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Constraining Atmospheric Composition from the Outflow: Helium Observations Reveal the Fundamental Properties of Two Planets Straddling the Radius Gap

The Astronomical Journal
TOI-836 is a ∼2–3 Gyr K dwarf with an inner super Earth ( R  = 1.7 R _⊕ , P = 3.8 days) and an outer mini-Neptune ( R  = 2.6 R _⊕ , P = 8.6 days). JWST/NIRSpec 2.8–5.2 μ m transmission spectra are flat for both planets.
Michael Zhang, Jacob L. Bean, David Wilson, Girish Duvvuri, Christian Schneider, Heather A. Knutson, Fei Dai, Karen A. Collins, Cristilyn N. Watkins, Richard P. Schwarz, Khalid Barkaoui, Avi Shporer, Keith Horne, Ramotholo Sefako, Felipe Murgas, Enric Palle   +15 more
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Clouds and Hazes in GJ 1214 b’s Metal-rich Atmosphere

The Astronomical Journal
The sub-Neptune GJ 1214 b has an infamously flat transmission spectrum, likely due to thick aerosols in its atmosphere. A recent JWST/MIRI spectroscopic phase curve of GJ 1214 b added to this picture, suggesting a highly reflective and metal-rich ...
Isaac Malsky, Emily Rauscher, Kevin Stevenson, Arjun B. Savel, Maria E. Steinrueck, Peter Gao, Eliza M.-R. Kempton, Michael T. Roman, Jacob L. Bean, Michael Zhang, Vivien Parmentier, Anjali A. A. Piette, Tiffany Kataria   +12 more
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The Structure of Exoplanets

, 2013
The hundreds of exoplanets that have been discovered in the past two decades offer a new perspective on planetary structure. Instead of being the archetypal examples of planets, those of our Solar System are merely possible outcomes of planetary system ...
Fortney, Jonathan J., Sotin, Christophe, Spiegel, David S.   +2 more
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HST Transmission Spectra of the Hot Neptune HD 219666 b: Detection of Water and the Challenge of Constraining Both Water and Methane

The Astronomical Journal
Although Neptunian-sized (2–5 R _⊕ ) planets appear to be extremely common in the Galaxy, many mysteries remain about their overall nature. To date, only 11 Neptunian-sized planets have had their atmospheres spectroscopically characterized, and these ...
Matthew M. Murphy, Thomas G. Beatty, Luis Welbanks, Guangwei Fu   +3 more
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Magnetic Scaling Laws for the Atmospheres of Hot Giant Exoplanets

, 2011
We present scaling laws for advection, radiation, magnetic drag and ohmic dissipation in the atmospheres of hot giant exoplanets. In the limit of weak thermal ionization, ohmic dissipation increases with the planetary equilibrium temperature (T_eq ...
Agol, Baraffe, Batygin, Batygin, Burrows, Burrows, Charbonneau, Cowan, Crossfield, Dobbs-Dixon, Fortney, Goody, Hansen, Knutson, Knutson, Kristen Menou, Laughlin, Lewis, Liu, Miller, Miller, Perna, Perna, Rauscher, Rauscher, Showman, Showman, Showman, Showman, Winn   +29 more
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Overcast Mornings and Clear Evenings in Hot Jupiter Exoplanet Atmospheres

The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Aerosols are an old topic in the young field of exoplanet atmospheres. Understanding what they are, how they form, and where they go has long provided a fertile playground for theorists.
Guangwei Fu, Sagnick Mukherjee, Kevin B. Stevenson, David K. Sing, Reza Ashtari, Nathan Mayne, Joshua D. Lothringer, Maria Zamyatina, Stephen P. Schmidt, Carlos Gascón, Natalie H. Allen, Katherine A. Bennett, Mercedes López-Morales   +12 more
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Rocky Planet or Water World? Observability of Low-density Lava World Atmospheres

The Astrophysical Journal, 2023
Super-Earths span a wide range of bulk densities, indicating a diversity in interior conditions beyond that seen in the solar system. In particular, an emerging population of low-density super-Earths may be explained by volatile-rich interiors.
Anjali A. A. Piette, Peter Gao, Kara Brugman, Anat Shahar, Tim Lichtenberg, Francesca Miozzi, Peter Driscoll   +6 more
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The mutual influence of disequilibrium composition and temperature in exoplanet atmospheres

Astronomy & Astrophysics
Astronomical observations have provided an extensive body of evidence for the existence of disequilibrium chemistry in many exoplanet atmospheres, and this departure from a chemical equilibrium composition may have an impact on the temperature of the atmosphere itself.
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On the Stability of Super-Earth Atmospheres

, 2012
We investigate the stability of super Earth atmospheres around M stars using a 7-parameter, analytical framework. We construct stability diagrams in the parameter space of exoplanetary radius versus semi-major axis and elucidate the regions in which the ...
Heng, Kevin, Kopparla, Pushkar
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Exploring atmospheres of hot mini-Neptunes and extrasolar giant planets orbiting different stars with application to HD 97658b, WASP-12b, CoRoT-2b, XO-1b and HD 189733b

, 2013
We calculated an atmospheric grid for hot mini-Neptune and giant exoplanets, that links astrophysical observable parameters- orbital distance and stellar type- with the chemical atmospheric species expected.
Kaltenegger, Lisa, Miguel, Yamila
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