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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★ 143 cited

Atmospheric Rossiter-McLaughlin effect and transmission spectroscopy of WASP-121b with ESPRESSO

F. Borsa, R. Allart, N. Casasayas-Barris +41

WASP-121b is one of the most studied Ultra-hot Jupiters: many recent analyses of its atmosphere report interesting features at different wavelength ranges. In this paper we analyze…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 42 cited

The Magellan-TESS Survey I: Survey Description and Mid-Survey Results

Johanna Teske, Sharon Xuesong Wang, Angie Wolfgang +66

revealed that roughly one-third of Sun-like stars host planets orbiting within 100 days and between the size of Earth and Neptune. How do these planets form, what are they…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 65 cited

WASP-186 and WASP-187: two hot Jupiters discovered by SuperWASP and SOPHIE with additional observations by TESS

N. Schanche, G. Hébrard, A. Collier Cameron +15

We present the discovery of two new hot Jupiters identified from the WASP survey, WASP-186b and WASP-187b (TOI-1494.01 and TOI-1493.01). Their planetary nature was established from…

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★ 109 cited

The hot dayside and asymmetric transit of WASP-189b seen by CHEOPS

M. Lendl, Sz. Csizmadia, A. Deline +102

The CHEOPS space mission dedicated to exoplanet follow-up was launched in December 2019, equipped with the capacity to perform photometric measurements at the 20 ppm level. As CHEO…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 292 cited

The CHEOPS mission

Willy Benz, Christopher Broeg, Andrea Fortier +107

The CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite (CHEOPS) was selected in 2012, as the first small mission in the ESA Science Programme and successfully launched in December 2019. CHEOPS is…

astro-ph.SR2020

Discovery of a young low-mass brown dwarf transiting a fast-rotating F-type star by the Galactic Plane eXoplanet (GPX) survey

P. Benni, A. Y. Burdanov, V. V. Krushinsky +64

We announce the discovery of GPX-1 b, a transiting brown dwarf with a mass of and a radius of , the first sub-stell…

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★ 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★ 35 cited

Masses for the seven planets in K2-32 and K2-233. Four diverse planets in resonant chain and the first young rocky worlds

J. Lillo-Box, T. A. Lopez, A. Santerne +18

High-precision planetary densities are key to derive robust atmospheric properties for extrasolar planets. Measuring precise masses is the most challenging part, especially in mult…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 38 cited

The correlation between photometric variability and radial velocity jitter, based on TESS and HARPS observations

S. Hojjatpanah, M. Oshagh, P. Figueira +9

The current and upcoming high precision photometric surveys such as TESS, CHEOPS, and PLATO will provide the community with thousands of new exoplanet candidates. As a consequence,…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 30 cited

Discovery and characterization of the exoplanets WASP-148b and c. A transiting system with two interacting giant planets

G. Hebrard, R. F. Diaz, A. C. M. Correia +39

We present the discovery and characterization of WASP-148, a new extrasolar system that includes at least two giant planets. The host star is a slowly rotating inactive late-G dwar…

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★ 123 cited

A remnant planetary core in the hot-Neptune desert

David J. Armstrong, Théo A. Lopez, Vardan Adibekyan +91

The interiors of giant planets remain poorly understood. Even for the planets in the Solar System, difficulties in observation lead to large uncertainties in the properties of plan…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 45 cited

Mass determinations of the three mini-Neptunes transiting TOI-125

L. D. Nielsen, D. Gandolfi, D. J. Armstrong +77

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, TESS, is currently carrying out an all-sky search for small planets transiting bright stars. In the first year of the TESS survey, steady…