4 papers
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…
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…
JWST observations of K2-18b can be explained by a gas-rich mini-Neptune with no habitable surface
Nicholas F. Wogan, Natasha E. Batalha, Kevin Zahnle +3
JWST recently measured the transmission spectrum of K2-18b, a habitable-zone sub-Neptune exoplanet, detecting CH and CO in its atmosphere. The discovery paper argued the da…
Origin of Life Molecules in the Atmosphere After Big Impacts on the Early Earth
Nicholas F. Wogan, David C. Catling, Kevin J. Zahnle +1
The origin of life on Earth would benefit from a prebiotic atmosphere that produced nitriles, like HCN, which enable ribonucleotide synthesis. However, geochemical evidence suggest…