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20192026
most citedHADES RV Programme with HARPS-N at TNG XII. The abundance signature of M dwarf stars with planets

76 citations · 499 across the 28 of their papers we have counts for

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30 papers

astro-ph.EP2026

The GAPS Programme at TNG. LXXX. Characterisation of the 400 Myr old multi-planet system K2-233

V. Fardella, S. Benatti, R. Spinelli +27

Understanding exoplanet physical properties is crucial for characterising their atmospheres and internal composition. Precise planetary masses are essential for constraining bulk d…

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.EP2026

The GAPS Programme at the TNG: LXX. TOI-5734b: A hot sub-Neptune orbiting a relatively young K dwarf with an Earth-like density

S. Filomeno, T. Trifonov, M. Damasso +40

Increasing interest in young exoplanets is leading to a growing effort to understand the formation and evolutionary processes responsible for their different architectures. One int…

astro-ph.EP2025

The Hot Neptune Initiative (HONEI) II. TOI-5795 b: A hot super-Neptune orbiting a metal-poor star

F. Manni, L. Naponiello, L. Mancini +31

The formation of Neptune planets with orbital periods less than 10\,days remains uncertain. They might have developed similarly to longer-period counterparts, emerged from rare col…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 3 cited

A joint effort to discover and characterize two resonant mini Neptunes around TOI-1803 with TESS, HARPS-N and CHEOPS

T. Zingales, L. Malavolta, L. Borsato +130

We present the discovery of two mini Neptunes near a 2:1 orbital resonance configuration orbiting the K0 star TOI-1803. We describe their orbital architecture in detail and suggest…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 5 cited

The GAPS Programme at TNG. LXV. Precise density measurement of TOI-1430 b, a young planet with an evaporating atmosphere

D. Nardiello, J. M. Akana Murphy, R. Spinelli +34

Small-sized exoplanets in tight orbits around young stars (10-1000 Myr) give us the opportunity to investigate the mechanisms that led to their formation, the evolution of their ph…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 3 cited

The GAPS programme at TNG -- LXIII. Photo-evaporating puzzle: Exploring the enigmatic nature of TOI-5398 b atmospheric signal

M. C. D'Arpa, G. Guilluy, G. Mantovan +26

Atmospheric characterization is key to understanding exoplanetary systems, offering insights into the planets current and past conditions. By analyzing key lines like H alpha and t…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 9 cited

XUV irradiation of young planetary atmospheres. Results from a joint XMM-Newton and HST observation of HIP67522

A. Maggio, I. Pillitteri, C. Argiroffi +3

The evaporation and the chemistry of the atmospheres of warm and hot planets are strongly determined by the high-energy irradiation they receive from their parent stars. This is mo…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 3 cited

The GAPS Programme at TNG. LIX. A characterisation study of the 300 Myr old multi-planetary system orbiting the star BD+40 2790 (TOI-2076)

M. Damasso, D. Locci, S. Benatti +35

We collected more than 300 high-resolution spectra of the 300 Myr old star BD+40 2790 (TOI-2076) over ~3 years. This star hosts three transiting planets discovered by TESS, with or…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 9 cited

TOI-837 b: characterisation, formation and evolutionary history of an infant warm Saturn-mass planet

M. Damasso, D. Polychroni, D. Locci +15

We aim to determine the fundamental properties of the 35 Myr old star TOI-837 and its close-in Saturn-sized planet, and to investigate the system's formation and evolutionary…

astro-ph.EP2024

Orbital obliquity of the young planet TOI-5398 b and the evolutionary history of the system

G. Mantovan, L. Malavolta, D. Locci +19

Multi-planet systems exhibit remarkable architectural diversity. However, short-period giant planets are typically isolated. Compact systems like TOI-5398, with an outer close-orbi…

astro-ph.EP2024

Signatures of X-ray dominated chemistry in the spectra of exoplanetary atmospheres

Daniele Locci, Giambattista Aresu, Antonino Petralia +3

High-energy radiation from stars impacts planetary atmospheres deeply affecting their chemistry, providing departures from chemical equilibrium. While the upper atmospheric layers…

astro-ph.SR2023

EWOCS-I: The catalog of X-ray sources in Westerlund 1 from the Extended Westerlund 1 and 2 Open Clusters Survey

M. G. Guarcello, E. Flaccomio, J. F. Albacete-Colombo +48

Context. With a mass exceeding several 10^4 solar masses and a rich and dense population of massive stars, supermassive young star clusters represent the most massive star-forming…

astro-ph.EP2023

The GAPS Programme at TNG L -- TOI-4515 b: An eccentric warm Jupiter orbiting a 1.2 Gyr-old G-star

I. Carleo, L. Malavolta, S. Desidera +68

Context. Different theories have been developed to explain the origins and properties of close-in giant planets, but none of them alone can explain all of the properties of the war…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 37 cited

A super-massive Neptune-sized planet

L. Naponiello, L. Mancini, A. Sozzetti +55

Neptune-sized planets exhibit a wide range of compositions and densities, depending onf cators related to their formation and evolution history, such as the distance from their hos…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 18 cited

XUV emission of the young planet-hosting star V1298\,Tau from coordinated observations with XMM-Newton and HST

A. Maggio, I. Pillitteri, C. Argiroffi +16

Atmospheric mass loss plays a major role in the evolution of exoplanets. This process is driven by the stellar high-energy irradiation, especially in the first hundreds of millions…

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★ 17 cited

TOI-179: a young system with a transiting compact Neptune-mass planet and a low-mass companion in outer orbit

S. Desidera, M. Damasso, R. Gratton +29

Transiting planets around young stars are key benchmarks for our understanding of planetary systems. One of such candidates was identified around the K dwarf HD 18599 by TESS, labe…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 25 cited

New constraints on the future evaporation of the young exoplanets in the V1298 Tau system

A. Maggio, D. Locci, I. Pillitteri +7

Transiting planets at young ages are key targets for improving our understanding of the evolution of exo-atmospheres. We present results of a new X-ray observation of V1298 Tau wit…

astro-ph.EP2021

Extreme ultraviolet and X-ray driven photochemistry of gaseous exoplanets

Daniele Locci, Antonino Petralia, Giuseppina Micela +3

The interaction of exoplanets with their host stars causes a vast diversity in bulk and atmospheric compositions, and physical and chemical conditions. Stellar radiation, especiall…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 74 cited

Rapid contraction of giant planets orbiting the 20 million-years old star V1298 Tau

A. Suárez Mascareño, M. Damasso, N. Lodieu +41

Current theories of planetary evolution predict that infant giant planets have large radii and very low densities before they slowly contract to reach their final size after about…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 27 cited

Ariel: Enabling planetary science across light-years

Giovanna Tinetti, Paul Eccleston, Carole Haswell +313

Ariel, the Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey, was adopted as the fourth medium-class mission in ESA's Cosmic Vision programme to be launched in 2029. Durin…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 15 cited

Hot planets around cool stars -- two short-period mini-Neptunes transiting the late K-dwarf TOI-1260

I. Y. Georgieva, C. M. Persson, O. Barragán +56

We present the discovery and characterization of two sub-Neptunes in close orbits, as well as a tentative outer planet of a similar size, orbiting TOI-1260 - a low metallicity K6V…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 49 cited

Constraints on the mass and atmospheric composition and evolution of the low-density young planet DS Tuc A b

S. Benatti, M. Damasso, F. Borsa +9

We performed a radial velocity (RV) monitoring of the 40 Myr old star DS Tuc A with HARPS at the ESO-3.6m to determine the planetary mass of its 8.14-days planet, first revealed by…