LRG-BEASTS: Detection of sodium and evidence for water absorption in the hot Saturn HAT-P-44b

Alastair B. Claringbold, Peter J. Wheatley, James Kirk +5

We present the low-resolution optical transmission spectrum of the inflated hot Saturn HAT-P-44b. The planet is a close sibling in radius (1.24 ${\mathrm{R}}_{\mathrm{Jup}}$), temperature (11…