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most citedA solar C/O and sub-solar metallicity in a hot Jupiter atmosphere

186 citations · 404 across the 17 of their papers we have counts for

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18 papers

astro-ph.EP2026★ 2 cited

Magnetic field strengths of hot giant exoplanets consistent with Solar System values

Julia V. Seidel, Vivien Parmentier, Bibiana Prinoth +29

Magnetic fields are ubiquitous in the universe. They play a key role in shaping the activity of stars, the habitability of rocky planets, and the long-term retention of planetary a…

astro-ph.EP2026★ 1 cited

Unraveling the Mystery of the Peculiar and Young Hot Jupiter CoRoT-2b. I. HO and CO Detection from Dayside Observations with Gemini-S/IGRINS

Ying Shu, Lisa Dang, Antoine Darveau-Bernier +12

We present ground-based high-resolution spectroscopic pre-eclipse observations of the hot Jupiter CoRoT-2b obtained with the IGRINS spectrograph on Gemini South. Using cross-correl…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 13 cited

A Panchromatic Characterization of the Evening and Morning Atmosphere of WASP-107 b: Composition and Cloud Variations, and Insight into the Effect of Stellar Contamination

Matthew M. Murphy, Thomas G. Beatty, Everett Schlawin +16

Limb-resolved transmission spectroscopy has the potential to transform our understanding of exoplanetary atmospheres. By separately measuring the transmission spectra of the evenin…

astro-ph.EP2025

The radiative effects of photochemical hazes on the atmospheric circulation and phase curves of sub-Neptunes

Maria E. Steinrueck, Vivien Parmentier, Laura Kreidberg +13

Measuring the atmospheric composition of hazy sub-Neptunes like GJ~1214b through transmission spectroscopy is difficult because of the degeneracy between mean molecular weight and…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 14 cited

Clouds and Hazes in GJ 1214b's Metal-Rich Atmosphere

Isaac Malsky, Emily Rauscher, Kevin Stevenson +10

The sub-Neptune GJ 1214b has an infamously flat transmission spectrum, likely due to thick aerosols in its atmosphere. A recent JWST MIRI spectroscopic phase curve of GJ 1214 b add…

astro-ph.EP2025

An Analysis of Spitzer Phase Curves for WASP-121b and WASP-77Ab

Brian Davenport, Thomas Kennedy, E. M. May +6

We present analyses of Spitzer InfraRed Array Camera (IRAC) 3.6 m and 4.5 m phase curve observations of hot Jupiters WASP-77Ab and WASP-121b. For WASP-121b, we find amplitude…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 1 cited

A Measurement of the Water Abundance in the Atmosphere of the Hot Jupiter WASP-43b with High-resolution Cross-correlation Spectroscopy

Dare Bartelt, Megan Weiner Mansfield, Michael R. Line +8

Measuring the abundances of carbon- and oxygen-bearing molecules has been a primary focus in studying the atmospheres of hot Jupiters, as doing so can help constrain the carbon-to-…

astro-ph.EP2024

The Roasting Marshmallows Program with IGRINS on Gemini South II -- WASP-121 b has super-stellar C/O and refractory-to-volatile ratios

Peter C. B. Smith, Jorge A. Sanchez, Michael R. Line +19

A primary goal of exoplanet science is to measure the atmospheric composition of gas giants in order to infer their formation and migration histories. Common diagnostics for planet…

astro-ph.EP2024

A Comprehensive Analysis Spitzer 4.5 m Phase Curve of Hot Jupiters

Lisa Dang, Taylor J. Bell, Ying +19

Although exoplanetary science was not initially projected to be a substantial part of the Spitzer mission, its exoplanet observations set the stage for current and future surveys w…

astro-ph.EP2024

Inhomogeneous terminators on the exoplanet WASP-39 b

Néstor Espinoza, Maria E. Steinrueck, James Kirk +40

Transmission spectroscopy has been a workhorse technique over the past two decades to constrain the physical and chemical properties of exoplanet atmospheres. One of its classical…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 31 cited

Multiple Clues for Dayside Aerosols and Temperature Gradients in WASP-69 b from a Panchromatic JWST Emission Spectrum

Everett Schlawin, Sagnick Mukherjee, Kazumasa Ohno +16

WASP-69 b is a hot, inflated, Saturn-mass planet 0.26 Mjup with a zero-albedo equilibrium temperature of 963 K. Here, we report the JWST 2 to 12 um emission spectrum of the planet…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 1 cited

Sulfur Dioxide and Other Molecular Species in the Atmosphere of the Sub-Neptune GJ 3470 b

Thomas G. Beatty, Luis Welbanks, Everett Schlawin +13

We report observations of the atmospheric transmission spectrum of the sub-Neptune exoplanet GJ 3470 b taken using the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) on JWST. Combined with two arch…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 1 cited

The metallicity and carbon-to-oxygen ratio of the ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-76b from Gemini-S/IGRINS

Megan Weiner Mansfield, Michael R. Line, Joost P. Wardenier +11

Measurements of the carbon-to-oxygen (C/O) ratios of exoplanet atmospheres can reveal details about their formation and evolution. Recently, high-resolution cross-correlation analy…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 33 cited

Evidence for Morning-to-Evening Limb Asymmetry on the Cool Low-Density Exoplanet WASP-107b

Matthew M. Murphy, Thomas G. Beatty, Everett Schlawin +8

The atmospheric properties of hot exoplanets are expected to be different between the morning and the evening limb due to global atmospheric circulation. Ground-based observations…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 111 cited

A High Internal Heat Flux and Large Core in a Warm Neptune Exoplanet

Luis Welbanks, Taylor J. Bell, Thomas G. Beatty +16

Interactions between exoplanetary atmospheres and internal properties have long been hypothesized to be drivers of the inflation mechanisms of gaseous planets and apparent atmosphe…

astro-ph.EP2024

Two-Dimensional Eclipse Mapping of the Hot Jupiter WASP-43b with JWST MIRI/LRS

Mark Hammond, Taylor J. Bell, Ryan C. Challener +21

We present eclipse maps of the two-dimensional thermal emission from the dayside of the hot Jupiter WASP-43b, derived from an observation of a phase curve with the JWST MIRI/LRS in…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 10 cited

Report of the Working Group on Strategic Exoplanet Initiatives with HST and JWST

Seth Redfield, Natasha Batalha, Björn Benneke +7

This STScI Working Group (WG) was charged with soliciting community feedback and evaluating the strategic planning for exoplanet science with JWST and HST given the high quality of…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 186 cited

A solar C/O and sub-solar metallicity in a hot Jupiter atmosphere

Michael R. Line, Matteo Brogi, Jacob L. Bean +13

Measurements of the atmospheric carbon (C) and oxygen (O) relative to hydrogen (H) in hot Jupiters (relative to their host stars) provide insight into their formation location and…