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EPRV Asteroseismology of the K dwarfs GJ 570 A and GJ 783 A with ESPRESSO. Empirical mode-amplitude scaling in tension with 3D convection simulations
T. L. Campante, Y. Zhou, Y. Li +21
Solar-like oscillations in K dwarfs have intrinsically low amplitudes, making them challenging to detect in space-based photometry. The advent of Extremely Precise Radial Velocity…
The impact of numerical derivatives on radial velocity extraction
A. M. Silva, K. Al Moulla
The radial velocity (RV) method is a widely used technique to infer planetary masses and orbital parameters. One of the most widely used methods to compute RVs is based on the alig…
The impact of interpolation in high-resolution spectroscopy -- The overlooked role of interpolation in radial velocity extraction
A. M. Silva, D. Doshi, K. Al Moulla +11
We explore the impact of spectral interpolation in radial velocity (RV) time-series extracted through template-based methods. We build synthetic datasets with Gaussian profiles to…
TILARA: Template-Independent Line-by-line Algorithm for Radial velocity Analysis. I. Description of the code and application on a Sun-like star
C. San Nicolas Martinez, N. C. Santos, V. Adibekyan +3
Precise radial velocities (RVs) are commonly derived through cross-correlation or template-matching methods, both of which rely on a reference spectrum that can introduce biases wh…
A Decade of Solar High-Fidelity Spectroscopy and Precise Radial Velocities from HARPS-N
X. Dumusque, K. Al Moulla, M. Cretignier +53
We recently released 10 years of HARPS-N solar telescope and the goal of this manuscript is to present the different optimisations made to the data reduction, to describe data cura…
SOAPv4: A new step toward modeling stellar signatures in exoplanet research
E. Cristo, J. P. Faria, N. C. Santos +6
We present and describe a new version of the spot oscillation and planet code, SOAPv4. Our aim is to demonstrate its capabilities in modeling stellar activity in the context of RV…
Stellar-activity analysis of the nearby M dwarf GJ 526. Multi-dimensional Gaussian-process modelling of RV, FWHM and S-index
A. K. Stefanov, J. I. González Hernández, A. Suárez Mascareño +17
M dwarfs are the most abundant stars in the Galaxy, and their low masses make them natural favourites for exoplanet radial-velocity (RV) searches. Nevertheless, these stars often d…
TOI-2322: two transiting rocky planets close to the stellar rotation period and its first harmonic
M. J. Hobson, A. Suárez Mascareño, C. Lovis +42
Context. Active regions on the stellar surface can induce quasi-periodic radial velocity (RV) variations that can mimic planets and mask true planetary signals. These spurious sign…
A comprehensive study on radial velocity signals using ESPRESSO: Pushing precision to the 10 cm/s level
P. Figueira, J. P. Faria, A. M. Silva +30
We analyse ESPRESSO data for the stars HD10700, HD20794, HD102365, and HD304636 acquired via its Guaranteed Time Observations (GTO) programme. We characterise the stars' radial vel…
Synthesizing Sun-as-a-star flare spectra from high-resolution solar observations
M. De Wilde, A. G. M. Pietrow, M. K. Druett +22
Spatially resolved observations of the Sun and the astronomical sample size of stellar bodies are the respective key strengths of solar and stellar observations. However, the large…
TESS and HARPS-N unveil two planets transiting TOI-1453. A super-Earth and one of the lowest mass sub-Neptunes
M. Stalport, A. Mortier, M. Cretignier +37
We report on the validation and characterisation of two transiting planets around TOI-1453, a K-dwarf star in the TESS northern continuous viewing zone. In addition to the TESS dat…
TOI-512: Super-Earth transiting a K-type star discovered by TESS and ESPRESSO
J. Rodrigues, S. C. Barros, N. C. Santos +38
One of the goals of the ESPRESSO guaranteed time observations (GTOs) at the ESO 8.2m telescope is to follow up on candidate planets from transit surveys such as the TESS mission. H…
KOBE-1: The first planetary system from the KOBE survey. Two planets likely residing in the sub-Neptune mass regime around a late K-dwarf
O. Balsalobre-Ruza, J. Lillo-Box, A. M. Silva +35
K-dwarf stars are promising targets in the exploration of potentially habitable planets. Their properties, falling between G and M dwarfs, provide an optimal trade-off between the…
A sub-Earth-mass planet orbiting Barnard's star
J. I. Gonzalez Hernandez, A. Suarez Mascareno, A. M. Silva +37
Barnard's star is a primary target within the ESPRESSO guaranteed time observations (GTO) as it is the second closest neighbour to our Sun after the Centauri stellar system. We…
ESPRESSO reveals blueshifted neutral iron emission lines on the dayside of WASP-76 b
A. R. Costa Silva, O. D. S. Demangeon, N. C. Santos +34
Ultra hot Jupiters (gas giants, Teq>2000 K) are intriguing exoplanets due to their extreme atmospheres. Their torrid daysides can be characterised using ground-based high-resolutio…
Confronting compositional confusion through the characterisation of the sub-Neptune orbiting HD 77946
L. Palethorpe, A. Anna John, A. Mortier +29
We report on the detailed characterization of the HD 77946 planetary system. HD 77946 is an F5 ( = 1.17 M, = 1.31 R) star, which hosts a transiting p…
Expanding the frontiers of cool-dwarf asteroseismology with ESPRESSO. Detection of solar-like oscillations in the K5 dwarf Indi
T. L. Campante, H. Kjeldsen, Y. Li +25
Fuelled by space photometry, asteroseismology is vastly benefitting the study of cool main-sequence stars, which exhibit convection-driven solar-like oscillations. Even so, the tin…
TESS and ESPRESSO discover a super-Earth and a mini-Neptune orbiting the K-dwarf TOI-238
A. Suárez Mascareño, V. M. Passegger, J. I. González Hernández +53
The number of super-Earth and mini-Neptune planet discoveries has increased significantly in the last two decades thanks to transit and radial velocity surveys. When it is possible…
The compact multi-planet system GJ 9827 revisited with ESPRESSO
V. M. Passegger, A. Suárez Mascareño, R. Allart +36
GJ 9827 is a bright, nearby K7V star orbited by two super-Earths and one mini-Neptune on close-in orbits. The system was first discovered using K2 data and then further characteriz…
An unusually low-density super-Earth transiting the bright early-type M-dwarf GJ 1018 (TOI-244)
A. Castro-González, O. D. S. Demangeon, J. Lillo-Box +34
Small planets located at the lower mode of the bimodal radius distribution are generally assumed to be composed of iron and silicates in a proportion similar to that of the Earth.…
Two temperate Earth-mass planets orbiting the nearby star GJ1002
A. Suárez Mascareño, E. González-Álvarez, M. R. Zapatero Osorio +42
We report the discovery and characterisation of two Earth-mass planets orbiting in the habitable zone of the nearby M-dwarf GJ~1002 based on the analysis of the radial-velocity (RV…
: a Bayesian observing strategy algorithm for planet detection in radial velocity blind-search surveys
O. Balsalobre-Ruza, J. Lillo-Box, A. Berihuete +16
Ground-based observing time is precious in the era of exoplanet follow-up and characterization, especially in high-precision radial velocity instruments. Blind-search radial veloci…
The KOBE experiment: K-dwarfs Orbited By habitable Exoplanets. Project goals, target selection and stellar characterization
J. Lillo-Box, N. C. Santos, A. Santerne +33
The detection of habitable worlds is one of humanity's greatest endeavors. So far, astrobiological studies show that one of the most critical components for life development is liq…
Automatic model-based telluric correction for the ESPRESSO data reduction software. Model description and application to radial velocity computation
R. Allart, C. Lovis, J. Faria +21
Ground-based high-resolution spectrographs are key instruments for several astrophysical domains. Unfortunately, the observed spectra are contaminated by the Earth's atmosphere. Wh…