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Exoplanet Volatile Carbon Content as a Natural Pathway for Haze Formation [PDF]

open access: yesAstrophysical Journal Letters, 2023
We explore terrestrial planet formation with a focus on the supply of solid-state organics as the main source of volatile carbon. For the water-poor Earth, the water ice line, or ice sublimation front, within the planet-forming disk has long been a key ...
E. Bergin   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Methane throughout the atmosphere of the warm exoplanet WASP-80b [PDF]

open access: yesNature, 2023
Transmission and emission spectra of the 825 K warm Jupiter WASP-80b taken with the NIRCam instrument of the JWST show strong evidence of CH_4 at greater than 6σ significance The abundances of main carbon- and oxygen-bearing gases in the atmospheres of ...
T. Bell   +14 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Neptune-mass exoplanet in close orbit around a very low-mass star challenges formation models

open access: yesScience, 2023
Theories of planet formation predict that low-mass stars should rarely host exoplanets with masses exceeding that of Neptune. We used radial velocity observations to detect a Neptune-mass exoplanet orbiting LHS 3154, a star that is nine times less ...
G. Stefansson   +29 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Haze Formation in Warm H2-rich Exoplanet Atmospheres [PDF]

open access: yesThe Planetary Science Journal, 2020
New observing capabilities coming online over the next few years will provide opportunities for characterization of exoplanet atmospheres. However, clouds/hazes could be present in the atmospheres of many exoplanets, muting the amplitude of spectral ...
Chao He   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Vanadium oxide and a sharp onset of cold-trapping on a giant exoplanet [PDF]

open access: yesNature, 2023
The abundance of refractory elements in giant planets can provide key insights into their formation histories^ 1 . Owing to the low temperatures of the Solar System giants, refractory elements condense below the cloud deck, limiting sensing capabilities ...
S. Pelletier   +17 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Early Release Science of the exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRSpec G395H [PDF]

open access: yesNature, 2022
Measuring the abundances of carbon and oxygen in exoplanet atmospheres is considered a crucial avenue for unlocking the formation and evolution of exoplanetary systems^ 1 , 2 .
L. Alderson   +91 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Identification of carbon dioxide in an exoplanet atmosphere [PDF]

open access: yesNature, 2022
Carbon dioxide (CO_2) is a key chemical species that is found in a wide range of planetary atmospheres. In the context of exoplanets, CO_2 is an indicator of the metal enrichment (that is, elements heavier than helium, also called ‘metallicity’)^ 1 – 3 ,
The Jwst Transiting Exoplanet Community Early Release Ahrer   +363 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Early Release Science of the exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRCam [PDF]

open access: yesNature, 2022
Time-series observations from the JWST of the transiting exoplanet WASP-39b show gaseous water in the planet’s atmosphere and place an upper limit on the abundance of methane.
E. Ahrer   +98 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

ELemental abundances of Planets and brown dwarfs Imaged around Stars (ELPIS). I. Potential Metal Enrichment of the Exoplanet AF Lep b and a Novel Retrieval Approach for Cloudy Self-luminous Atmospheres [PDF]

open access: yesAstronomical Journal, 2023
AF Lep A+b is a remarkable planetary system hosting a gas-giant planet that has the lowest dynamical mass among directly imaged exoplanets. We present an in-depth analysis of the atmospheric composition of the star and planet to probe the planet’s ...
Z. Zhang 张   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evidence for Low-level Dynamical Excitation in Near-resonant Exoplanet Systems [PDF]

open access: yesAstronomical Journal, 2023
The geometries of near-resonant planetary systems offer a relatively pristine window into the initial conditions of exoplanet systems. Given that near-resonant systems have likely experienced minimal dynamical disruptions, the spin–orbit orientations of ...
M. Rice   +20 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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