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

274 citations · 628 across the 9 of their papers we have counts for

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astro-ph.EP2026

WASP-43b TESS Phase Curve Mapping: Evidence for a Hot Interior

Maura Lally, Ryan C. Challener, Elspeth Lee +1

Phase-curve mapping probes various atmospheric properties depending on wavelength: thermal phase curves are dominated by atmospheric emission, while visible and near-infrared phase…

astro-ph.EP2026

NCCR PlanetS: Observational and computational characterization of exoplanet atmospheres

Daniel Kitzmann, Elspeth K. H. Lee, Jens Hoeijmakers +1

This chapter reviews the current state of observational and theoretical efforts in the characterization of exoplanet atmospheres, with a focus on developments enabled through the S…

astro-ph.SR2025

The JWST weather report from the nearest brown dwarfs III: Heterogeneous clouds and Thermochemical instabilities as possible drivers of WISE 1049AB's spectroscopic variability

Natalia Oliveros-Gomez, Elena Manjavacas, Theodora Karalidi +17

We present a new analysis of the spectroscopic variability of WISE~J104915.57531906.1AB (WISE~1049AB, L7.5+T0.5), observed using the NIRSpec instrument onboard the James Webb Sp…

astro-ph.EP2025

Modelling the 3D atmospheric structure of the cold Jupiter WD1856+534b orbiting a white dwarf

Pascal A. Noti, Elspeth K. H. Lee, Daniel Kitzmann +5

WD-1856b+534b (WD-1856b) is to date the only detected cold Jupiter outside of our Solar System. This cold Jupiter can provide useful information about the cold giants in our Solar…

astro-ph.SR2025

The JWST weather report from the nearest brown dwarfs II: Consistent variability mechanisms over 7 months revealed by 1-14 m NIRSpec + MIRI monitoring of WISE 1049AB

Xueqing Chen, Beth A. Biller, Xianyu Tan +22

We present a new epoch of JWST spectroscopic variability monitoring of the benchmark binary brown dwarf WISE 1049AB, the closest, brightest brown dwarfs known. Our 8-hour MIRI low…

astro-ph.EP2024

Latitudinal Asymmetry in the Dayside Atmosphere of WASP-43b

Ryan C. Challener, Zafar Rustamkulov, Elspeth K. H. Lee +9

We present two-dimensional near-infrared temperature maps of the canonical hot Jupiter WASP-43b using a phase-curve observation with JWST NIRSpec/G395H. From the white-light planet…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 92 cited

A warm Neptune's methane reveals core mass and vigorous atmospheric mixing

David K. Sing, Zafar Rustamkulov, Daniel P. Thorngren +18

Observations of transiting gas giant exoplanets have revealed a pervasive depletion of methane, which has only recently been identified atmospherically. The depletion is thought to…

astro-ph.EP2024

Modeling Atmospheric Lines By the Exoplanet Community (MALBEC) version 1.0: A CUISINES radiative transfer intercomparison project

Geronimo L. Villanueva, Thomas J. Fauchez, Vincent Kofman +15

Radiative transfer (RT) models are critical in the interpretation of exoplanetary spectra, in simulating exoplanet climates and when designing the specifications of future flagship…

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…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 262 cited

Photochemically-produced SO in the atmosphere of WASP-39b

Shang-Min Tsai, Elspeth K. H. Lee, Diana Powell +82

Photochemistry is a fundamental process of planetary atmospheres that regulates the atmospheric composition and stability. However, no unambiguous photochemical products have been…