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Surrogate-accelerated Bayesian Inversion for Exoplanet Interior Characterization

The Astrophysical Journal
Characterizing the interior structure of exoplanets is an inverse problem often solved using Bayesian inference, but this approach is hampered by the high computational cost of planetary structure models.
Tijn de Wringer, Caroline Dorn, Emily O. Garvin, Stefano Marelli   +3 more
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Up, Up, and Away: Winds and Dynamical Structure as a Function of Altitude in the Ultrahot Jupiter WASP-76b

The Astrophysical Journal
Due to the unprecedented signal strengths offered by the newest high-resolution spectrographs on 10 m class telescopes, exploring the 3D nature of exoplanets is possible with an unprecedented level of precision.
Aurora Y. Kesseli, Hayley Beltz, Emily Rauscher, I. A. G. Snellen   +3 more
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JWST Transmission Spectroscopy of HD 209458b: A Supersolar Metallicity, a Very Low C/O, and No Evidence of CH4, HCN, or C2H2

The Astrophysical Journal Letters
We present the transmission spectrum of the original transiting hot Jupiter HD 209458b from 2.3 to 5.1 μ m as observed with the NIRCam instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Previous studies of HD 209458b’s atmosphere have given conflicting
Qiao Xue, Jacob L. Bean, Michael Zhang, Luis Welbanks, Jonathan Lunine, Prune August   +5 more
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Magma Ocean Interactions Can Explain JWST Observations of the Sub-Neptune TOI-270 d

The Astrophysical Journal
Sub-Neptunes with substantial atmospheres may possess magma oceans in contact with the overlying gas, with chemical interactions between the atmosphere and magma playing an important role in shaping atmospheric composition.
Matthew C. Nixon, R. Sander Somers, Arjun B. Savel, Jegug Ih, Eliza M.-R. Kempton, Edward D. Young, Hilke E. Schlichting, Tim Lichtenberg, Luis Welbanks, William Misener, Anjali A. A. Piette, Nicholas F. Wogan   +11 more
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How Internal Structure Shapes the Metallicity of Giant Exoplanets

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Peerani, Lorenzo, Howard, Saburo, Helled, Ravit   +2 more
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Where Are the Water Worlds? Identifying Exo-water-worlds Using Models of Planet Formation and Atmospheric Evolution

The Astrophysical Journal
Planet formation models suggest that the small exoplanets that migrate from beyond the snowline of the protoplanetary disk likely contain water-ice-rich cores (∼50% by mass), also known as water worlds.
Aritra Chakrabarty, Gijs D. Mulders
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The Importance of Optical Wavelength Data on Atmospheric Retrievals of Exoplanet Transmission Spectra

The Astronomical Journal
Exoplanet transmission spectra provide rich information about the chemical composition, clouds, and temperature structure of exoplanet atmospheres. Most exoplanet transmission spectra only span infrared wavelengths (≳1 μ m), which can preclude crucial ...
Charlotte Fairman, Hannah R. Wakeford, Ryan J. MacDonald   +2 more
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From Underground Oceans to Continents: A Glimpse into the Water Inventory on Rocky Planets Using Host Star Abundances

The Astrophysical Journal
The amount of surface water is thought to be critical for a planet’s climate stability and thus habitability. However, the probability that a rocky planet may exhibit surface water at any point in its evolution is dependent on multiple factors, such as ...
Kiersten M. Boley, Wendy R. Panero, Francesca Miozzi, Ashika Capirala, Johanna K. Teske   +4 more
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Effects of Planetary Parameters on Disequilibrium Chemistry in Irradiated Planetary Atmospheres: From Gas Giants to Sub-Neptunes

The Astrophysical Journal
A primary goal of characterizing exoplanet atmospheres is to constrain planetary bulk properties, such as their metallicity, C/O ratio, and intrinsic heat.
Sagnick Mukherjee, Jonathan J. Fortney, Nicholas F. Wogan, David K. Sing, Kazumasa Ohno   +4 more
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Precise Constraints on the Energy Budget of WASP-121 b from Its JWST NIRISS/SOSS Phase Curve

The Astronomical Journal
Ultra-hot Jupiters exhibit day-to-night temperature contrasts upwards of 1000 K due to competing effects of strong winds, short radiative timescales, magnetic drag, and H _2 dissociation/recombination. Spectroscopic phase curves provide critical insights
Jared Splinter, Louis-Philippe Coulombe, Robert C. Frazier, Nicolas B. Cowan, Emily Rauscher, Lisa Dang, Michael Radica, Sean Collins, Stefan Pelletier, Romain Allart, Ryan J. MacDonald, David Lafrenière, Loïc Albert, Björn Benneke, René Doyon, Ray Jayawardhana, Doug Johnstone, Vigneshwaran Krishnamurthy, Caroline Piaulet-Ghorayeb, Lisa Kaltenegger, Michael R. Meyer, Jake Taylor, Jake D. Turner   +22 more
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