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Reflected-light Phase Curves with PICASO: A Kepler-7b Case Study
Colin D. Hamill, Alexandria V. Johnson, Natasha Batalha +4
Examining reflected light from exoplanets aids in our understanding of the scattering properties of their atmospheres and will be a primary task of future flagship space- and groun…
JWST COMPASS: The first near- to mid-infrared transmission spectrum of the hot super-Earth L 168-9 b
Munazza K. Alam, Peter Gao, Jea Adams Redai +14
We present the first broadband near- to mid-infrared (3-12 microns) transmission spectrum of the highly-irradiated (T_eq = 981 K) M dwarf rocky planet L 168-9 b (TOI-134 b) observe…
JWST-TST DREAMS: A Super-Solar Metallicity in WASP-17 b Dayside Atmosphere from NIRISS SOSS Eclipse Spectroscopy
Amélie Gressier, Ryan J. MacDonald, Néstor Espinoza +26
We present the first emission spectrum of the hot Jupiter WASP-17 b using one eclipse observation from the JWST Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS) Single Objec…
JWST-TST DREAMS: Non-Uniform Dayside Emission for WASP-17b from MIRI/LRS
Daniel Valentine, Hannah R. Wakeford, Ryan C. Challener +23
We present the first spectroscopic characterisation of the dayside atmosphere of WASP-17b in the mid-infrared using a single JWST MIRI/LRS eclipse observation. From forward-model f…
The Featherweight Giant: Unraveling the Atmosphere of a 17 Myr Planet with JWST
Pa Chia Thao, Andrew W. Mann, Adina D. Feinstein +29
The characterization of young planets (< 300 Myr) is pivotal for understanding planet formation and evolution. We present the 3-5m transmission spectrum of the 17 Myr, Jupiter-s…
Quartz Clouds in the Dayside Atmosphere of the Quintessential Hot Jupiter HD 189733 b
Julie Inglis, Natasha E. Batalha, Nikole K. Lewis +16
Recent mid-infrared observations with JWST/MIRI have resulted in the first direct detections of absorption features from silicate clouds in the transmission spectra of two transiti…
JWST COMPASS: The 3-5 Micron Transmission Spectrum of the Super-Earth L 98-59 c
Nicholas Scarsdale, Nicholas Wogan, Hannah R. Wakeford +14
We present a JWST NIRSpec transmission spectrum of the super-Earth exoplanet L 98-59 c. This small (RR, MR), warm (T$_\textrm{eq…
TelescopeML -- I. An End-to-End Python Package for Interpreting Telescope Datasets through Training Machine Learning Models, Generating Statistical Reports, and Visualizing Results
Ehsan, Gharib-Nezhad, Natasha E. Batalha +4
We are on the verge of a revolutionary era in space exploration, thanks to advancements in telescopes such as the James Webb Space Telescope (\textit{JWST}). High-resolution, high…
Sulphur dioxide in the mid-infrared transmission spectrum of WASP-39b
Diana Powell, Adina D. Feinstein, Elspeth K. H. Lee +70
The recent inference of sulphur dioxide (SO) in the atmosphere of the hot (1100 K), Saturn-mass exoplanet WASP-39b from near-infrared JWST observations suggests that phot…
Multiple Clues for Dayside Aerosols and Temperature Gradients in WASP-69 b from a Panchromatic JWST Emission Spectrum
Everett Schlawin, Sagnick Mukherjee, Kazumasa Ohno +16
WASP-69 b is a hot, inflated, Saturn-mass planet 0.26 Mjup with a zero-albedo equilibrium temperature of 963 K. Here, we report the JWST 2 to 12 um emission spectrum of the planet…
The metallicity and carbon-to-oxygen ratio of the ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-76b from Gemini-S/IGRINS
Megan Weiner Mansfield, Michael R. Line, Joost P. Wardenier +11
Measurements of the carbon-to-oxygen (C/O) ratios of exoplanet atmospheres can reveal details about their formation and evolution. Recently, high-resolution cross-correlation analy…
The atmosphere of HD 149026b: Low metal-enrichment and weak energy transport
Anna Gagnebin, Sagnick Mukherjee, Jonathan J. Fortney +1
Recent JWST eclipse spectra of the high-density hot Saturn HD 149026b between 2.35 and 5.08 m has allowed for in-depth study of its atmosphere. To understand its atmospheric pro…
JWST COMPASS: A NIRSpec/G395H Transmission Spectrum of the Sub-Neptune TOI-836c
Nicole L. Wallack, Natasha E. Batalha, Lili Alderson +13
Planets between the sizes of Earth and Neptune are the most common in the Galaxy, bridging the gap between the terrestrial and giant planets in our Solar System. Now that we are fi…
JWST COMPASS: NIRSpec/G395H Transmission Observations of the Super-Earth TOI-836b
Lili Alderson, Natasha E. Batalha, Hannah R. Wakeford +13
We present two transit observations of the ~870K, 1.7R super-Earth TOI-836b with JWST NIRSpec/G395H, resulting in a 2.8-5.2m transmission spectrum. Using two different reduc…
High-precision atmospheric characterization of a Y dwarf with JWST NIRSpec G395H spectroscopy: isotopologue, C/O ratio, metallicity, and the abundances of six molecular species
Ben W. P. Lew, Thomas Roellig, Natasha E. Batalha +19
The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) marks a pivotal moment for precise atmospheric characterization of Y dwarfs, the coldest brown dwarf spectral type. In this stud…
JWST observations of K2-18b can be explained by a gas-rich mini-Neptune with no habitable surface
Nicholas F. Wogan, Natasha E. Batalha, Kevin Zahnle +3
JWST recently measured the transmission spectrum of K2-18b, a habitable-zone sub-Neptune exoplanet, detecting CH and CO in its atmosphere. The discovery paper argued the da…
The Sonora Substellar Atmosphere Models. III. Diamondback: Atmospheric Properties, Spectra, and Evolution for Warm Cloudy Substellar Objects
Caroline V. Morley, Sagnick Mukherjee, Mark S. Marley +7
We present a new grid of cloudy atmosphere and evolution models for substellar objects. These models include the effect of refractory cloud species, including silicate clouds, on t…
The Sonora Substellar Atmosphere Models. IV. Elf Owl: Atmospheric Mixing and Chemical Disequilibrium with Varying Metallicity and C/O Ratios
Sagnick Mukherjee, Jonathan J. Fortney, Caroline V. Morley +7
Disequilibrium chemistry due to vertical mixing in the atmospheres of many brown dwarfs and giant exoplanets is well-established. Atmosphere models for these objects typically para…
JWST/NIRCam Transmission Spectroscopy of the Nearby Sub-Earth GJ 341b
James Kirk, Kevin B. Stevenson, Guangwei Fu +17
We present a JWST/NIRCam transmission spectrum from m of the recently-validated sub-Earth GJ 341b ( , …
Modeling the day-night temperature variations of ultra-hot Jupiters: confronting non-grey general circulation models and observations
Xianyu Tan, Thaddeus D. Komacek, Natasha E. Batalha +4
Ultra-hot Jupiters (UHJs) are natural laboratories to study extreme physics in planetary atmospheres and their rich observational data sets are yet to be confronted with models wit…
The impact of spectral line wing cut-off: Recommended standard method with application to MAESTRO opacity database
Ehsan, Gharib-Nezhad, Natasha E. Batalha +8
When computing cross-sections from a line list, the result depends not only on the line strength, but also the line shape, pressure-broadening parameters, and line wing cut-off (i.…