15 papers
Using observations of escaping H/He to constrain the atmospheric composition of sub-Neptunes
James G. Rogers, James E. Owen, Ethan Schreyer +1
The internal composition of sub-Neptunes remains a prominent unresolved question in exoplanetary science. We present a technique to place constraints on envelope mean molecular wei…
Stacking transmission spectra of different exoplanets
James Kirk, James E. Owen
In many areas of astronomy, spectra of different objects are co-added or stacked to improve signal-to-noise and reveal population-level characteristics. As the number of exoplanets…
The impact of disc photoevaporation on the long-term evolution of giant planets in mean motion resonances
Emmanuel J. Greenfield, James E. Owen
We investigate the long-term impact of disc photoevaporation on the dynamical stability and evolution of giant planet pairs in mean motion resonances. Using two-dimensional hydrody…
BOWIE-ALIGN: Sub-solar C/O ratio and metallicity atmosphere of the misaligned hot Jupiter HAT-P-30b
Alastair B. Claringbold, Chloe E. Fisher, James Kirk +18
We present the JWST NIRSpec/G395H transmission spectrum of the misaligned hot Jupiter HAT-P-30b from 2.8--5.2 m as part of the BOWIE-ALIGN survey, a comparative survey designed…
A young progenitor for the most common planetary systems in the Galaxy
John H. Livingston, Erik A. Petigura, Trevor J. David +39
The Galaxy's most common known planetary systems have several Earth-to-Neptune-size planets in compact orbits. At small orbital separations, larger planets are less common than the…
Resolving the flat-spectrum conundrum: clumpy aerosol distributions in sub-Neptune atmospheres
James E. Owen, James Kirk
Transmission spectroscopy of sub-Neptunes was expected to reveal their compositions and hence origins, yet many show flat near- to mid-infrared spectra. Such spectra can be explain…