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High-resolution transmission spectroscopy of KELT-18b Metastable helium detection at 1083 nm
M. Chella, M. Monticelli, F. Biassoni +5
We present the first high-resolution transmission spectroscopy of the ultrahot Jupiter KELT-18b, probing its escaping atmosphere by analyzing a single transit obtained with the CAR…
The GAPS programme at TNG LXXXII. The first atmospheric investigation of the gas giant WASP-13b at high resolution with GIARPS
D. Sicilia, M. Basilicata, G. Guilluy +17
Low-density transiting gas giant exoplanets are key benchmarks for atmospheric studies. Despite their large-scale heights, many of them remain poorly characterised. We present the…
Toward the Italian Astronomical Community's Contribution to HWO: Science, Technology, and Instrument Concepts
A. Fontana, F. Annibali, N. Antonietti +101
This paper summarizes the interest of the Italian astronomical community in the possible participation in the development of the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO). It is largely b…
The GAPS programme at TNG LXXIX. New mass constraints for the infant planets in the V1298 Tau system through a long-term radial velocity monitoring with HARPS-N
M. Damasso, P. Leonardi, L. Borsato +26
We aim to constrain the dynamical masses of the four confirmed transiting planets orbiting the infant ( Myr) star V1298,Tau (orbital periods 24.1 d, 8.2…
The GAPS programme at TNG LXXVIII. Phase-resolved detection of multiple atomic species in the atmosphere of KELT-20b/MASCARA-2b
F. Biassoni, F. Borsa, L. Fossati +15
Among the different classes of exoplanets, ultra-hot Jupiters represent prime laboratories for atmospheric characterisation. With an equilibrium temperature of ~2300 K, KELT-20b/MA…
The GAPS programme at TNG LXXV. Validating and confirming Gaia substellar astrometric candidates with HARPS-N
D. Barbato, M. Pinamonti, A. Sozzetti +22
The astrometric measurements provided by the Gaia space mission represent a key advancement in the search and characterization of exoplanets, helping in particular to solve the mas…
A tidally detached super Neptune on a strongly misaligned retrograde orbit
G. Mantovan, L. Malavolta, A. F. Lanza +18
The obliquity between a planet's orbital axis and its host star's spin axis provides crucial insights into planetary formation and migration. Planets with scaled semi-major axes ($…
The GAPS Programme at TNG. LXIX.The Dayside of WASP-76b revealed by GIANO-B, HARPS-N and ESPRESSO: Evidence for Three-Dimensional Atmospheric Effects
G. Guilluy, P. Giacobbe, M. Brogi +22
The study of the atmosphere of ultra-hot Jupiters (UHJs) with equilibrium temperature 2000 K provides valuable insights into atmospheric physics under such extreme conditions…
The GAPS Programme at TNG LXVII. Detection of water and preliminary characterisation of the atmospheres of the two hot Jupiters KELT-8 b and KELT-23 Ab
M. Basilicata, P. Giacobbe, M. Brogi +22
Expanding the number of hot giant planets with atmospheric characterisation can improve our understanding of their atmospheres as well as their formation and evolution mechanisms.…
Kinetic and photochemical disequilibrium in the potentially carbon-rich atmosphere of the warm-Jupiter WASP-69b
Nidhi Bangera, Christiane Helling, Gloria Guilluy +5
High-resolution transmission spectroscopy of the warm gas-giant WASP-69b has revealed the presence of H2O, CO, CH4, NH3, and C2H2 in its atmosphere. This study investigates the imp…
The GAPS programme at TNG LXVI. A homogeneous search for Na i and its possible variability in ten gas giant exoplanets
D. Sicilia, L. Malavolta, G. Scandariato +18
The neutral sodium resonance doublet (Na i D) has been detected in the upper atmosphere of several close-in gas giants, through high-resolution transmission spectroscopy. We aim to…
The GAPS programme at TNG LXIV: An inner eccentric sub-Neptune and an outer sub-Neptune-mass candidate around BD+00 444 (TOI-2443)
L. Naponiello, A. S. Bonomo, L. Mancini +25
We examined in depth the star BD+00 444 (GJ 105.5, TOI-2443; V = 9.5 mag; d = 23.9 pc), with the aim of characterizing and confirming the planetary nature of its small companion, t…
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…
The GAPS programme at TNG: TBD. Studies of atmospheric FeII winds in ultra-hot Jupiters KELT-9b and KELT-20b using HARPS-N spectrograph
M. Stangret, L. Fossati, M. C. D'Arpa +21
Ultra-hot Jupiters (UHJs) are gas giant planets orbiting close to their host star, with equilibrium temperatures exceeding 2000 K, and among the most studied planets in terms of th…
The GAPS programme at TNG LX Atmospheric characterisation of KELT-9 b via single-line analysis: Detection of six H I Balmer lines, Na I, Ca I, Ca II, Fe I, Fe II, Mg I, Ti II, Sc II, and Cr II
M. C. D'Arpa, A. Saba, F. Borsa +27
We analysed six primary transits of the ultra-hot Jupiter KELT-9,b obtained with the HARPS-N high-resolution spectrograph in the context of the Global Architecture of Planetary Sys…
The GAPS Programme at TNG. XXX: Characterization of the low-density gas giant HAT-P-67 b with GIARPS
D. Sicilia, G. Scandariato, G. Guilluy +28
HAT-P-67 b is one of the lowest-density gas giants known to date, making it an excellent target for atmospheric characterization through the transmission spectroscopy technique. In…
The GAPS Programme at TNG: LIV. A HeI survey of close-in giant planets hosted by M-K dwarf stars with GIANO-B
G. Guilluy, M. C. D'Arpa, A. S. Bonomo +30
Atmospheric escape plays a fundamental role in shaping the properties of exoplanets. The metastable near-infrared helium triplet at 1083.3 nm (HeI) is a powerful proxy of extended…
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…
The GAPS Programme at TNG LV. Multiple molecular species in the atmosphere of HAT-P-11 b and review of the HAT-P-11 planetary system
M. Basilicata, P. Giacobbe, A. S. Bonomo +29
The atmospheric characterisation of hot and warm Neptune-size exoplanets is challenging due to their small radius and atmospheric scale height. The warm-Neptune HAT-P-11b is a rema…
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…
DREAM: III.A helium survey in exoplanets on the edge of the hot Neptune desert with GIANO-B@TNG
G. Guilluy, V. Bourrier, Y. Jaziri +9
The population of close-in exoplanets features a desert of hot Neptunes whose origin is uncertain. These planets may have lost their atmosphere, eroding into mini-Neptunes and supe…
The GAPS programme at TNG. XLV. HI Balmer lines transmission spectroscopy and NLTE atmospheric modelling of the ultra-hot Jupiter KELT-20b/MASCARA-2b
L. Fossati, F. Biassoni, G. M. Cappello +27
We aim at extracting the transmission spectrum of the HI Balmer lines of the ultra-hot Jupiter (UHJ) KELT-20b/MASCARA-2b from observations and to further compare the results with w…
On the origin of the non-detection of metastable HeI in the upper atmosphere of the hot Jupiter WASP-80b
L. Fossati, I. Pillitteri, I. F. Shaikhislamov +5
We aim to narrow down the origin of the non-detection of the metastable HeI triplet at about 10830 A obtained for the hot Jupiter WASP-80b. We measure the X-ray flux of WASP-80 fro…
The GAPS Programme at TNG. XLI. The climate of KELT-9b revealed with a new approach to high spectral resolution phase curves
L. Pino, M. Brogi, J. M. Désert +25
[Abridged] We present a novel method to study the thermal emission of exoplanets as a function of orbital phase at very high spectral resolution, and apply it to investigate the cl…