2 papers
astro-ph.EP2018
Atomic iron and titanium in the atmosphere of the exoplanet KELT-9b
H. Jens Hoeijmakers, David Ehrenreich, Kevin Heng +10
The chemical composition of an exoplanet is a key ingredient in constraining its formation history. Iron is the most abundant transition metal, but has never been directly detected…
astro-ph.EP2018
The Peculiar Atmospheric Chemistry of KELT-9b
Daniel Kitzmann, Kevin Heng, Paul B. Rimmer +6
The atmospheric temperatures of the ultra-hot Jupiter KELT-9b straddle the transition between gas giants and stars, and therefore between two traditionally distinct regimes of atmo…