5 papers
Condensation Clouds in Substellar Atmospheres with Virga
Natasha E. Batalha, Caoimhe M. Rooney, Channon Visscher +14
Here we present an open-source cloud model for substellar atmospheres, called Virga. The Virga-v0 series has already been widely adopted in the literature. It is written in Python…
The Effects of Cuboid Particle Scattering on Reflected Light Phase Curves: Insights from Laboratory Data and Theory
Colin D. Hamill, Alexandria V. Johnson, Matt Lodge +5
Understanding the optical properties of exoplanet cloud particles is a top priority. Many cloud condensates form as nonspherical particles and their optical properties can be very…
Far-ultraviolet flares and variability of the young M dwarf AU Mic: a non-detection of planet c in transit at Lyman-alpha
Keighley E. Rockcliffe, Elisabeth R. Newton, Allison Youngblood +8
Atmospheric escape's potential to shape the exoplanet population motivates detailed observations of systems actively undergoing escape. AU Mic is a young and active M dwarf hosting…
Microphysical Prescriptions for Parameterized Water Cloud Formation on Ultra-cool Substellar Objects
James Mang, Caroline V. Morley, Tyler D. Robinson +1
Water must condense into ice clouds in the coldest brown dwarfs and exoplanets. When they form, these icy clouds change the emergent spectra, temperature structure, and albedo of t…
A Fourth Planet in the Kepler-51 System Revealed by Transit Timing Variations
Kento Masuda, Jessica E. Libby-Roberts, John H. Livingston +49
Kepler-51 is a -old Sun-like star hosting three transiting planets with radii - and orbital periods -$130\,\mathrm{day…