Re-evaluating Hot Jupiter WASP-12b: An Update
arXiv:1301.0968 · doi:10.1051/epjconf/20134713005
Abstract
The hot Jupiter WASP-12b is one of the largest, hottest, and best-studied extrasolar planets. We revisit our recent analysis of WASP-12b's emission spectrum in light of near-infrared spectroscopic measurements which have been claimed to support either a hydride-dominated or carbon-rich atmospheric composition. We show that this new spectrum is still consistent with a featureless blackbody, indicating a nearly isothermal photosphere on the planet's day side. Thus the ensemble of occultation measurements for WASP-12b is still insufficient to constrain the planet's atmospheric composition.
4 pages, 2 figures. Submitted as Proceedings to the ROPACS meeting "Hot Planets and Cool Stars" (Nov. 2012, Garching), http://www.mpe.mpg.de/events/ropacs-2012/Home.html
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