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193 citations · 746 across the 33 of their papers we have counts for

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astro-ph.EP2026

JWST COMPASS: NIRSpec/G395H Transmission Observations of the Sub-Neptune HD 15337 c

Nicole L. Wallack, Peter Gao, Michael Greklek-McKeon +17

We present the 3-5 m transmission spectrum of HD 15337 c (TOI-402.02), a sub-Neptune (2.526 R, 6.792 M, T656 K) around a K1V star observed…

astro-ph.EP2025

JWST COMPASS: Insights into the Systematic Noise Properties of NIRSpec/G395H From a Uniform Reanalysis of Seven Transmission Spectra

Tyler A. Gordon, Natalie M. Batalha, Natasha E. Batalha +9

JWST has already observed near-infrared transmission spectra of over a dozen super-Earths and sub-Neptunes. While some observations have allowed astronomers to characterize sub-Nep…

astro-ph.EP2025

THYME XIII: Two young Neptunes orbiting a 75-Myr star in the Alpha Persei Cluster

Anne Dattilo, Andrew M. Vanderburg, Madyson G. Barber +28

Young planets with mass measurements are particularly valuable in studying atmospheric mass-loss processes, but these planets are rare and their masses difficult to measure due to…

astro-ph.EP2025

JWST COMPASS: A NIRSpec G395H Transmission Spectrum of the Super-Earth GJ 357 b

Jea Adams Redai, Nicholas Wogan, Nicole L. Wallack +14

We present JWST NIRSpec/G395H transmission spectroscopy observations of GJ 357 b, a warm ( K) super-Earth (, $1.84\ \mathrm{…

astro-ph.EP2025

JWST COMPASS: NIRSpec/G395H Transmission Observations of TOI-776 c, a 2 Rearth M Dwarf Planet

Johanna Teske, Natasha E. Batalha, Nicole L. Wallack +16

The atmospheres of planets between the size of Earth and Neptune at short orbital periods have been under intense scrutiny. Of the ~dozen planets in this regime with atmospheres st…

astro-ph.EP2025

The TESS-Keck Survey XXIV: Outer Giants may be More Prevalent in the Presence of Inner Small Planets

Judah Van Zandt, Erik A. Petigura, Jack Lubin +38

We present the results of the Distant Giants Survey, a three-year radial velocity (RV) campaign to search for wide-separation giant planets orbiting Sun-like stars known to host an…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 1 cited

JWST COMPASS: The 3-5 Micron Transmission Spectrum of the Super-Earth L 98-59 c

Nicholas Scarsdale, Nicholas Wogan, Hannah R. Wakeford +14

We present a JWST NIRSpec transmission spectrum of the super-Earth exoplanet L 98-59 c. This small (RR, MR), warm (T$_\textrm{eq…

astro-ph.EP2024

The Spin Zone: Synchronously and Asynchronously Rotating Exoplanets Have Spectral Differences in Transmission

Nicholas Scarsdale, C. E. Harman, Thomas J. Fauchez

New observational facilities are beginning to enable insights into the three-dimensional (3D) nature of exoplanets. Transmission spectroscopy is the most widely used method for cha…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 53 cited

The TESS-Keck Survey XX: 15 New TESS Planets and a Uniform RV Analysis of all Survey Targets

Alex S. Polanski, Jack Lubin, Corey beard +69

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered hundreds of new worlds, with TESS planet candidates now outnumbering the total number of confirmed planets from $\te…

astro-ph.EP2024

The TESS-Keck Survey. XXII. A sub-Neptune Orbiting TOI-1437

Daria Pidhorodetska, Emily A. Gilbert, Stephen R. Kane +40

Exoplanet discoveries have revealed a dramatic diversity of planet sizes across a vast array of orbital architectures. Sub-Neptunes are of particular interest; due to their absence…

astro-ph.EP2024

JWST COMPASS: A NIRSpec/G395H Transmission Spectrum of the Sub-Neptune TOI-836c

Nicole L. Wallack, Natasha E. Batalha, Lili Alderson +13

Planets between the sizes of Earth and Neptune are the most common in the Galaxy, bridging the gap between the terrestrial and giant planets in our Solar System. Now that we are fi…

astro-ph.EP2024

JWST COMPASS: NIRSpec/G395H Transmission Observations of the Super-Earth TOI-836b

Lili Alderson, Natasha E. Batalha, Hannah R. Wakeford +13

We present two transit observations of the ~870K, 1.7R super-Earth TOI-836b with JWST NIRSpec/G395H, resulting in a 2.8-5.2m transmission spectrum. Using two different reduc…

astro-ph.EP2024

The TESS-Keck Survey. XII. A Dense 1.8 R Ultra-Short-Period Planet Possibly Clinging to a High-Mean-Molecular-Weight Atmosphere After the First Gyr

Ryan A. Rubenzahl, Fei Dai, Andrew W. Howard +39

The extreme environments of ultra-short-period planets (USPs) make excellent laboratories to study how exoplanets obtain, lose, retain, and/or regain gaseous atmospheres. We presen…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 1 cited

The TESS-Keck Survey. XIX. A Warm Transiting Sub-Saturn Mass Planet and a non-Transiting Saturn Mass Planet Orbiting a Solar Analog

Michelle L. Hill, Stephen R. Kane, Paul A. Dalba +45

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) continues to dramatically increase the number of known transiting exoplanets, and is optimal for monitoring bright stars amenable t…

astro-ph.EP2023

The TESS-Keck Survey XVII: Precise Mass Measurements in a Young, High Multiplicity Transiting Planet System using Radial Velocities and Transit Timing Variations

Corey Beard, Paul Robertson, Fei Dai +41

We present a radial velocity (RV) analysis of TOI-1136, a bright TESS system with six confirmed transiting planets, and a seventh single-transiting planet candidate. All planets in…

astro-ph.EP2023

The TESS-Keck Survey. XVI. Mass Measurements for 12 Planets in Eight Systems

Joseph M. Akana Murphy, Natalie M. Batalha, Nicholas Scarsdale +44

With JWST's successful deployment and unexpectedly high fuel reserves, measuring the masses of sub-Neptunes transiting bright, nearby stars will soon become the bottleneck for char…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 81 cited

Awesome SOSS: Transmission Spectroscopy of WASP-96b with NIRISS/SOSS

Michael Radica, Luis Welbanks, Néstor Espinoza +30

The future is now - after its long-awaited launch in December 2021, JWST began science operations in July 2022 and is already revolutionizing exoplanet astronomy. The Early Release…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 22 cited

The TESS-Keck Survey. XV. Precise Properties of 108 TESS Planets and Their Host Stars

Mason G. MacDougall, Erik A. Petigura, Gregory J. Gilbert +38

We present the stellar and planetary properties for 85 TESS Objects of Interest (TOIs) hosting 108 planet candidates which comprise the TESS-Keck Survey (TKS) sample. We combine ph…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 72 cited

TOI-1136 is a Young, Coplanar, Aligned Planetary System in a Pristine Resonant Chain

Fei Dai, Kento Masuda, Corey Beard +60

Convergent disk migration has long been suspected to be responsible for forming planetary systems with a chain of mean-motion resonances (MMR). Dynamical evolution over time could…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 15 cited

TESS-Keck Survey XIV: Two giant exoplanets from the Distant Giants Survey

Judah E. Van Zandt, Erik A. Petigura, Mason MacDougall +42

We present the Distant Giants Survey, a three-year radial velocity (RV) campaign to measure P(DG|CS), the conditional occurrence of distant giant planets (DG; M_p ~ 0.3 - 13 M_J, P…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 193 cited

Identification of carbon dioxide in an exoplanet atmosphere

The JWST Transiting Exoplanet Community Early Release Science Team, Eva-Maria Ahrer, Lili Alderson +129

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a key chemical species that is found in a wide range of planetary atmospheres. In the context of exoplanets, CO2 is an indicator of the metal enrichment (i.…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 7 cited

The TESS-Keck Survey. XIII. An Eccentric Hot Neptune with a Similar-Mass Outer Companion around TOI-1272

Mason G. MacDougall, Erik A. Petigura, Tara Fetherolf +58

We report the discovery of an eccentric hot Neptune and a non-transiting outer planet around TOI-1272. We identified the eccentricity of the inner planet, with an orbital period of…

astro-ph.EP2022

The TESS-Keck Survey. XI. Mass Measurements for Four Transiting sub-Neptunes orbiting K dwarf TOI-1246

Emma V. Turtelboom, Lauren M. Weiss, Courtney D. Dressing +78

Multi-planet systems are valuable arenas for investigating exoplanet architectures and comparing planetary siblings. TOI-1246 is one such system, with a moderately bright K dwarf (…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 39 cited

The TESS-Keck Survey. VIII. Confirmation of a Transiting Giant Planet on an Eccentric 261 day Orbit with the Automated Planet Finder Telescope

Paul A. Dalba, Stephen R. Kane, Diana Dragomir +72

We report the discovery of TOI-2180 b, a 2.8 giant planet orbiting a slightly evolved G5 host star. This planet transited only once in Cycle 2 of the primary Transiting…