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most citedMonitoring the large-scale magnetic field of AD~Leo with SPIRou, ESPaDOnS and Narval. Toward a magnetic polarity reversal?

35 citations · 126 across the 20 of their papers we have counts for

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astro-ph.EP2026

Revisiting TOI-4438 and TOI-442 planetary systems with new observations from SPIRou and TESS

J. Serrano Bell, G. Hébrard, E. Martioli +26

We present a comprehensive re-analysis of two star-planet systems: TOI-4438, an M3.5V star hosting a mini-Neptune in a 7.4-day orbit, and TOI-442, an M1V star with a 4-day period p…

astro-ph.EP2026

Atmospheric characterization of HIP 67522 b with VLT/CRIRES+. VLT/CRIRES+ suggests a heavier planet and hints at deuterium fractionation

A. Lavail, F. Debras, B. Klein +9

Young transiting exoplanets provide unique opportunities to probe planetary atmospheres during the critical early phases of evolution. HIP 67522 b, a 17 Myr old hot Jupiter with an…

astro-ph.SR2025

Searching for close-in planets around TWA 7 with SPIRou

J. -F. Donati, P. I. Cristofari, C. Moutou +7

We outline in this paper observations of the young pre-main-sequence low-mass star TWA 7, hosting a debris disk and a distant planet. Using data collected with the near-infrared SP…

astro-ph.EP2025

Characterizing planetary systems with SPIRou: questions about the magnetic cycle of 55 Cnc A and two new planets around B

C. Moutou, P. Petit, P. Charpentier +12

One of the first exoplanet hosts discovered thirty years ago, the star 55 Cnc has been constantly observed ever since. It is now known to host at least five planets with orbital pe…

astro-ph.SR2025

Rotational modulation and long-term evolution of the small-scale magnetic fields of M dwarfs observed with SPIRou

P. I. Cristofari, J. -F. Donati, S. Bellotti +7

M dwarfs are known to host magnetic fields, impacting exoplanet studies and playing a key role in stellar and planetary formation and evolution. Observations revealed the long-term…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 1 cited

Detecting and characterising the magnetic field of exoplanets

A. Strugarek, S. V. Berdyugina, V. Bourrier +25

Magnetic fields play a crucial role in planetary evolution and habitability. While the intrinsic magnetic fields of solar system planets are relatively well understood, the magneti…

astro-ph.SR2025

Full Stokes magnetometry of the active M dwarfs AU Mic and EV Lac with SPIRou

J. -F. Donati, P. I. Cristofari, B. Klein +2

We report in this paper circularly and linearly polarized observations of the young active M dwarfs AU Mic and EV Lac with the near-infrared SPIRou spectropolarimeter at the Canada…

astro-ph.SR2025

Six-yr SPIRou monitoring of the young planet-host dwarf AU Mic

J. -F. Donati, P. I. Cristofari, C. Moutou +10

In this paper we revisit our spectropolarimetric and velocimetric analysis of the young M dwarf AU Mic based on data collected with SPIRou at the Canada-France-Hawaii telescope, ov…

astro-ph.SR2025

Mass, Gas, and Gauss around a T Tauri Star with SPIRou

J. -F. Donati, E. Gaidos, C. Moutou +4

Studies of young planets help us understand planet evolution and investigate important evolutionary processes such as atmospheric escape. We monitored IRAS 04125+2902, a 3 Myr-old…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 3 cited

Characterizing planetary systems with SPIRou: Detection of a sub-Neptune in a 6-day period orbit around the M dwarf Gl 410

A. Carmona, X. Delfosse, M. Ould-Elhkim +42

The search for exoplanets around nearby M dwarfs represents a crucial milestone in the census of planetary systems in the vicinity of our Solar System. Since 2018 our team is carry…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 2 cited

The SPIRou Legacy Survey: near-infrared and optical radial velocity analysis of Gl 480 and Gl 382 using SPIRou, HARPS and CARMENES spectrographs

M. Ould-Elhkim, C. Moutou, J-F. Donati +13

Context: Advancements in the field of exoplanetary research have extended radial velocity (RV) observations from the optical to the near-infrared (nIR) domain. M dwarf stars, chara…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 10 cited

Characterization of seven transiting systems including four warm Jupiters from SOPHIE and TESS

N. Heidari, G. H'ebrard, E. Martioli +65

We present the study of seven systems, three of which TOI-2295, TOI-2537, and TOI-5110 are newly discovered planetary systems. Through the analysis of TESS photometry, SOPHIE radia…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 5 cited

Gl 725A b: a potential super-Earth detected with SOPHIE and SPIRou in an M dwarf binary system at 3.5 pc

P. Cortes-Zuleta, I. Boisse, M. Ould-Elhkim +34

We report the discovery of a super-Earth candidate orbiting the nearby mid M dwarf Gl\,725A using the radial velocity (RV) method. The planetary signal has been independently ident…

astro-ph.SR2024

SPIRou observations of the young planet-hosting star PDS 70

J. -F. Donati, P. I. Cristofari, S. H. P. Alencar +14

This paper presents near-infrared spectropolarimetric and velocimetric observations of the young planet-hosting T Tauri star PDS 70, collected with SPIRou at the 3.6m Canada-France…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 4 cited

TOI-3568 b: a super-Neptune in the sub-Jovian desert

E. Martioli, R. P. Petrucci, E. Jofre +42

The sub-Jovian desert is a region in the mass-period and radius-period parameter space, typically encompassing short-period ranges between super-Earths and hot Jupiters, that exhib…

astro-ph.SR2024

Magnetic field, magnetospheric accretion and candidate planet of the young star GM Aurigae observed with SPIRou

B. Zaire, J. -F. Donati, S. P. Alencar +13

This paper analyses spectropolarimetric observations of the classical T Tauri star (CTTS) GM Aurigae collected with SPIRou, the near-infrared spectropolarimeter at the Canada-Franc…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 20 cited

Probing atmospheric escape through metastable He I triplet lines in 15 exoplanets observed with SPIRou

A. Masson, S. Vinatier, B. Bézard +23

For several years, the metastable helium triplet line has been successfully used as a tracer to probe atmospheric escape in transiting exoplanets. This absorption in the near-infra…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 19 cited

The SOPHIE search for northern extrasolar planets-XIX. A system including a cold sub-Neptune potentially transiting a V = 6.5 star HD88986

N. Heidari, I. Boisse, N. C. Hara +51

Transiting planets with orbital periods longer than 40 d are extremely rare among the 5000+ planets discovered so far. The lack of discoveries of this population poses a challenge…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 35 cited

Monitoring the large-scale magnetic field of AD~Leo with SPIRou, ESPaDOnS and Narval. Toward a magnetic polarity reversal?

S. Bellotti, J. Morin, L. T. Lehmann +23

One manifestation of dynamo action on the Sun is the 22-yr magnetic cycle, exhibiting a polarity reversal and a periodic conversion between poloidal and toroidal fields. For M dwar…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 27 cited

Early science with SPIRou: near-infrared radial velocity and spectropolarimetry of the planet-hosting star HD 189733

Claire Moutou, Shweta Dalal, Jean-Francois Donati +16

SPIRou is the newest spectropolarimeter and high-precision velocimeter that has recently been installed at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope on Maunakea, Hawaii. It operates in th…