16 papers
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…
The small transiting planet population revealed by ESPRESSO with extreme precision radial velocities
M. J. Hobson, B. Lavie, F. Bouchy +35
Small planets are extremely common in the Galaxy, including planets with masses and radii between those of Earth and Neptune. Characterizing these planets' masses requires ultra-pr…
Star-planet interaction in the Proxima system
M. R. Zapatero Osorio, V. J. S. Béjar, A. Suárez Mascareño +14
(Abridged) We search for evidence of star-planet magnetic interactions in the nearby Proxima Centauri planetary system using high-quality, high-spectral-resolution optical observat…
The atmosphere of the warm Neptune GJ 436 b probed with ESPRESSO
E. Herrero-Cisneros, M. R. Zapatero Osorio, J. Sanz-Forcada +21
Aims. We aim to identify the presence of atomic and molecular species in the upper atmosphere of the warm Neptune-sized transiting planet GJ 436 b, which has a radiative equilibriu…
Precise measurement of WASP-31 b's Rossiter-McLaughlin effect and characterization of the planet transmission spectra
M. Steiner, V. Bourrier, D. Ehrenreich +23
Context. Hot Jupiters are ideal natural laboratories to investigate atmospheric composition and dynamics. However, high-resolution transmission spectroscopy is currently limited by…
One H2 molecule per ten million H-atoms reveals sub-pc scale cold overdensities at z~4
P. Noterdaeme, S. Balashev, T. Berg +11
We present the detection and analysis of H2 absorption at z = 4.24 towards the bright quasar J0007-5705, observed with the Very Large Telescope as part of the ESPRESSO QUasar Absor…