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most citedAtmospheric characterization of Proxima b by coupling the Sphere high-contrast imager to the Espresso spectrograph

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25 papers

astro-ph.EP2024★ 5 cited

Gl 725A b: a potential super-Earth detected with SOPHIE and SPIRou in an M dwarf binary system at 3.5 pc

P. Cortes-Zuleta, I. Boisse, M. Ould-Elhkim +34

We report the discovery of a super-Earth candidate orbiting the nearby mid M dwarf Gl\,725A using the radial velocity (RV) method. The planetary signal has been independently ident…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 2 cited

ANDES, the high resolution spectrograph for the ELT: science goals, project overview and future developments

A. Marconi, M. Abreu, V. Adibekyan +286

The first generation of ELT instruments includes an optical-infrared high-resolution spectrograph, indicated as ELT-HIRES and recently christened ANDES (ArmazoNes high Dispersion E…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 10 cited

Planets around evolved intermediate-mass stars III. Planet candidates and long-term activity signals in six open clusters

E. Delgado Mena, J. Gomes da Silva, J. P. Faria +6

[abridged]The aim of this work is to search for planets around evolved stars, with a special focus on stars more massive than 2\,M in light of previous findings that show a…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 2 cited

TOI-4860 b, a short-period giant planet transiting an M3.5 dwarf

J. M. Almenara, X. Bonfils, E. M. Bryant +47

We report the discovery and characterisation of a giant transiting planet orbiting a nearby M3.5V dwarf (d = 80.4 pc, = 15.1 mag, =11.2 mag, R = 0.358 0.015 R$…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 21 cited

: a data-driven approach to correct for systematics in RV data -- Application to SPIRou data of the planet-hosting M dwarf GJ 251

M. Ould-Elhkim, C. Moutou, J-F. Donati +18

Context: Recent advances in the development of precise radial velocity (RV) instruments in the near-infrared (nIR) domain, such as SPIRou, have facilitated the study of M-type star…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 24 cited

Search for lithium-rich giants in 32 open clusters with high-resolution spectroscopy

M. Tsantaki, E. Delgado-Mena, D. Bossini +3

Lithium-rich giant stars are rare and their existence challenges our understanding of stellar structure and evolution. We profit from the high-quality sample gathered with HARPS an…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 45 cited

CO or no CO? Narrowing the CO abundance constraint and recovering the H2O detection in the atmosphere of WASP-127 b using SPIRou

Anne Boucher, David Lafrenière, Stefan Pelletier +24

Precise measurements of chemical abundances in planetary atmospheres are necessary to constrain the formation histories of exoplanets. A recent study of WASP-127b, a close-in puffy…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 10 cited

A sub-Neptune planet around TOI-1695 discovered and characterized with SPIRou and TESS

F. Kiefer, G. Hébrard, E. Martioli +39

TOI-1695 is a V-mag=13 M-dwarf star from the northern hemisphere at 45pc from the Sun, around which a 3.134-day periodic transit signal from a super-Earth candidate was identif…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 53 cited

TOI-1452 b: SPIRou and TESS reveal a super-Earth in a temperate orbit transiting an M4 dwarf

Charles Cadieux, René Doyon, Mykhaylo Plotnykov +53

Exploring the properties of exoplanets near or inside the radius valley provides insights on the transition from the rocky super-Earths to the larger, hydrogen-rich atmosphere mini…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 35 cited

A novel framework for semi-Bayesian radial velocities through template matching

A. M. Silva, J. P. Faria, N. C. Santos +28

The detection and characterization of an increasing variety of exoplanets has been in part possible thanks to the continuous development of high-resolution, stable spectrographs, a…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 10 cited

CaRM: Exploring the chromatic Rossiter-McLaughlin effect. The cases of HD 189733b and WASP-127b

E. Cristo, N. C. Santos, O. Demangeon +34

In this paper we introduce CaRM, a semi-automatic code for the retrieval of broadband transmission spectra of transiting planets through the chromatic Rossiter-McLaughlin method. W…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 37 cited

Characterizing exoplanetary atmospheres at high resolution with SPIRou: Detection of water on HD 189733 b

Anne Boucher, Antoine Darveau-Bernier, Stefan Pelletier +29

We present the first exoplanet atmosphere detection made as part of the SPIRou Legacy Survey, a Large Observing Program of 300 nights exploiting the capabilities of SPIRou, the new…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 39 cited

TOI-1278 B: SPIRou unveils a rare Brown Dwarf Companion in Close-In Orbit around an M dwarf

Étienne Artigau, Guillaume Hébrard, Charles Cadieux +39

We present the discovery of an M brown dwarf (BD) companion to the M0V star TOI-1278. The system was first identified through a percent-deep transit in TESS…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 117 cited

Where is the Water? Jupiter-like C/H ratio but strong HO depletion found on Boötis b using SPIRou

Stefan Pelletier, Björn Benneke, Antoine Darveau-Bernier +18

The present-day envelope of gaseous planets is a relic of how these giant planets originated and evolved. Measuring their elemental composition therefore presents a powerful opport…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 108 cited

ESPRESSO high resolution transmission spectroscopy of WASP-76b

H. M. Tabernero, M. R. Zapatero Osorio, R. Allart +87

Aims. We report on ESPRESSO high-resolution transmission spectroscopic observations of two primary transits of the highly-irradiated, ultra-hot Jupiter-size planet WASP-76b. We inv…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 27 cited

Broadband transmission spectroscopy of HD209458b with ESPRESSO: Evidence for Na, TiO, or both

N. C. Santos, E. Cristo, O. Demangeon +42

The detection and characterization of exoplanet atmospheres is currently one of the main drivers pushing the development of new observing facilities. In this context, high-resoluti…

astro-ph.IM2019★ 15 cited

The impact of atmospheric dispersion in the performance of high-resolution spectrographs

Bachar Wehbe, Alexandre Cabral, Jorge Martins +3

Differential atmospheric dispersion is a wavelength-dependent effect introduced by the atmosphere. It is one of the instrumental errors that can affect the position of the target a…

astro-ph.EP2018★ 11 cited

Recovering the colour-dependent albedo of exoplanets with high-resolution spectroscopy: from ESPRESSO to the ELT

J. H. C. Martins, P. Figueira, N. C. Santos +5

The characterization of planetary atmospheres is a daunting task, pushing current observing facilities to their limits. The next generation of high-resolution spectrographs mounted…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 176 cited

Atmospheric characterization of Proxima b by coupling the Sphere high-contrast imager to the Espresso spectrograph

C. Lovis, I. Snellen, D. Mouillet +17

Context. The temperate Earth-mass planet Proxima b is the closest exoplanet to Earth and represents what may be our best ever opportunity to search for life outside the Solar Syste…

astro-ph.EP2016★ 2 cited

Reflected light from giant planets in habitable zones: Tapping into the power of the Cross-Correlation Function

Jorge H. C. Martins, Nuno C. Santos, Pedro Figueira +1

The direct detection of reflected light from exoplanets is an excellent probe for the characterization of their atmospheres. The greatest challenge for this task is the low planet-…

astro-ph.EP2015★ 46 cited

Detecting ring systems around exoplanets using high resolution spectroscopy: the case of 51Pegb

N. C. Santos, J. H. C. Martins, G. Boué +13

In this paper we explore the possibility that the recently detected reflected light signal of 51\,Peg\,b could be caused by a ring system around the planet. We use a simple model t…

astro-ph.EP2015★ 34 cited

Further constraints on the optical transmission spectrum of HAT-P-1b

M. Montalto, N. Iro, N. C. Santos +5

We report on novel observations of HAT-P-1 aimed at constraining the optical transmission spectrum of the atmosphere of its transiting Hot-Jupiter exoplanet. Ground-based different…

astro-ph.EP2015★ 88 cited

Evidence for a spectroscopic direct detection of reflected light from 51 Peg b

J. H. C. Martins, N. C. Santos, P. Figueira +11

The detection of reflected light from an exoplanet is a difficult technical challenge at optical wavelengths. Even though this signal is expected to replicate the stellar signal, n…

astro-ph.EP2014★ 120 cited

The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets XXXV. The interesting case of HD41248: stellar activity, no planets?

N. C. Santos, A. Mortier, J. P. Faria +21

The search for planets orbiting metal-poor stars is of uttermost importance for our understanding of the planet formation models. However, no dedicated searches have been conducted…