2 papers
astro-ph.EP2026
Direct spectroscopic confirmation of the young embedded proto-planet WISPIT 2c
Chloe Lawlor, Richelle F. van Capelleveen, Guillaume Bourdarot +18
WISPIT 2 is a nearby young star with a multi-ringed disk which was recently confirmed to host a ~4.9 MJup gas giant planet embedded in a large (60 au) gap at a radial separation of…
astro-ph.EP2025
H Variability of AB Aur b with the Hubble Space Telescope: Probing the Nature of a Protoplanet Candidate with Accretion Light Echoes
Brendan P. Bowler, Yifan Zhou, Lauren I. Biddle +11
Giant planets generate accretion luminosity as they form. Much of this energy is radiated in strong H line emission, which has motivated direct imaging surveys at optical wavel…