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astro-ph.EP2018★ 6 cited

Discovery of Six Optical Phase Curves with K2

Prajwal Niraula, Seth Redfield, Julien de Wit +4

We have systematically searched for the phase curves among the planets discovered by \textit{K2}. Using the reported planetary parameters, we screen out the best potential candidat…

astro-ph.EP2018★ 100 cited

Disentangling the planet from the star in late type M dwarfs: A case study of TRAPPIST-1g

Hannah R. Wakeford, Nikole K. Lewis, Julia Fowler +10

The atmospheres of late M stars represent a significant challenge in the characterization of any transiting exoplanets due to the presence of strong molecular features in the stell…

astro-ph.EP2018★ 23 cited

Understanding Stellar Contamination in Exoplanet Transmission Spectra as an Essential Step in Small Planet Characterization

Dániel Apai, Benjamin V. Rackham, Mark S. Giampapa +18

Transmission spectroscopy during planetary transits is expected to be a major source of information on the atmospheres of small (approximately Earth-sized) exoplanets in the next t…

astro-ph.EP2018★ 122 cited

The Transiting Exoplanet Community Early Release Science Program for JWST

Jacob L. Bean, Kevin B. Stevenson, Natalie M. Batalha +99

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) presents the opportunity to transform our understanding of planets and the origins of life by revealing the atmospheric compositions, structur…

astro-ph.EP2018★ 343 cited

The nature of the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets

Simon L. Grimm, Brice-Olivier Demory, Michaël Gillon +23

Context. The TRAPPIST-1 system hosts seven Earth-sized, temperate exoplanets orbiting an ultra-cool dwarf star. As such, it represents a remarkable setting to study the formation a…