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TOI-3785 b: A Low-Density Neptune Orbiting an M2-Dwarf Star
Luke C. Powers, Jessica Libby-Roberts, Andrea S. J. Lin +19
Using both ground-based transit photometry and high-precision radial velocity (RV) spectroscopy, we confirm the planetary nature of TOI-3785 b. This transiting Neptune orbits an M2…
An extreme test case for planet formation: a close-in Neptune orbiting an ultracool star
Gudmundur Stefansson, Suvrath Mahadevan, Yamila Miguel +27
In current theories of planet formation, close-orbiting planets as massive as Neptune are expected to be very rare around low-mass stars. We report the discovery of a Neptune-mass…
TOI-5205 b: A Short-period Jovian Planet Transiting a Mid-M Dwarf
Shubham Kanodia, Suvrath Mahadevan, Jessica Libby-Roberts +27
We present the discovery of TOI-5205~b, a transiting Jovian planet orbiting a solar metallicity M4V star, which was discovered using Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite photometr…
GJ 3929: High Precision Photometric and Doppler Characterization of an Exo-Venus and its Hot, Mini-Neptune-mass Companion
Corey Beard, Paul Robertson, Shubham Kanodia +31
We detail the follow up and characterization of a transiting exo-Venus identified by TESS, GJ 3929b, (TOI-2013b) and its non-transiting companion planet, GJ 3929c (TOI-2013c). GJ 3…
TOI-1696 and TOI-2136: Constraining the Masses of Two Mini-Neptunes with HPF
Corey Beard, Paul Robertson, Shubham Kanodia +29
We present the validation of two planets orbiting M dwarfs, TOI-1696b and TOI-2136b. Both planets are mini-Neptunes orbiting nearby stars, making them promising prospects for atmos…
TOI-3757 b: A low density gas giant orbiting a solar-metallicity M dwarf
Shubham Kanodia, Jessica Libby-Roberts, Caleb I. Canas +32
We present the discovery of a new Jovian-sized planet, TOI-3757 b, the lowest density planet orbiting an M dwarf (M0V). It orbits a solar-metallicity M dwarf discovered using TESS…
TOI-3714 b and TOI-3629 b: Two gas giants transiting M dwarfs confirmed with HPF and NEID
Caleb I. Cañas, Shubham Kanodia, Chad F. Bender +36
We confirm the planetary nature of two gas giants discovered by TESS to transit M dwarfs. TOI-3714 () is an M2 dwarf hosting a hot Jupiter ($M_p=0.70 \pm 0.03~\ma…
A hot Mars-sized exoplanet transiting an M dwarf
Caleb I. Cañas, Suvrath Mahadevan, William D. Cochran +21
We validate the planetary nature of an ultra-short period planet orbiting the M dwarf KOI-4777. We use a combination of space-based photometry from Kepler, high-precision, near-inf…
The Warm Neptune GJ 3470b has a Polar Orbit
Gudmundur Stefansson, Suvrath Mahadevan, Cristobal Petrovich +34
The warm Neptune GJ 3470b transits a nearby (pc) bright slowly rotating M1.5-dwarf star. Using spectroscopic observations during two transits with the newly commissioned NEID…
A Search for Planetary Metastable Helium Absorption in the V1298 Tau System
Shreyas Vissapragada, Guðmundur Stefánsson, Michael Greklek-McKeon +28
Early in their lives, planets endure extreme amounts of ionizing radiation from their host stars. For planets with primordial hydrogen and helium-rich envelopes, this can lead to s…
TOI-532b: The Habitable-zone Planet Finder confirms a Large Super Neptune in the Neptune Desert orbiting a metal-rich M dwarf host
Shubham Kanodia, Gudmundur Stefansson, Caleb I. Canas +30
We confirm the planetary nature of TOI-532b, using a combination of precise near-infrared radial velocities with the Habitable-zone Planet Finder, TESS light curves, ground based p…
Stellar Activity Manifesting at a One Year Alias Explains Barnard b as a False Positive
Jack Lubin, Paul Robertson, Gudmundur Stefansson +17
Barnard's star is among the most studied stars given its proximity to the Sun. It is often considered Radial Velocity (RV) standard for fully convective stars due to its RV s…
A Harsh Test of Far-Field Scrambling with the Habitable Zone Planet Finder and the Hobby Eberly Telescope
Shubham Kanodia, Samuel Halverson, Joe P. Ninan +18
The Habitable zone Planet Finder (HPF) is a fiber fed precise radial velocity spectrograph at the 10 m Hobby Eberly Telescope (HET). Due to its fixed altitude design, the HET pupil…
The Habitable-zone Planet Finder Detects a Terrestrial-mass Planet Candidate Closely Orbiting Gliese 1151: The Likely Source of Coherent Low-frequency Radio Emission from an Inactive Star
Suvrath Mahadevan, Guðmundur Stefánsson, Paul Robertson +17
The coherent low-frequency radio emission detected by LOFAR from Gliese 1151, a quiescent M4.5 dwarf star, has radio emission properties consistent with theoretical expectations of…
The Habitable-zone Planet Finder Reveals A High Mass and a Low Obliquity for the Young Neptune K2-25b
Gudmundur Stefansson, Suvrath Mahadevan, Marissa Maney +27
Using radial-velocity data from the Habitable-zone Planet Finder, we have measured the mass of the Neptune-sized planet K2-25b, as well as the obliquity of its M4.5-dwarf host star…
A warm Jupiter transiting an M dwarf: A TESS single transit event confirmed with the Habitable-zone Planet Finder
Caleb I. Cañas, Gudmundur Stefansson, Shubham Kanodia +30
We confirm the planetary nature of a warm Jupiter transiting the early M dwarf TOI-1899, using a combination of available TESS photometry; high-precision, near-infrared spectroscop…
TOI-1728b: The Habitable-zone Planet Finder confirms a warm super Neptune orbiting an M dwarf host
Shubham Kanodia, Caleb I. Canas, Gudmundur Stefansson +23
We confirm the planetary nature of TOI-1728b using a combination of ground-based photometry, near-infrared Doppler velocimetry and spectroscopy with the Habitable-zone Planet Finde…
A Mini-Neptune and a Venus-Zone Planet in the Radius Valley Orbiting the Nearby M2-dwarf TOI-1266: Validation with the Habitable-zone Planet Finder
Gudmundur Stefansson, Ravi Kopparapu, Andrea Lin +26
We report on the validation of two planets orbiting the nearby (36pc) M2 dwarf TOI-1266 observed by the TESS mission. The inner planet is sub-Neptune-sized ($R=2.46 \pm 0.08 R_\opl…
A sub-Neptune sized planet transiting the M2.5-dwarf G 9-40: Validation with the Habitable-zone Planet Finder
Gudmundur Stefansson, Caleb Cañas, John Wisniewski +32
We validate the discovery of a 2 Earth radii sub-Neptune-size planet around the nearby high proper motion M2.5-dwarf G 9-40 (EPIC 212048748), using high-precision near-infrared (NI…
Evidence for He I 10830 Å~ absorption during the transit of a warm Neptune around the M-dwarf GJ 3470 with the Habitable-zone Planet Finder
Joe P. Ninan, Gudmundur Stefansson, Suvrath Mahadevan +21
Understanding the dynamics and kinematics of out-flowing atmospheres of hot and warm exoplanets is crucial to understanding the origins and evolutionary history of the exoplanets n…
Stellar Spectroscopy in the Near-infrared with a Laser Frequency Comb
Andrew J. Metcalf, Tyler Anderson, Chad F. Bender +34
The discovery and characterization of exoplanets around nearby stars is driven by profound scientific questions about the uniqueness of Earth and our Solar System, and the conditio…