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537 citations · 4.7k across the 97 of their papers we have counts for

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92 papers

astro-ph.EP2025

Resolving star spots on WASP-85 A using high-resolution transit spectroscopy

Vedad Kunovac, Heather Cegla, Hritam Chakraborty +23

Stellar surface inhomogeneities such as spots and faculae introduce Doppler variations that challenge exoplanet detection via the radial velocity method. While their impact on disc…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 8 cited

Exploring the stellar surface phenomena of WASP-52 and HAT-P-30 with ESPRESSO

H. M. Cegla, N. Roguet-Kern, M. Lendl +21

We analyse spectroscopic and photometric transits of the hot Jupiters WASP-52b and HAT-P30b obtained with ESPRESSO, Eulercam and NGTS for both targets, and additional TESS data for…

astro-ph.SR2022★ 13 cited

Lower-than-expected flare temperatures for TRAPPIST-1

A. J. Maas, E. Ilin, M. Oshagh +12

Although high energetic radiation from flares is a potential threat to exoplanet atmospheres and may lead to surface sterilization, it might also provide the extra energy for low-m…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 14 cited

A hot sub-Neptune in the desert and a temperate super-Earth around faint M dwarfs: Color validation of TOI-4479b and TOI-2081b

E. Esparza-Borges, H. Parviainen, F. Murgas +45

We report the discovery and validation of two TESS exoplanets orbiting faint M dwarfs: TOI-4479b and TOI-2081b. We have jointly analyzed space (TESS mission) and ground based (MuSC…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 27 cited

A transiting, temperate mini-Neptune orbiting the M dwarf TOI-1759 unveiled by TESS

Néstor Espinoza, Enric Pallé, Jonas Kemmer +66

We report the discovery and characterization of TOI-1759~b, a temperate (400 K) sub-Neptune-sized exoplanet orbiting the M~dwarf TOI-1759 (TIC 408636441). TOI-1759 b was observed b…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 10 cited

CaRM: Exploring the chromatic Rossiter-McLaughlin effect. The cases of HD 189733b and WASP-127b

E. Cristo, N. C. Santos, O. Demangeon +34

In this paper we introduce CaRM, a semi-automatic code for the retrieval of broadband transmission spectra of transiting planets through the chromatic Rossiter-McLaughlin method. W…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 11 cited

TOI-1442 b and TOI-2445 b: two potentially rocky ultra-short period planets around M dwarfs

G. Morello, H. Parviainen, F. Murgas +52

Context. Exoplanets with orbital periods of less than one day are known as ultra-short period (USP) planets. They are relatively rare products of planetary formation and evolution…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 1 cited

The Effect of Stellar Contamination on Low-resolution Transmission Spectroscopy: Needs Identified by NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program Study Analysis Group 21

Benjamin V. Rackham, Néstor Espinoza, Svetlana V. Berdyugina +58

Study Analysis Group 21 (SAG21) of NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program Analysis Group (ExoPAG) was organized to study the effect of stellar contamination on space-based transmissi…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 74 cited

Rapid contraction of giant planets orbiting the 20 million-years old star V1298 Tau

A. Suárez Mascareño, M. Damasso, N. Lodieu +41

Current theories of planetary evolution predict that infant giant planets have large radii and very low densities before they slowly contract to reach their final size after about…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 66 cited

The Rossiter-McLaughlin effect Revolutions: An ultra-short period planet and a warm mini-Neptune on perpendicular orbits

V. Bourrier, C. Lovis, M. Cretignier +34

Comparisons of the alignment of exoplanets with a common host star can be used to distinguish among concurrent evolution scenarios. However, multi-planet systems usually host mini-…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 14 cited

Is the orbit of the exoplanet WASP-43b really decaying? TESS and MuSCAT2 observations confirm no detection

Z. Garai, T. Pribulla, H. Parviainen +24

Up to now, WASP-12b is the only hot Jupiter confirmed to have a decaying orbit. The case of WASP-43b is still under debate. Recent studies preferred or ruled out the orbital decay…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 4 cited

Retrieving the transmission spectrum of HD 209458b using CHOCOLATE: A new chromatic Doppler tomography technique

E. Esparza-Borges, M. Oshagh, N. Casasayas-Barris +29

Multiband photometric transit observations or low-resolution spectroscopy (spectro-photometry) are normally used to retrieve the broadband transmission spectra of transiting exopla…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 17 cited

TOI-2285b: A 1.7 Earth-radius Planet Near the Habitable Zone around a Nearby M Dwarf

Akihiko Fukui, Tadahiro Kimura, Teruyuki Hirano +60

We report the discovery of TOI-2285b, a sub-Neptune-sized planet transiting a nearby (42 pc) M dwarf with a period of 27.3 days. We identified the transit signal from the Transitin…

astro-ph.EP2021

TOI-1201 b: A mini-Neptune transiting a bright and moderately young M dwarf

D. Kossakowski, J. Kemmer, P. Bluhm +62

We present the discovery of a transiting mini-Neptune around TOI-1201, a relatively bright and moderately young early M dwarf ( 9.5 mag, 600-800 Myr) in an equal-m…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 27 cited

Probing the atmosphere of WASP-69 b with low- and high-resolution transmission spectroscopy

S. Khalafinejad, K. Molaverdikhani, J. Blecic +31

Consideration of both low- and high-resolution transmission spectroscopy is key for obtaining a comprehensive picture of exoplanet atmospheres. In studies of transmission spectra,…

astro-ph.EP2021

CARMENES detection of the CaII infrared triplet and possible evidence of HeI in the atmosphere of WASP-76b

N. Casasayas-Barris, J. Orell-Miquel, M. Stangret +25

Ultra-hot Jupiters are highly irradiated gas giants with equilibrium temperatures typically higher than 2000K. Atmospheric studies of these planets have shown that their transmissi…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 107 cited

Warm terrestrial planet with half the mass of Venus transiting a nearby star

Olivier D. S. Demangeon, M. R. Zapatero Osorio, Y. Alibert +42

The advent of a new generation of radial velocity instruments has allowed us to break the one Earth-mass barrier. We report a new milestone in this context with the detection of th…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 41 cited

Giant white-light flares on fully convective stars occur at high latitudes

Ekaterina Ilin, Katja Poppenhaeger, Sarah J. Schmidt +7

White-light flares are magnetically driven localized brightenings on the surfaces of stars. Their temporal, spectral, and statistical properties present a treasury of physical info…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 10 cited

TOI-1749: an M dwarf with a Trio of Planets including a Near-Resonant Pair

A. Fukui, J. Korth, J. H. Livingston +65

We report the discovery of one super-Earth- (TOI-1749b) and two sub-Neptune-sized planets (TOI-1749c and TOI-1749d) transiting an early M dwarf at a distance of 100~pc, which were…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 87 cited

Transit detection of the long-period volatile-rich super-Earth Lupi d with

Laetitia Delrez, David Ehrenreich, Yann Alibert +75

Exoplanets transiting bright nearby stars are key objects for advancing our knowledge of planetary formation and evolution. The wealth of photons from the host star gives detailed…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 44 cited

The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs. Mapping stellar activity indicators across the M dwarf domain

M. Lafarga, I. Ribas, A. Reiners +19

Stellar activity poses one of the main obstacles for the detection and characterisation of small exoplanets around cool stars, as it can induce radial velocity (RV) signals that ca…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 73 cited

Detection of Fe and evidence for TiO in the dayside emission spectrum of WASP-33b

D. Cont, F. Yan, A. Reiners +23

Theoretical studies predict the presence of thermal inversions in the atmosphere of highly irradiated gas giant planets. Recent observations have identified these inversion layers.…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 26 cited

The obliquity and atmosphere of the ultra-hot Jupiter TOI-1431b (MASCARA-5b): A misaligned orbit and no signs of atomic ormolecular absorptions

M. Stangret, E. Pallé, N. Casasayas-Barris +21

Ultra-hot Jupiters are defined as giant planets with equilibrium temperatures larger than 2000 K. Most of them are found orbiting bright A-F type stars, making them extremely suita…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 78 cited

A nearby transiting rocky exoplanet that is suitable for atmospheric investigation

T. Trifonov, J. A. Caballero, J. C. Morales +66

Spectroscopy of transiting exoplanets can be used to investigate their atmospheric properties and habitability. Combining radial velocity (RV) and transit data provides additional…