With a dayside temperature in excess of 4500 K, comparable to a mid-K-type star, KELT-9b is the hottest planet known. Its extreme temperature makes KELT-9b a...
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PublicationDetection of Ionized Calcium in the Atmosphere of the Ultra-hot Jupiter KELT-9b
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PublicationDetection of Na and K in the Atmosphere of the Hot Jupiter HAT-P-1b with P200/DBSP
We present a new optical transmission spectrum of the hot Jupiter HAT-P-1b based on two transits observed with the Double Spectrograph (DBSP) on the Palomar 200...
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PublicationEvidence for TiO in the Atmosphere of the Hot Jupiter HAT-P-65 b
We present the low-resolution transmission spectra of the puffy hot Jupiter HAT-P-65b (0.53 MJup, 1.89 RJup, Teq = 1930 K), based on two transits observed using...
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NewsEvidence of water found in the atmosphere of an ultra-hot gas giant
Using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international scientific team, in which the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)...
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NewsHeaviest element yet detected in an exoplanet atmosphere
An international team of astronomers, in which IAC researchers participate, have discovered barium, the heaviest element ever found in an exoplanet atmosphere...
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PublicationHigh-resolution Emission Spectroscopy of the Ultrahot Jupiter KELT-9b: Little Variation in Day- and Nightside Emission Line Contrasts
The transmission spectrum of the ultrahot Jupiter KELT-9b (T eq ~ 4000 K) exhibits absorption by several metal species. We searched for atomic and molecular...
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PublicationNondetection of Helium in the Hot Jupiter WASP-48b
Hot Jupiters orbiting extremely close to their host star may experience atmospheric escape due to the large amounts of high-energy radiation they receive...
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PublicationOccurrence Rate of Hot Jupiters Around Early-type M Dwarfs Based on Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite Data
We present an estimate of the occurrence rate of hot Jupiters (7 R ⊕ ≤ R p ≤ 2 R J, 0.8 ≤ P b ≤ 10 days) around early-type M dwarfs based on stars observed by...
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PublicationThe TESS Grand Unified Hot Jupiter Survey. I. Ten TESS Planets
Hot Jupiters-short-period giant planets-were the first extrasolar planets to be discovered, but many questions about their origin remain. NASA's Transiting...