10 papers
A new window in time: a mid-infrared slit spectroscopy mode for precision time-series astronomy with JWST/MIRI
Achrene Dyrek, Taylor J. Bell, Pierre-Olivier Lagage +7
The Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) on board the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) provides Low Resolution Spectroscopy (LRS) over 5-12 um at a resolving power of R ~ 100. To date,…
Cloudy solutions for the clear skies of WASP-80b: 3D cloud feedback on the atmosphere and spectra of a warm Jupiter
Nishil Mehta, Vivien Parmentier, Xianyu Tan +14
Close-in warm Jupiters orbiting M dwarf stars are expected to exhibit diverse atmospheric chemistry, with clouds playing a key role in shaping their albedo, heat distribution, and…
Accretion onto the Embedded Protostar L1527 IRS: Insights from JWST NIRSpec and MIRI Observations
W. Blake Drechsler, John J. Tobin, Patrick D. Sheehan +12
Accretion is the primary driver of protostellar evolution, regulating mass assembly and shaping the physical and chemical environments of young stellar objects. Quantifying accreti…
First JWST thermal phase curves of temperate terrestrial exoplanets reveal no thick atmosphere around TRAPPIST-1 b and c
Michaël Gillon, Elsa Ducrot, Taylor J. Bell +30
We report JWST/MIRI 15 m phase curves of TRAPPIST-1 b and c, revealing thermal emission consistent with their irradiation levels, assuming no efficient heat redistribution. We…
SO2, silicate clouds, but no CH4 detected in a warm Neptune
Achrene Dyrek, Michiel Min, Leen Decin +44
WASP-107b is a warm (~740 K) transiting planet with a Neptune-like mass of ~30.5 Earth masses and Jupiter-like radius of ~0.94 Jupiter radius, whose extended atmosphere is eroding.…
A Precise Metallicity and Carbon-to-Oxygen Ratio for a Warm Giant Exoplanet from its Panchromatic JWST Emission Spectrum
Lindsey S. Wiser, Taylor J. Bell, Michael R. Line +11
WASP-80 b, a warm sub-Jovian (equilibrium temperature ~820 K, 0.5 Jupiter masses), presents an opportunity to characterize a rare gas giant exoplanet around a low-mass star. In add…