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most citedSpectroscopic parameters for 451 stars in the HARPS GTO planet search program. Stellar [Fe/H] and the frequency of exo-Neptunes

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astro-ph.EP2025★ 12 cited

Revisiting the multi-planetary system of the nearby star HD 20794: Confirmation of a low-mass planet in the habitable zone of a nearby G-dwarf

N. Nari, X. Dumusque, N. C. Hara +44

Close-by Earth analogs and super-Earths are of primary importance because they will be preferential targets for the next generation of direct imaging instruments. Bright and close-…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 62 cited

Radial-velocity discovery of a second planet in the TOI-1338/BEBOP-1 circumbinary system

Matthew R. Standing, Lalitha Sairam, David V. Martin +24

We report the detection of a gas-giant planet in orbit around both stars of an eclipsing binary star system that also contains the smaller, inner transiting planet TOI-1338b. The n…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 55 cited

Detection of barium in the atmospheres of the ultra-hot gas giants WASP-76b and WASP-121b

T. Azevedo Silva, O. D. S. Demangeon, N. C. Santos +33

High-resolution spectroscopy studies of ultra-hot Jupiters have been key in our understanding of exoplanet atmospheres. Observing into the atmospheres of these giant planets allows…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 130 cited

A candidate short-period sub-Earth orbiting Proxima Centauri

J. P. Faria, A. Suárez Mascareño, P. Figueira +34

Proxima Centauri is the closest star to the Sun. This small, low-mass, mid M dwarf is known to host an Earth-mass exoplanet with an orbital period of 11.2 days within the habitable…

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★ 27 cited

A HARPS-N mass for the elusive Kepler-37d: a case study in disentangling stellar activity and planetary signals

V. M. Rajpaul, L. A. Buchhave, G. Lacedelli +22

To date, only 18 exoplanets with radial velocity (RV) semi-amplitudes m/s have had their masses directly constrained. The biggest obstacle to RV detection of such exoplanets i…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 66 cited

Into the Storm: Diving into the winds of the ultra hot Jupiter WASP-76 b with HARPS and ESPRESSO

J. V. Seidel, D. Ehrenreich, A. Allart +26

Despite swift progress in the characterisation of exoplanet atmospheres in composition and structure, the study of atmospheric dynamics has not progressed at the same speed. While…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 39 cited

TOI-674b: an oasis in the desert of exo-Neptunes transiting a nearby M dwarf

F. Murgas, N. Astudillo-Defru, X. Bonfils +59

We use TESS, Spitzer, ground-based light curves and HARPS spectrograph radial velocity measurements to establish the physical properties of the transiting exoplanet candidate TOI-6…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 25 cited

The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs. Two terrestrial planets orbiting G 264-012 and one terrestrial planet orbiting Gl 393

P. J. Amado, F. F. Bauer, C. Rodríguez López +51

We report the discovery of two planetary systems, namely G 264-012, an M4.0 dwarf with two terrestrial planets ( M and $M_{\rm c…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 38 cited

TOI-269 b: An eccentric sub-Neptune transiting a M2 dwarf revisited with ExTrA

M. Cointepas, J. M. Almenara, X. Bonfils +59

We present the confirmation of a new sub-Neptune close to the transition between super-Earths and sub-Neptunes transiting the M2 dwarf TOI- 269 (TIC 220479565, V = 14.4 mag, J = 10…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 1 cited

TOI-1634 b: an Ultra-Short Period Keystone Planet Sitting Inside the M Dwarf Radius Valley

R. Cloutier, D. Charbonneau, K. G. Stassun +63

Studies of close-in planets orbiting M dwarfs have suggested that the M dwarf radius valley may be well-explained by distinct formation timescales between enveloped terrestrials, a…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 40 cited

Hot Exoplanet Atmospheres Resolved with Transit Spectroscopy (HEARTS) VI. Non-detection of sodium with HARPS on the bloated super-Neptune WASP-127b

J. V. Seidel, M. Lendl, V. Bourrier +17

WASP-127b is one of the puffiest exoplanets found to date, with a mass only Neptune masses, but a radius larger than Jupiter. It is also located at the border of the Neptune…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 46 cited

K2-111: an old system with two planets in near-resonance

A. Mortier, M. R. Zapatero Osorio, L. Malavolta +64

This paper reports on the detailed characterisation of the K2-111 planetary system with K2, WASP, and ASAS-SN photometry as well as high-resolution spectroscopic data from HARPS-N…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 169 cited

Hot Exoplanet Atmospheres Resolved with Transit Spectroscopy (HEARTS) IV. A spectral inventory of atoms and molecules in the high-resolution transmission spectrum of WASP-121 b

H. J. Hoeijmakers, J. V. Seidel, L. Pino +22

Aims: We survey the transmission spectrum of WASP-121 b for line-absorption by metals and molecules at high spectral resolution, and elaborate on existing interpretations of the op…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 118 cited

Revisiting Proxima with ESPRESSO

A. Suárez Mascareño, J. P. Faria, P. Figueira +88

We aim to confirm the presence of Proxima b using independent measurements obtained with the new ESPRESSO spectrograph, and refine the planetary parameters taking advantage of its…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 45 cited

TOI-1235 b: a keystone super-Earth for testing radius valley emergence models around early M dwarfs

Ryan Cloutier, Joseph E. Rodriguez, Jonathan Irwin +85

Small planets on close-in orbits tend to exhibit envelope mass fractions of either effectively zero or up to a few percent depending on their size and orbital period. Models of the…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 98 cited

Mass loss rate and local thermodynamic state of KELT-9 b thermosphere from the hydrogen Balmer series

A. Wyttenbach, P. Mollière, D. Ehrenreich +12

KELT-9 b, the hottest known exoplanet with K, is the archetype of a new planet class known as ultra-hot Jupiters. These exoplanets are presumed to have an atmosphere do…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 40 cited

ISPY -- NACO Imaging Survey for Planets around Young stars: Survey description and results from the first 2.5 years of observations

R. Launhardt, Th. Henning, A. Quirrenbach +21

The occurrence rate of long-period giant planets around young stars is highly uncertain since it is not only governed by the protoplanetary disc structure and planet formation proc…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 121 cited

Hot Exoplanet Atmospheres Resolved with Transit Spectroscopy (HEARTS) III. Atmospheric structure of the misaligned ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-121b

V. Bourrier, D. Ehrenreich, M. Lendl +21

Ultra-hot Jupiters offer interesting prospects for expanding our theories on dynamical evolution and the properties of extremely irradiated atmospheres. In this context, we present…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 29 cited

An ultra-short period rocky super-Earth orbiting the G2-star HD 80653

G. Frustagli, E. Poretti, T. Milbourne +26

Ultra-short period (USP) planets are a class of exoplanets with periods shorter than one day. The origin of this sub-population of planets is still unclear, with different formatio…

astro-ph.EP2019★ 109 cited

Measuring precise radial velocities on individual spectral lines : II. Dependance of stellar activity signal on line depth

M. Cretignier, X. Dumusque, R. Allart +2

Context. Although the new generation of radial-velocity (RV) instruments such as ESPRESSO are expected to reach the long-term precision required to find other earths, the RV measur…

astro-ph.EP2019★ 51 cited

The SOPHIE search for northern extrasolar planets. XVI. HD 158259: A compact planetary system in a near-3:2 mean motion resonance chain

N. C. Hara, F. Bouchy, M. Stalport +32

Since 2011, the SOPHIE spectrograph has been used to search for Neptunes and super-Earths in the Northern Hemisphere. As part of this observational program, 290 radial velocity mea…

astro-ph.EP2019★ 63 cited

Catalog for the ESPRESSO blind radial velocity exoplanet survey

S. Hojjatpanah, P. Figueira, N. C. Santos +19

One of the main scientific drivers for ESPRESSO,Échelle SPectrograph, is the detection and characterization of Earth-class exoplanets. With this goal in mind, the ESPRESSO Guarante…

astro-ph.EP2019★ 10 cited

ISPY -- NaCo Imaging Survey for Planets around Young stars. Discovery of an M dwarf in the gap between HD 193571 and its debris ring

Arianna Musso Barcucci, Ralf Launhardt, Grant M. Kennedy +19

Context. The interaction between low-mass companions and the debris discs they reside in is still not fully understood. A debris disc can evolve due to self-stirring, a process in…