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20242026
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11 papers

astro-ph.EP2026

Atmospheric characterization of six ultra-hot Jupiters from -band high-resolution spectroscopy

Luke Finnerty, Michael P. Fitzgerald, Yinzi Xin +27

We present new Keck/KPIC high-resolution spectroscopic detections of three ultra-hot Jupiters (UHJs) in the band: WASP-189b (), MASCARA-1b (), and…

astro-ph.EP2026

Possible stratospheric emission in the warm Neptune GJ 436 b from high-resolution spectroscopy

Luke Finnerty, Michael P Fitzgerald, Jerry W Xuan +26

We present high spectral resolution band (2.91--3.85 m) observations of the warm Neptune GJ 436 b from Keck II/KPIC. KPIC's single-mode fiber feed reduces the band sky…

astro-ph.EP2025

Dynamical Architectures of S-type Transiting Planets in Binaries II: A Dichotomy in Orbital Alignment of Small Planets in Close Binary Systems

Jingwen Zhang, Daniel Huber, Michael Bottom +35

Stellar multiplicity plays a crucial role in shaping planet formation and dynamical evolution. We present a survey of 54 TESS Objects of Interest (TOIs) within 300 pc that exhibit…

astro-ph.EP2025

Origins of Mercury's Big Heart of Iron: Exploring Pathways to Form High Core Mass Fraction (CMF) Planets via N-body Simulations

Haniyeh Tajer, Ji Wang, Anna C. Childs +3

Mercury's core mass fraction (CMF) is ~0.7, more than double that of the other rocky planets in the solar system, which have CMFs of ~0.3. The origin of Mercury's large, iron-rich…

astro-ph.EP2025

The watery atmosphere of HD~209458~b revealed by joint - and -band high-resolution spectroscopy

Luke Finnerty, Julie Inglis, Michael P. Fitzgerald +26

We present a joint analysis of high-resolution - and -band observations of the benchmark hot Jupiter \hdb\ from the Keck Planet Imager and Characterizer (KPIC). One half nigh…

astro-ph.EP2025

PEPSI Investigation, Retrieval, and Atlas of Numerous Giant Atmospheres (PIRANGA). I. The Ubiquity of Fe I Emission and Inversions in Ultra Hot Jupiter Atmospheres

Sydney Petz, Marshall C. Johnson, Anusha Pai Asnodkar +4

We present high-resolution optical emission spectroscopy observations of the ultra hot Jupiters (UHJs) TOI-1431 b and TOI-1518 b using the PEPSI spectrograph on the LBT. We detect…