are minor planets orbiting between Jupiter and Neptune that have or had crossing orbits with one or more giant planets. Recent observations and reinterpretation of previou…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 30 cited

Sublimation of icy aggregates in the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko detected with the OSIRIS cameras onboard Rosetta

A. Gicquel, J. -B. Vincent, J. Agarwal +58

Beginning in March 2014, the OSIRIS (Optical, Spectroscopic, and Infrared Remote Imaging System) cameras began capturing images of the nucleus and coma (gas and dust) of comet 67P/…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 6 cited

Multilayer modeling of the aureole photometry during the Venus transit: comparison between SDO/HMI and VEx/SOIR data

C. Pere, P. Tanga, Th. Widemann +4

The mesosphere of Venus is a critical range of altitudes in which complex temperature variability has been extensively studied by the space mission Venus Express (Vex) during its e…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 63 cited

Acceleration of Individual, Decimetre-sized Aggregates in the Lower Coma of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

J. Agarwal, M. F. A'Hearn, J. -B. Vincent +41

We present OSIRIS/NAC observations of decimetre-sized, likely ice-containing aggregates ejected from a confined region on the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The images…