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Near-Infrared Transmission Spectroscopy of HAT-P-18b with NIRISS: Disentangling Planetary and Stellar Features in the Era of JWST
Marylou Fournier-Tondreau, Ryan J. MacDonald, Michael Radica +24
The JWST Early Release Observations (ERO) included a NIRISS/SOSS (0.6-2.8m) transit of the 850K Saturn-mass exoplanet HAT-P-18b. Initial analysis of these data…
JWST-TST DREAMS: Quartz Clouds in the Atmosphere of WASP-17b
David Grant, Nikole K. Lewis, Hannah R. Wakeford +39
Clouds are prevalent in many of the exoplanet atmospheres that have been observed to date. For transiting exoplanets, we know if clouds are present because they mute spectral featu…
Atmospheric Reconnaissance of TRAPPIST-1 b with JWST/NIRISS: Evidence for Strong Stellar Contamination in the Transmission Spectra
Olivia Lim, Björn Benneke, René Doyon +22
TRAPPIST-1 is a nearby system of seven Earth-sized, temperate, rocky exoplanets transiting a Jupiter-sized M8.5V star, ideally suited for in-depth atmospheric studies. Each TRAPPIS…
ExoGemS High-Resolution Transmission Spectroscopy of WASP-76b with GRACES
Emily K. Deibert, Ernst J. W. de Mooij, Ray Jayawardhana +9
We present high-resolution transmission spectroscopy of WASP-76b with GRACES/Gemini North obtained as part of the ExoGemS survey. With a broad spectral range of 400-1050 nm and a r…
ExoGemS Detection of a Metal Hydride in an Exoplanet Atmosphere
Laura Flagg, Jake D. Turner, Emily Deibert +7
Exoplanet atmosphere studies are often enriched by synergies with brown dwarf analogs. However, many key molecules commonly seen in brown dwarfs have yet to be confirmed in exoplan…
A Venus in the Making? Predictions for JWST Observations of the Ultracool M-Dwarf planet LP 890-9 c
Jonathan Gomez Barrientos, Lisa Kaltenegger, Ryan J. MacDonald
The recently discovered transiting super-Earth LP 890-9 c is potentially one of the best rocky exoplanets for atmospheric characterization. Orbiting an ultracool M-dwarf at the inn…
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…
The Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph for the James Webb Space Telescope -- III. Single Object Slitless Spectroscopy
Loic Albert, David Lafreniere, Rene Doyon +37
The Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph instrument (NIRISS) is the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) contribution to the suite of four science instruments of JWST. As one of t…
Awesome SOSS: Atmospheric Characterisation of WASP-96 b using the JWST Early Release Observations
Jake Taylor, Michael Radica, Luis Welbanks +13
The newly operational JWST offers the potential to study the atmospheres of distant worlds with precision that has not been achieved before. One of the first exoplanets observed by…
High Tide or Riptide on the Cosmic Shoreline? A Water-Rich Atmosphere or Stellar Contamination for the Warm Super-Earth GJ~486b from JWST Observations
Sarah E. Moran, Kevin B. Stevenson, David K. Sing +21
Planets orbiting M-dwarf stars are prime targets in the search for rocky exoplanet atmospheres. The small size of M dwarfs renders their planets exceptional targets for transmissio…
JWST-TST Proper Motions: I. High-Precision NIRISS Calibration and Large Magellanic Cloud Kinematics
M. Libralato, A. Bellini, R. P. van der Marel +27
We develop and disseminate effective point-spread functions and geometric-distortion solutions for high-precision astrometry and photometry with the JWST NIRISS instrument. We corr…
A Catalogue of Exoplanet Atmospheric Retrieval Codes
Ryan J. MacDonald, Natasha E. Batalha
Exoplanet atmospheric retrieval is a computational technique widely used to infer properties of planetary atmospheres from remote spectroscopic observations. Retrieval codes typica…
A broadband thermal emission spectrum of the ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-18b
Louis-Philippe Coulombe, Björn Benneke, Ryan Challener +73
Close-in giant exoplanets with temperatures greater than 2,000 K (''ultra-hot Jupiters'') have been the subject of extensive efforts to determine their atmospheric properties using…
A JWST transmission spectrum of a nearby Earth-sized exoplanet
J. Lustig-Yaeger, G. Fu, E. M. May +20
The critical first step in the search for life on exoplanets over the next decade is to determine whether rocky planets transiting small M-dwarf stars possess atmospheres and, if s…
In Search of the Edge: A Bayesian Exploration of the Detectability of Red Edges in Exoplanet Reflection Spectra
Jonathan Gomez Barrientos, Ryan J. MacDonald, Nikole K. Lewis +1
Reflection spectroscopy holds great promise for characterizing the atmospheres and surfaces of potentially habitable terrestrial exoplanets. The surface of the modern Earth exhibit…