An atomic spectral survey of WASP-76b: resolving chemical gradients and asymmetries

AY Kesseli, IAG Snellen… - The Astronomical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Ultrahot Jupiters are gas giants that orbit so close to their host star that they are tidally
locked, causing a permanent hot dayside and a cooler nightside. Signatures of their …

Magnetic drag and 3D effects in theoretical high-resolution emission spectra of ultrahot Jupiters: the case of WASP-76b

H Beltz, E Rauscher, EMR Kempton… - The Astronomical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Ultrahot Jupiters are ideal candidates to explore with high-resolution emission spectra.
Detailed theoretical studies are necessary to investigate the range of spectra that we can …

ExoGemS Detection of a metal hydride in an exoplanet atmosphere at high spectral resolution

L Flagg, JD Turner, E Deibert… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Exoplanet atmosphere studies are often enriched by synergies with brown dwarf analogs.
However, many key molecules commonly seen in brown dwarfs have yet to be confirmed in …

No umbrella needed: Confronting the hypothesis of iron rain on WASP-76b with post-processed general circulation models

AB Savel, EMR Kempton, M Malik… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
High-resolution spectra are unique indicators of three-dimensional (3D) processes in
exoplanetary atmospheres. For instance, in 2020, Ehrenreich et al. reported transmission …

Atmospheric characterization of the ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-33b-Detection of Ti and V emission lines and retrieval of a broadened line profile

D Cont, F Yan, A Reiners, L Nortmann… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
Ultra-hot Jupiters are highly irradiated gas giant exoplanets on close-in orbits around their
host stars. The dayside atmospheres of these objects strongly emit thermal radiation due to …

Diagnosing limb asymmetries in hot and ultrahot Jupiters with high-resolution transmission spectroscopy

AB Savel, EMR Kempton, E Rauscher… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Due to their likely tidally synchronized nature,(ultra) hot Jupiter atmospheres should
experience strongly spatially heterogeneous instellation. The large irradiation contrast and …

Magnetic Effects and 3D Structure in Theoretical High-resolution Transmission Spectra of Ultrahot Jupiters: the Case of WASP-76b

H Beltz, E Rauscher, EMR Kempton… - The Astronomical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
High-resolution spectroscopy has allowed for unprecedented levels of atmospheric
characterization, especially for the hottest gas-giant exoplanets known as ultrahot Jupiters …

High-resolution Transmission Spectroscopy of Ultrahot Jupiter WASP–33b with NEID

Y Yang, G Chen, S Wang, F Yan - The Astronomical Journal, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We report an attempt to detect molecular and atomic species in the atmosphere of the
ultrahot Jupiter WASP-33b using the high-resolution echelle spectrograph NEID with a …

ExoGemS high-resolution transmission spectroscopy of WASP-76b with GRACES

EK Deibert, EJW de Mooij… - The Astronomical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present high-resolution transmission spectroscopy of WASP-76b with Gemini Remote
Access to CFHT ESPaDOnS Spectrograph (GRACES)/Gemini North obtained as part of the …

A First Look at CRIRES+: Performance Assessment and Exoplanet Spectroscopy

M Holmberg, N Madhusudhan - The Astronomical Journal, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
High-resolution spectroscopy has proven to be a powerful avenue for atmospheric remote
sensing of exoplanets. Recently, ESO commissioned the CRIRES+ high-resolution infrared …