Origins of hot Jupiters
RI Dawson, JA Johnson - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Hot Jupiters were the first exoplanets to be discovered around main sequence stars and
astonished us with their close-in orbits. They are a prime example of how exoplanets have …
astonished us with their close-in orbits. They are a prime example of how exoplanets have …
The occurrence and architecture of exoplanetary systems
JN Winn, DC Fabrycky - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The basic geometry of the Solar System—the shapes, spacings, and orientations of the
planetary orbits—has long been a subject of fascination as well as inspiration for planet …
planetary orbits—has long been a subject of fascination as well as inspiration for planet …
A candidate short-period sub-Earth orbiting Proxima Centauri
JP Faria, AS Mascareño, P Figueira, AM Silva… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
Context. Proxima Centauri is the closest star to the Sun. This small, low-mass, mid M dwarf is
known to host an Earth-mass exoplanet with an orbital period of 11.2 days within the …
known to host an Earth-mass exoplanet with an orbital period of 11.2 days within the …
Probabilistic forecasting of the masses and radii of other worlds
Mass and radius are two of the most fundamental properties of an astronomical object.
Increasingly, new planet discoveries are being announced with a measurement of one of …
Increasingly, new planet discoveries are being announced with a measurement of one of …
A chemical survey of exoplanets with ARIEL
Thousands of exoplanets have now been discovered with a huge range of masses, sizes
and orbits: from rocky Earth-like planets to large gas giants grazing the surface of their host …
and orbits: from rocky Earth-like planets to large gas giants grazing the surface of their host …
The occurrence of potentially habitable planets orbiting M dwarfs estimated from the full Kepler dataset and an empirical measurement of the detection sensitivity
CD Dressing, D Charbonneau - The Astrophysical Journal, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We present an improved estimate of the occurrence rate of small planets orbiting small stars
by searching the full four-year Kepler data set for transiting planets using our own planet …
by searching the full four-year Kepler data set for transiting planets using our own planet …
Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA): pulsating variable stars, rotation, convective boundaries, and energy conservation
B Paxton, R Smolec, J Schwab… - The Astrophysical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
We update the capabilities of the open-knowledge software instrument Modules for
Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA). RSP is a new functionality in MESAstar that …
Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA). RSP is a new functionality in MESAstar that …
The PLATO 2.0 mission
H Rauer, C Catala, C Aerts, T Appourchaux… - Experimental …, 2014 - Springer
PLATO 2.0 has recently been selected for ESA's M3 launch opportunity (2022/24). Providing
accurate key planet parameters (radius, mass, density and age) in statistical numbers, it …
accurate key planet parameters (radius, mass, density and age) in statistical numbers, it …
Compositional imprints in density–distance–time: a rocky composition for close-in low-mass exoplanets from the location of the valley of evaporation
S Jin, C Mordasini - The Astrophysical Journal, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We use an end-to-end model of planet formation, thermodynamic evolution, and
atmospheric escape to investigate how the statistical imprints of evaporation depend on the …
atmospheric escape to investigate how the statistical imprints of evaporation depend on the …
Planetary population synthesis coupled with atmospheric escape: a statistical view of evaporation
We apply hydrodynamic evaporation models to different synthetic planet populations that
were obtained from a planet formation code based on the core-accretion paradigm. We …
were obtained from a planet formation code based on the core-accretion paradigm. We …