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A Framework for Quantifying the Degeneracies of Exoplanet Interior Compositions

, 2010
Several transiting super-Earths are expected to be discovered in the coming few years. While tools to model the interior structure of transiting planets exist, inferences about the composition are fraught with ambiguities.
Rogers, L. A., Seager, S.
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Towards a Theory for the Atmospheres, Structure, and Evolution of Giant Exoplanets [PDF]

Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 2011
AbstractIn this short review, I summarize some of the salient features of the emerging theory of exoplanets in general, and of giant exoplanets in particular. A focus is on the characterization of transiting planets at primary and secondary eclipse, but various other related topics are covered, if only briefly.
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Peas-in-a-pod across the Radius Valley: Rocky Systems Are Less Uniform in Mass but More Uniform in Size and Spacing

The Astrophysical Journal Letters
The ubiquity of “peas-in-a-pod” architectural patterns and the existence of the radius valley each presents a striking population-level trend for planets with R _p ≤ 4 R _⊕ that serves to place powerful constraints on the formation and evolution of these
Armaan V. Goyal, Songhu Wang
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Interior and Climate Modeling of the Venus Zone Planet TOI-2285 b

The Astronomical Journal
As the discovery of exoplanets progresses at a rapid pace, the large number of known planets provides a pathway to assess the stellar and planetary properties that govern the climate evolution of terrestrial planets.
Emma L. Miles, Colby Ostberg, Stephen R. Kane, Ondrea Clarkson, Cayman T. Unterborn, Tara Fetherolf, Michael J. Way, Sadie G. Welter   +7 more
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Dynamics of Two Planets near a 2:1 Resonance: Case Studies of Known and Synthetic Exosystems on a Grid of Initial Configurations

Universe
The distribution of period ratios for 580 known two-planet systems is apparently nonuniform, with several sharp peaks and troughs. In particular, the vicinity of the 2:1 commensurability seems to have a deficit of systems.
Valeri Makarov, Alexey Goldin, Dimitri Veras   +2 more
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Interior Evolution of Magma Oceans Exoplanets

The magma ocean (MO) phase typically describes the early stage of rocky planets, during which the entire planet is molten due to heat generated by accretion processes. In the case of short-period exoplanets inside the runaway greenhouse limit, this phase may last Gyrs, until the inventory of major greenhouse gasses, such as H2O and H2, is exhausted ...
Mariana Sastre, Tim Lichtenberg, Harrison Nicholls, Dan Bower, Inga Kamp   +4 more
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Understanding Exoplanet Atmospheres with UV Observations I: NUV and Blue/Optical [PDF]

arXiv, 2019
Much of the focus of exoplanet atmosphere analysis in the coming decade will be atinfrared wavelengths, with the planned launches of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST). However, without being placed in the context of broader wavelength coverage, especially in the optical and ultraviolet, infrared
arxiv  

Understanding Exoplanet Atmospheres with UV Observations II: The Far UV and Atmospheric Escape [PDF]

arXiv, 2019
Much of the focus of exoplanet atmosphere analysis in the coming decade will be at infrared wavelengths, with the planned launches of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST). However, without being placed in the context of broader wavelength coverage, especially in the optical and ultraviolet ...
arxiv  

TESS Giants Transiting Giants. VI. Newly Discovered Hot Jupiters Provide Evidence for Efficient Obliquity Damping after the Main Sequence

The Astronomical Journal
The degree of alignment between a star’s spin axis and the orbital plane of its planets (the stellar obliquity) is related to interesting and poorly understood processes that occur during planet formation and evolution.
Nicholas Saunders, Samuel K. Grunblatt, Ashley Chontos, Fei Dai, Daniel Huber, Jingwen Zhang, Guđmundur Stefánsson, Jennifer L. van Saders, Joshua N. Winn, Daniel Hey, Andrew W. Howard, Benjamin Fulton, Howard Isaacson, Corey Beard, Steven Giacalone, Judah Van Zandt, Joseph M. Akana Murphey, Malena Rice, Sarah Blunt, Emma Turtelboom, Paul A. Dalba, Jack Lubin, Casey Brinkman, Emma M. Louden, Emma Page, Cristilyn N. Watkins, Karen A. Collins, Chris Stockdale, Thiam-Guan Tan, Richard P. Schwarz, Bob Massey, Steve B. Howell, Andrew Vanderburg, George R. Ricker, Jon M. Jenkins, Sara Seager, Jessie L. Christiansen, Tansu Daylan, Ben Falk, Max Brodheim, Steven R. Gibson, Grant M. Hill, Bradford Holden, Aaron Householder, Stephen Kaye, Russ R. Laher, Kyle Lanclos, Erik A. Petigura, Arpita Roy, Ryan A. Rubenzahl, Christian Schwab, Abby P. Shaum, Martin M. Sirk, Christopher L. Smith, Josh Walawender, Sherry Yeh   +55 more
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Formation and evolution of exoplanets in different environments

, 2017
Invited Review. To appear in Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) Conference Series "Non-Stable Universe: Energetic Resources, Activity Phenomena and Evolutionary Processes" dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Byurakan Astrophysical ...
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