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astro-ph.EP2026

High-Resolution Dayside Spectroscopy of the Ultra-Hot Jupiter WASP-178b with GHOST/Gemini South

Caitlin E. Bell, Emily K. Deibert, Adam B. Langeveld +4

We present high-resolution dayside spectroscopy of the ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-178b obtained with the Gemini High-resolution Optical SpecTrograph (GHOST) at the Gemini South Observa…

astro-ph.EP2026

TESS Photometry and Radial Velocity Analysis of the sub-Neptune Exoplanet π Mensae c and the Wider π Mensae Planetary System

Skylar S. Larsen, Jake D. Turner, Nikole K. Lewis +10

Exoplanet characterization relies on precise measurements of planetary orbital and physical parameters. This is particularly important for planetary dynamics and atmospheric evolut…

astro-ph.EP2026

The Days Drag On on WASP-121 b: Interpreting its NIRISS Spectroscopic Phase Curve with General Circulation Models

Robert C. Frazier, Emily Rauscher, Jared Splinter +18

Ultra-hot Jupiters present extreme atmospheric phenomena not found in the Solar System. These planets' daysides experience strong temperature inversions, molecular species (includi…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 8 cited

Diversity in the haziness and chemistry of temperate sub-Neptunes

Pierre-Alexis Roy, Björn Benneke, Marylou Fournier-Tondreau +17

Recent transit observations of K2-18b and TOI-270d revealed strong molecular absorption signatures, lending credence to the idea that temperate sub-Neptunes (T=250-40…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 6 cited

Horizontal and vertical exoplanet thermal structure from a JWST spectroscopic eclipse map

Ryan C. Challener, Megan Weiner Mansfield, Patricio E. Cubillos +33

Highly-irradiated giant exoplanets known as "ultra-hot Jupiters" are anticipated to exhibit large variations of atmospheric temperature and chemistry as a function of longitude, la…

astro-ph.EP2025

A complex structure of escaping helium spanning more than half the orbit of the ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-121\,b

Romain Allart, Louis-Philippe Coulombe, Yann Carteret +19

Atmospheric escape of planets on short orbital periods, driven by the host star's irradiation, influences their evolution, composition, and atmospheric dynamics. Our main avenue to…

astro-ph.EP2025

Precise Constraints on the Energy Budget of WASP-121 b from its JWST NIRISS/SOSS Phase Curve

Jared Splinter, Louis-Philippe Coulombe, Robert C. Frazier +20

Ultra-hot Jupiters exhibit day-to-night temperature contrasts upwards of 1000 K due to competing effects of strong winds, short radiative timescales, magnetic drag, and H2 dissocia…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 1 cited

Strict limits on potential secondary atmospheres on the temperate rocky exo-Earth TRAPPIST-1 d

Caroline Piaulet-Ghorayeb, Björn Benneke, Martin Turbet +23

The nearby TRAPPIST-1 system, with its seven small rocky planets orbiting a late-type M8 star, offers an unprecedented opportunity to search for secondary atmospheres on temperate…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 10 cited

Enriched volatiles and refractories but deficient titanium on the dayside atmosphere of WASP-121b revealed by JWST/NIRISS

Stefan Pelletier, Louis-Philippe Coulombe, Jared Splinter +21

With dayside temperatures elevated enough for all atmospheric constituents to be present in gas form, ultra-hot Jupiters offer a unique opportunity to probe the composition of gian…

astro-ph.EP2025

ExoGemS The Effect of Offsets from True Orbital Parameters on Exoplanet High-Resolution Transmission Spectra

Yasmine J. Meziani, Laura Flagg, Jake D. Turner +4

High-resolution spectroscopy (HRS) plays a crucial role in characterizing exoplanet atmospheres, revealing detailed information about their chemical composition, temperatures, and…

astro-ph.EP2025

Continuous helium absorption from the leading and trailing tails of WASP-107b

Vigneshwaran Krishnamurthy, Yann Carteret, Caroline Piaulet-Ghorayeb +19

The detection of helium escaping the atmosphere of exoplanets has revolutionized our understanding of atmospheric escape and exoplanetary evolution. Using high-precision spectrosco…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 3 cited

A Moderate Albedo from Reflecting Aerosols on the Dayside of WASP-80 b Revealed by JWST/NIRISS Eclipse Spectroscopy

Kim Morel, Louis-Philippe Coulombe, Jason F. Rowe +18

Secondary eclipse observations of exoplanets at near-infrared wavelengths enable the detection of thermal emission and reflected stellar light, providing insights into the thermal…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 6 cited

A Time-Resolved High-Resolution Spectroscopic Analysis of Ionized Calcium and Dynamical Processes in the Ultra-Hot Jupiter HAT-P-70 b

Adam B. Langeveld, Emily K. Deibert, Mitchell E. Young +5

We present the first transmission spectroscopy study of an exoplanet atmosphere with the high-resolution mode of the new Gemini High-resolution Optical SpecTrograph (GHOST) instrum…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 2 cited

Highly reflective white clouds on the western dayside of an exo-Neptune

Louis-Philippe Coulombe, Michael Radica, Björn Benneke +19

Highly-irradiated gas giant exoplanets are predicted to show circulation patterns dominated by day-to-night heat transport and a spatial distribution of clouds that is driven by ad…

astro-ph.EP2024

The democratic detrender: Ensemble-Based Removal of the Nuisance Signal in Stellar Time-Series Photometry

Daniel A. Yahalomi, David Kipping, Diana Solano-Oropeza +10

Accurate, precise, and computationally efficient removal of unwanted activity that exists as a combination of periodic, quasi-periodic, and non-periodic systematic trends in time-s…

astro-ph.EP2024

TESS Hunt for Young and Maturing Exoplanets (THYME) XII: A Young Mini-Neptune on the Upper Edge of the Radius Valley in the Hyades Cluster

Adam Distler, Melinda Soares-Furtado, Andrew Vanderburg +18

We present the discovery and characterization of TOI-4364\,b, a young mini-Neptune in the tidal tails of the Hyades cluster, identified through TESS transit observations and ground…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 62 cited

A Benchmark JWST Near-Infrared Spectrum for the Exoplanet WASP-39b

A. L. Carter, E. M. May, N. Espinoza +77

Observing exoplanets through transmission spectroscopy supplies detailed information on their atmospheric composition, physics, and chemistry. Prior to JWST, these observations wer…

astro-ph.EP2024

High-Resolution Dayside Spectroscopy of WASP-189b: Detection of Iron during the GHOST/Gemini South System Verification Run

Emily K. Deibert, Adam B. Langeveld, Mitchell E. Young +30

With high equilibrium temperatures and tidally locked rotation, ultra-hot Jupiters (UHJs) are unique laboratories within which to probe extreme atmospheric physics and chemistry. I…

astro-ph.EP2024

Debris Disks can Contaminate Mid-Infrared Exoplanet Spectra: Evidence for a Circumstellar Debris Disk around Exoplanet Host WASP-39

Laura Flagg, Alycia J. Weinberger, Taylor J. Bell +21

The signal from a transiting planet can be diluted by astrophysical contamination. In the case of circumstellar debris disks, this contamination could start in the mid-infrared and…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 274 cited

Early Release Science of the Exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRSpec G395H

Lili Alderson, Hannah R. Wakeford, Munazza K. Alam +89

Measuring the abundances of carbon and oxygen in exoplanet atmospheres is considered a crucial avenue for unlocking the formation and evolution of exoplanetary systems. Access to a…