6 papers
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…