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astro-ph.EP2026

The mass of TOI-1883 b: A low density super-Neptune in the ridge regime transiting an early-M dwarf

Izuru Fukuda, Norio Narita, Akihiko Fukui +36

Recent large-scale transit surveys conducted by space telescopes such as Kepler and TESS have revealed a vast number of exoplanets, uncovering the diversity of their population. On…

astro-ph.EP2026

Exoplanet Search and Characterization with the Proposed POET Canadian Space Mission

S. Metchev, J. Rowe, P. Miles-Páez +20

The Photometric Observations of Exoplanet Transits (POET) is a proposed micro-satellite mission dedicated to the characterization and discovery of transiting exoplanets. POET has b…

astro-ph.SR2025

Direct Imaging Explorations for Companions from the Subaru/IRD Strategic Program II; Discovery of a Brown-dwarf Companion around a Nearby mid-M~dwarf LSPM~J1446+4633

Taichi Uyama, Masayuki Kuzuhara, Charles Beichman +35

We report the discovery of a new directly-imaged brown dwarf companion with Keck/NIRC2+pyWFS around a nearby mid-type M~dwarf LSPM~J1446+4633 (hereafter J1446). The -band contr…

astro-ph.EP2025

Sibling Sub-Neptunes Around Sibling M Dwarfs: TOI-521 and TOI-912

G. Lacedelli, E. Pallé, R. Luque +47

Sub-Neptunes are absent in the Solar System, yet they are commonly found in our Galaxy. They challenge the internal structure models and prompt investigation on their formation, ev…

astro-ph.EP2025

The mass of TOI-654 b: A short-period sub-Neptune transiting a mid-M dwarf

Kai Ikuta, Norio Narita, Takuya Takarada +40

Sub-Neptunes are small planets between the size of the Earth and Neptune. The orbital and bulk properties of transiting sub-Neptunes can provide clues for their formation and evolu…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 2 cited

A 1.48-2.48 m R=28000 spectroscopic atlas of the L7.5 and T0.5 components of the nearest pair of brown dwarfs: Luhman 16AB

Hiroyuki Tako Ishikawa, Stanimir Metchev, Megan E. Tannock +6

We present a high signal-to-noise (SNR 450), high-dispersion () H- and K-band spectroscopic atlas of the L7.5 and T0.5 components of the Luhman 1…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 2 cited

Atmospheric retrieval of Subaru/IRD high-resolution spectrum of the archetype T-type brown dwarf Gl 229 B

Yui Kawashima, Hajime Kawahara, Yui Kasagi +14

Brown dwarfs provide a unique opportunity to study atmospheres and their physical and chemical processes with high precision, especially in temperature ranges relevant to exoplanet…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 3 cited

Differentiable Modeling of Planet and Substellar Atmosphere: High-Resolution Emission, Transmission, and Reflection Spectroscopy with ExoJAX2

Hajime Kawahara, Yui Kawashima, Shotaro Tada +11

Modeling based on differentiable programming holds great promise for astronomy, enabling advanced techniques such as gradient-based posterior sampling and optimization. This paradi…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 22 cited

Gliese 12 b: A temperate Earth-sized planet at 12 pc ideal for atmospheric transmission spectroscopy

M. Kuzuhara, A. Fukui, J. H. Livingston +103

Recent discoveries of Earth-sized planets transiting nearby M dwarfs have made it possible to characterize the atmospheres of terrestrial planets via follow-up spectroscopic observ…

astro-ph.EP2024

The Discovery and Follow-up of Four Transiting Short-period Sub-Neptunes Orbiting M dwarfs

Y. Hori, A. Fukui, T. Hirano +100

Sub-Neptunes with are intermediate in size between rocky planets and Neptune-sized planets. The orbital properties and bulk compositions of transiting sub-Neptunes pr…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 26 cited

The mass determination of TOI-519 b: a close-in giant planet transiting a metal-rich mid-M dwarf

Taiki Kagetani, Norio Narita, Tadahiro Kimura +33

We report the mass determination of TOI-519 b, a transiting substellar object around a mid-M dwarf. We carried out radial velocity measurements using Subaru / InfraRed Doppler (IRD…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 4 cited

Direct Imaging Explorations for Companions around Mid-Late M Stars from the Subaru/IRD Strategic Program

Taichi Uyama, Charles Beichman, Masayuki Kuzuhara +32

The Subaru telescope is currently performing a strategic program (SSP) using the high-precision near-infrared (NIR) spectrometer IRD to search for exoplanets around nearby mid/late…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 9 cited

An Earth-sized Planet around an M5 Dwarf Star at 22 pc

Teruyuki Hirano, Fei Dai, John H. Livingston +46

We report on the discovery of an Earth-sized transiting planet () in a day orbit around K2-415 (EPIC 211414619), an M5V star at 22 pc. The pla…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 17 cited

A Super-Earth Orbiting Near the Inner Edge of the Habitable Zone around the M4.5-dwarf Ross 508

Hiroki Harakawa, Takuya Takarada, Yui Kasagi +46

We report the near-infrared radial-velocity (RV) discovery of a super-Earth planet on a 10.77-day orbit around the M4.5 dwarf Ross 508 (). Using precision RVs f…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 18 cited

TOI-1696: a nearby M4 dwarf with a planet in the Neptunian desert

Mayuko Mori, John H. Livingston, Jerome de Leon +59

We present the discovery and validation of a temperate sub-Neptune around the nearby mid-M dwarf TIC 470381900 (TOI-1696), with a radius of and an orbita…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 12 cited

Validation and atmospheric exploration of the sub-Neptune TOI-2136b around a nearby M3 dwarf

K. Kawauchi, F. Murgas, E. Palle +51

The NASA space telescope is currently in the extended mission of its all-sky search for new transiting planets. Of the thousands of candidates that TESS is expected to deliv…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 11 cited

TOI-1442 b and TOI-2445 b: two potentially rocky ultra-short period planets around M dwarfs

G. Morello, H. Parviainen, F. Murgas +52

Context. Exoplanets with orbital periods of less than one day are known as ultra-short period (USP) planets. They are relatively rare products of planetary formation and evolution…

astro-ph.SR2021

Silicon and Strontium abundances of very metal-poor stars determined from near-infrared spectra

Wako Aoki, Timothy C. Beers, Satoshi Honda +19

Silicon and Strontium are key elements to explore the nucleosynthesis and chemical evolution of the Galaxy by measurements of very metal-poor stars. There are, however, only a few…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 30 cited

Elemental abundances of nearby M dwarfs based on high-resolution near-infrared spectra obtained by the Subaru/IRD survey: Proof of concept

Hiroyuki Tako Ishikawa, Wako Aoki, Teruyuki Hirano +24

Detailed chemical analyses of M dwarfs are scarce but necessary to constrain the formation environment and internal structure of planets being found around them. We present element…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 2 cited

Two Bright M Dwarfs Hosting Ultra-Short-Period Super-Earths with Earth-like Compositions

Teruyuki Hirano, John H. Livingston, Akihiko Fukui +58

We present observations of two bright M dwarfs (TOI-1634 and TOI-1685: ) hosting ultra-short period (USP) planets, identified by the TESS mission. The two stars are simi…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 35 cited

Elemental Abundances of M Dwarfs Based on High-Resolution Near-Infrared Spectra: Verification by Binary Systems

Hiroyuki Tako Ishikawa, Wako Aoki, Takayuki Kotani +4

M dwarfs are prominent targets of planet search projects, and their chemical composition is crucial to understanding the formation process or interior of orbiting exoplanets. Howev…