Helium Atmospheres on Warm Neptune- and Sub-Neptune-Sized Exoplanets and Applications to GJ 436 b [PDF]
, 2015 Warm Neptune- and sub-Neptune-sized exoplanets in orbits smaller than Mercury's are thought to have experienced extensive atmospheric evolution. Here we propose that a potential outcome of this atmospheric evolution is the formation of helium-dominated ...
Hu, Renyu, Seager, Sara, Yung, Yuk L.
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The Locus Algorithm IV: Performance metrics of a grid computing system used to create catalogues of optimised pointings [PDF]
, 2020 This paper discusses the requirements for and performance metrics of the the Grid Computing system used to implement the Locus Algorithm to identify optimum pointings for differential photometry of 61,662,376 stars and 23,779 quasars. Initial operational
Creaner, Oisín +3 more
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The Exoplanet Population Observation Simulator. II -- Population Synthesis in the Era of Kepler [PDF]
, 2019 The collection of planetary system properties derived from large surveys such as Kepler provides critical constraints on planet formation and evolution.
Apai, Daniel +5 more
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Mission Design of an Aperture-Synthetic Interferometer System for Space-Based Exoplanet Exploration
Space: Science & Technology, 2022 In recent years, exoplanet detection has become the technological frontier in the field of astronomy, because it provides evidence of the origin of life and the future human habitable exoplanet.
Feida Jia +3 more
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Generation of an optimal target list for the Exoplanet Characterisation Observatory (EChO) [PDF]
, 2015 The Exoplanet Characterisation Observatory (EChO) has been studied as a space mission concept by the European Space Agency in the context of the M3 selection process.
Deroo, Pieter +10 more
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High Accuracy Molecular Line Lists for Studies of Exoplanets and Other Hot Atmospheres
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2022 The desire to characterize and model the atmospheres of the many extrasolar planets that have been discovered over the last three decades is a major driver of current astronomy.
Jonathan Tennyson, Sergey N. Yurchenko
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Bayesian analysis of exoplanet and binary orbits
, 2012 We introduce BASE (Bayesian astrometric and spectroscopic exoplanet detection and characterisation tool), a novel program for the combined or separate Bayesian analysis of astrometric and radial-velocity measurements of potential exoplanet hosts and ...
Armstrong +45 more
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The Astronomical Journal, 2023 Large-scale exoplanet surveys like the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission are powerful tools for discovering large numbers of exoplanet candidates.
Christopher R. Mann +50 more
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Asteroseismology of Exoplanet Host Stars
, 2015 Asteroseismology is among the most powerful observational tools to determine fundamental properties of stars. Space-based photometry has recently enabled the systematic detection of oscillations in exoplanet host stars, allowing a combination of ...
Huber, Daniel
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Ponderings on the Possible Preponderance of Perpendicular Planets
The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2023 Misalignments between planetary orbits and the equatorial planes of their host stars are clues about the formation and evolution of planetary systems. Earlier work found evidence for a peak near 90° in the distribution of stellar obliquities, based on ...
Jared C. Siegel +2 more
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