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astro-ph.EP2020★ 64 cited

A medium-resolution spectrum of the exoplanet HIP 65426 b

Simon Petrus, Mickaël Bonnefoy, Gaël Chauvin +18

Medium-resolution integral-field spectrographs (IFS) coupled with adaptive-optics such as Keck/OSIRIS, VLT/MUSE, or SINFONI are appearing as a new avenue for enhancing the detectio…

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.EP2020★ 40 cited

Hot Exoplanet Atmospheres Resolved with Transit Spectroscopy (HEARTS) VI. Non-detection of sodium with HARPS on the bloated super-Neptune WASP-127b

J. V. Seidel, M. Lendl, V. Bourrier +17

WASP-127b is one of the puffiest exoplanets found to date, with a mass only Neptune masses, but a radius larger than Jupiter. It is also located at the border of the Neptune…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 63 cited

WASP-127b: A misaligned planet with a partly cloudy atmosphere and tenuous sodium signature seen by ESPRESSO

R. Allart, L. Pino, C. Lovis +45

The study of exoplanet atmospheres is essential to understand the formation, evolution and composition of exoplanets. The transmission spectroscopy technique is playing a significa…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 46 cited

K2-111: an old system with two planets in near-resonance

A. Mortier, M. R. Zapatero Osorio, L. Malavolta +64

This paper reports on the detailed characterisation of the K2-111 planetary system with K2, WASP, and ASAS-SN photometry as well as high-resolution spectroscopic data from HARPS-N…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 537 cited

ESPRESSO@VLT -- On-sky performance and first results

F. Pepe, S. Cristiani, R. Rebolo +97

ESPRESSO is the new high-resolution spectrograph of ESO's Very-Large Telescope (VLT). It was designed for ultra-high radial-velocity precision and extreme spectral fidelity with th…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 62 cited

A precise architecture characterization of the Men planetary system

M. Damasso, A. Sozzetti, C. Lovis +97

The bright star Men was chosen as the first target for a radial velocity follow-up to test the performance of ESPRESSO, the new high-resolution spectrograph at the ESO's Very-L…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 35 cited

Hot Exoplanet Atmospheres Resolved with Transit Spectroscopy (HEARTS) V. Detection of sodium on the bloated super-Neptune WASP-166b

J. V. Seidel, D. Ehrenreich, V. Bourrier +17

Planet formation processes or evolution mechanisms are surmised to be at the origin of the hot Neptune desert. Studying exoplanets currently living within or at the edge of this de…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 36 cited

Characterization of the K2-38 planetary system. Unraveling one of the densest planets known to date

B. Toledo-Padrón, C. Lovis, A. Suárez Mascareño +90

We characterized the transiting planetary system orbiting the G2V star K2-38 using the new-generation echelle spectrograph ESPRESSO. We carried out a photometric analysis of the av…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 169 cited

Hot Exoplanet Atmospheres Resolved with Transit Spectroscopy (HEARTS) IV. A spectral inventory of atoms and molecules in the high-resolution transmission spectrum of WASP-121 b

H. J. Hoeijmakers, J. V. Seidel, L. Pino +22

Aims: We survey the transmission spectrum of WASP-121 b for line-absorption by metals and molecules at high spectral resolution, and elaborate on existing interpretations of the op…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 26 cited

Orbital and spectral characterization of the benchmark T-type brown dwarf HD 19467B

A. -L. Maire, K. Molaverdikhani, S. Desidera +42

Context. Detecting and characterizing substellar companions for which the luminosity, mass, and age can be determined independently is of utter importance to test and calibrate the…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 118 cited

Revisiting Proxima with ESPRESSO

A. Suárez Mascareño, J. P. Faria, P. Figueira +88

We aim to confirm the presence of Proxima b using independent measurements obtained with the new ESPRESSO spectrograph, and refine the planetary parameters taking advantage of its…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 19 cited

Characterising brown dwarf companions with IRDIS long-slit spectroscopy: HD 1160 B and HD 19467 B

D. Mesa, V. D'Orazi, A. Vigan +9

The determination of the fundamental properties (mass, separation, age, gravity and atmospheric properties) of brown dwarf companions allows us to infer crucial informations on the…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 98 cited

Mass loss rate and local thermodynamic state of KELT-9 b thermosphere from the hydrogen Balmer series

A. Wyttenbach, P. Mollière, D. Ehrenreich +12

KELT-9 b, the hottest known exoplanet with K, is the archetype of a new planet class known as ultra-hot Jupiters. These exoplanets are presumed to have an atmosphere do…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 136 cited

Neutral Iron Emission Lines From The Day-side Of KELT-9b -- The GAPS Programme With HARPS-N At TNG XX

L. Pino, J. M. Désert, M. Brogi +47

We present the first detection of atomic emission lines from the atmosphere of an exoplanet. We detect neutral iron lines from the day-side of KELT-9b (Teq 4, 000 K). We com…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 316 cited

Nightside condensation of iron in an ultra-hot giant exoplanet

David Ehrenreich, Christophe Lovis, Romain Allart +94

Ultra-hot giant exoplanets receive thousands of times Earth's insolation. Their high-temperature atmospheres (>2,000 K) are ideal laboratories for studying extreme planetary climat…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 32 cited

Three Short Period Jupiters from TESS

L. D. Nielsen, R. Brahm, F. Bouchy +74

We report the confirmation and mass determination of three hot Jupiters discovered by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission: HIP 65Ab (TOI-129, TIC-201248411) is…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 121 cited

Hot Exoplanet Atmospheres Resolved with Transit Spectroscopy (HEARTS) III. Atmospheric structure of the misaligned ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-121b

V. Bourrier, D. Ehrenreich, M. Lendl +21

Ultra-hot Jupiters offer interesting prospects for expanding our theories on dynamical evolution and the properties of extremely irradiated atmospheres. In this context, we present…