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astro-ph.EP2026

Hot Rocks Survey VI: An anomalously hot dayside for the rocky planet GJ 357 b

Merlin Zgraggen, Brice-Olivier Demory, Hannah Diamond-Lowe +15

As part of the JWST Hot Rocks Survey, we analyzed a JWST/MIRI F1500W secondary-eclipse observation of GJ 357 b, a rocky exoplanet orbiting a nearby M dwarf. We also performed a new…

astro-ph.EP2026

JWST MEP - A World Under Spotty Starlight: Detection of CO2 and H2O in the Hot Saturn WASP-52b with JWST NIRSpec G395H

JWST GO 3969 Team, Yanbo Pan, Ryan J. MacDonald +21

Exoplanets orbiting active stars offer distinct challenges for atmospheric characterization with the JWST. Among such worlds, the hot Saturn WASP-52b (Teq 1300 K) orbits an…

astro-ph.EP2026

JWST-SUPER I: New insights into irradiated warm Neptunes atmospheres from MIRI observations of HD 106315 c

A. Dyrek, R. Waters, S. -M. Tsai +17

Sulphur-bearing molecules have recently emerged as powerful tracers of atmospheric photochemistry in exoplanets observed with JWST. In several warm giant planets, SO has been d…

astro-ph.EP2026

A Homogeneous Survey of JWST MIRI Transmission Spectra of 10 Exoplanets

Martin Binet, Nikku Madhusudhan, Måns Holmberg +1

The launch of JWST has enabled unprecedented atmospheric characterization of exoplanets. In particular, the JWST-MIRI instrument in the mid-infrared enables probing of molecular sp…

astro-ph.EP2026

Transmission Spectrum of the Benchmark Temperate Exo-Neptune TOI-1231 b

Subhajit Sarkar, Nikku Madhusudhan, Lorenzo Pica-Ciamarra +4

The JWST is revolutionizing our understanding of the temperate sub-Neptune population through atmospheric spectroscopy. The nature of these planets remains debated, as their bulk p…

astro-ph.EP2026

The Mid-Infrared Transmission Spectrum of the Temperate Sub-Neptune TOI-270 d

Måns Holmberg, Nikku Madhusudhan, Martin Binet +3

Observations of temperate sub-Neptunes with JWST have ushered in a new era for atmospheric characterization of small exoplanets. In particular, the MIRI instrument provides a uniqu…

astro-ph.EP2026★ 1 cited

Hot Rocks Survey V: Secondary Eclipse Photometry of GJ 3473 b with JWST/MIRI

Måns Holmberg, Hannah Diamond-Lowe, João M. Mendonça +16

JWST is transforming our ability to characterise small exoplanets, from sub-Neptunes to rocky worlds. A key open question is whether highly irradiated rocky planets can retain atmo…

astro-ph.EP2025

A JWST Transmission Spectrum of the Temperate Sub-Neptune TOI-732 c

Frances E. Rigby, Nikku Madhusudhan, Subhajit Sarkar +3

In recent years, JWST has facilitated detections of carbon-bearing molecules in the atmospheres of temperate sub-Neptunes orbiting M dwarfs, ushering in a new era in the characteri…

astro-ph.EP2025

The atmospheric composition of TOI-270 d

Savvas Constantinou, Nikku Madhusudhan, Måns Holmberg

The first explorations of temperate sub-Neptune exoplanets have been the hallmark of early JWST observations. The bulk properties of such planets are consistent with a range of pos…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 1 cited

Exploring the Sub-Neptune Frontier with JWST

Nikku Madhusudhan, Måns Holmberg, Savvas Constantinou +1

Sub-Neptune planets, with sizes and masses between those of Earth and Neptune, dominate the exoplanet population. Sub-Neptunes are expected to be the most diverse family of the exo…

astro-ph.EP2025

New Constraints on DMS and DMDS in the Atmosphere of K2-18 b from JWST MIRI

Nikku Madhusudhan, Savvas Constantinou, Måns Holmberg +3

The sub-Neptune frontier has opened a new window into the rich diversity of planetary environments beyond the solar system. The possibility of hycean worlds, with planet-wide ocean…

astro-ph.EP2024

Exoplanet Transit Spectroscopy with JWST NIRSpec: Diagnostics and Homogeneous Case Study of WASP-39 b

Subhajit Sarkar, Nikku Madhusudhan, Savvas Constantinou +1

The JWST has ushered in a new era of exoplanet transit spectroscopy. Among the JWST instruments, the Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) has the most extensive set of configuratio…

astro-ph.EP2024

Possible Hycean conditions in the sub-Neptune TOI-270 d

Måns Holmberg, Nikku Madhusudhan

The JWST has ushered in a new era in atmospheric characterisations of temperate low-mass exoplanets with recent detections of carbon-bearing molecules in the candidate Hycean world…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 9 cited

Carbon-bearing Molecules in a Possible Hycean Atmosphere

Nikku Madhusudhan, Subhajit Sarkar, Savvas Constantinou +3

The search for habitable environments and biomarkers in exoplanetary atmospheres is the holy grail of exoplanet science. The detection of atmospheric signatures of habitable Earth-…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 37 cited

Exoplanet Spectroscopy with JWST NIRISS: Diagnostics and Case Studies

Måns Holmberg, Nikku Madhusudhan

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is ushering in a new era in remote sensing of exoplanetary atmospheres. Atmospheric retrievals of exoplanets can be highly sensitive to high-p…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 48 cited

Robustness Measures for Molecular Detections using High-Resolution Transmission Spectroscopy of Exoplanets

Connor J. Cheverall, Nikku Madhusudhan, Måns Holmberg

Ground-based high-resolution transmission spectroscopy has emerged as a promising technique for detecting chemicals in transiting exoplanetary atmospheres. Despite chemical inferen…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 1 cited

A First Look at CRIRES+: Performance Assessment and Exoplanet Spectroscopy

Måns Holmberg, Nikku Madhusudhan

High-resolution spectroscopy has proven to be a powerful avenue for atmospheric remote sensing of exoplanets. Recently, ESO commissioned the CRIRES+ high-resolution infrared spectr…