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astro-ph.EP2026

The GAPS Programme at TNG. LXXIII. Confirmation of the hot sub-Neptune TOI-4602 b (HD 25295 b), a key target for future atmospheric characterization

C. Di Maio, S. Benatti, D. Locci +25

Precise mass and radius measurements of small, transitional exoplanets, such as super-Earths and sub-Neptunes, are essential to constrain their bulk density and formation history,…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 13 cited

The PLATO Mission

Heike Rauer, Conny Aerts, Juan Cabrera +842

PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) is ESA's M3 mission designed to detect and characterise extrasolar planets and perform asteroseismic monitoring of a large numb…

astro-ph.IM2023★ 8 cited

Ground-breaking Exoplanet Science with the ANDES spectrograph at the ELT

Enric Palle, Katia Biazzo, Emeline Bolmont +56

In the past decade the study of exoplanet atmospheres at high-spectral resolution, via transmission/emission spectroscopy and cross-correlation techniques for atomic/molecular mapp…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 19 cited

TOI-4010: A System of Three Large Short-Period Planets With a Massive Long-Period Companion

Michelle Kunimoto, Andrew Vanderburg, Chelsea X. Huang +53

We report the confirmation of three exoplanets transiting TOI-4010 (TIC-352682207), a metal-rich K dwarf observed by TESS in Sectors 24, 25, 52, and 58. We confirm these planets wi…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 8 cited

The GAPS programme at TNG. XLVI. Deep search for low-mass planets in late-dwarf systems hosting cold Jupiters

M. Pinamonti, D. Barbato, A. Sozzetti +30

We present the results of a high-cadence and high-precision radial velocity (RV) monitoring of 3 late-type dwarf stars hosting long-period giants with well-measured orbits, in orde…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 22 cited

The GAPS Programme at TNG XLII. A characterisation study of the multi-planet system around the 400 Myr-old star HD 63433 (TOI-1726)

M. Damasso, D. Locci, S. Benatti +34

For more than two years, we monitored with the HARPS-N spectrograph the 400 Myr-old star HD\,63433, which hosts two close-in (orbital periods and days) s…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 16 cited

The GAPS Programme at TNG XL: A puffy and warm Neptune-sized planet and an outer Neptune-mass candidate orbiting the solar-type star TOI-1422

L. Naponiello, L. Mancini, M. Damasso +55

We investigate the exoplanet candidate TOI-1422b, which was discovered by the TESS space telescope around the high proper-motion G2V star TOI-1422 ( mag), 155pc away, with…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 46 cited

The GAPS Programme with HARPS-N at TNG. XXXVII. A precise density measurement of the young ultra-short period planet TOI-1807 b

D. Nardiello, L. Malavolta, S. Desidera +38

Great strides have been made in recent years in the understanding of the mechanisms involved in the formation and evolution of planetary systems; despite this, many observational f…

astro-ph.SR2022★ 58 cited

The GAPS Programme with HARPS-N at TNG. XXXV. Fundamental properties of transiting exoplanet host stars

K. Biazzo, V. D'Orazi, S. Desidera +38

Exoplanetary properties depend on stellar properties: to know the planet with accuracy and precision it is necessary to know the star as accurately and precisely as possible. Our i…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 28 cited

The GAPS Programme at TNG XXXIII. HARPS-N detects multiple atomic species in emission from the dayside of KELT-20b

F. Borsa, P. Giacobbe, A. S. Bonomo +31

The detection of lines in emission in planetary atmospheres provides direct evidence of temperature inversion. We confirm the trend of ultra-hot Jupiters orbiting A-type stars show…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 53 cited

HADES RV Programme with HARPS-N at TNG XV. Planetary occurrence rates around early-M dwarfs

M. Pinamonti, A. Sozzetti, J. Maldonado +28

We present the complete Bayesian statistical analysis of the HArps-n red Dwarf Exoplanet Survey (HADES), which monitored the radial velocities of a large sample of M dwarfs with HA…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 22 cited

The GAPS Programme with HARPS-N at TNG. XXXI. The WASP-33 system revisited with HARPS-N

F. Borsa, A. F. Lanza, I. Raspantini +33

[abridged] We analyse four transits of WASP-33b observed with the optical high-resolution HARPS-N spectrograph to confirm its nodal precession, study its atmosphere and investigate…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 5 cited

HADES RV programme with HARPS-N at TNG XIV. A candidate super-Earth orbiting the M-dwarf GJ 9689 with a period close to half the stellar rotation period

J. Maldonado, A. Petralia, M. Damasso +27

Context. It is now well-established that small, rocky planets are common around low-mass stars. However, the detection of such planets is challenged by the short-term activity of t…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 11 cited

HADES RV Programme with HARPS-N at TNG XIII. A sub-Neptune around the M dwarf GJ 720 A

E. González-Álvarez, A. Petralia, G. Micela +21

Context. The high number of super-Earth and Earth-like planets in the habitable zone (HZ) detected around M-dwarf stars in the last years has revealed these stellar objects to be t…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 18 cited

The GAPS Programme at TNG. XXIX. No detection of reflected light from 51 Peg b using optical high-resolution spectroscopy

G. Scandariato, F. Borsa, D. Sicilia +44

The analysis of exoplanetary atmospheres by means of high-resolution spectroscopy is an expanding research field which provides information on chemical composition, thermal structu…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 39 cited

The GAPS Programme at TNG XXVIII -- A pair of hot-Neptunes orbiting the young star TOI-942

Ilaria Carleo, Silvano Desidera, Domenico Nardiello +48

Both young stars and multi-planet systems are primary objects that allow us to study, understand and constrain planetary formation and evolution theories. We validate the physical…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 76 cited

HADES RV Programme with HARPS-N at TNG XII. The abundance signature of M dwarf stars with planets

J. Maldonado, G. Micela, M. Baratella +27

Most of our current knowledge on planet formation is still based on the analysis of main-sequence, solar-type stars. Conversely, detailed chemical studies of large samples of M-dwa…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 38 cited

The GAPS Programme at TNG XXVII. Reassessment of a young planetary system with HARPS-N: is the hot Jupiter V830 Tau b really there?

M. Damasso, A. F. Lanza, S. Benatti +41

Detecting and characterising exoworlds around very young stars (age10 Myr) are key aspects of exoplanet demographic studies, especially for understanding the mechanisms and time…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 9 cited

The GAPS programme at TNG XXVI. Magnetic activity in M stars: spectroscopic monitoring of AD Leonis

C. Di Maio, C. Argiroffi, G. Micela +7

Understanding stellar activity in M dwarfs is fundamental to improving our knowledge of the physics of stellar atmospheres and for planet search programmes. High levels of stellar…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 10 cited

The GAPS Programme at TNG -- XXIV. An eccentric Neptune-mass planet near the inner edge of the BD-11 4672 habitable zone

D. Barbato, M. Pinamonti, A. Sozzetti +34

With the growth of comparative exoplanetology, it is increasingly clear that investigating the relationships between inner and outer planets plays a key role in discriminating betw…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 75 cited

The GAPS programme at TNG XXII. The GIARPS view of the extended helium atmosphere of HD189733 b accounting for stellar activity

G. Guilluy, V. Andretta, F. Borsa +48

Exoplanets orbiting very close to their host star are strongly irradiated. This can lead the upper atmospheric layers to expand and evaporate into space. The metastable helium (HeI…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 136 cited

Neutral Iron Emission Lines From The Day-side Of KELT-9b -- The GAPS Programme With HARPS-N At TNG XX

L. Pino, J. M. Désert, M. Brogi +47

We present the first detection of atomic emission lines from the atmosphere of an exoplanet. We detect neutral iron lines from the day-side of KELT-9b (Teq 4, 000 K). We com…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 45 cited

Exocomets: A spectroscopic survey

I. Rebollido, C. Eiroa, B. Montesinos +18

While exoplanets are now routinely detected, the detection of small bodies in extrasolar systems remains challenging. Since the discovery of sporadic events interpreted as exocomet…

astro-ph.EP2019★ 17 cited

The HADES RV Programme with HARPS-N at TNG XI. GJ 685 b: a warm super-Earth around an active M dwarf

M. Pinamonti, A. Sozzetti, P. Giacobbe +23

Small rocky planets seem to be very abundant around low-mass M-type stars. Their actual planetary population is however not yet precisely understood. Currently several surveys aim…