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A precise architecture characterization of the π Mensae planetary system
(EDP Sciences, 2020-10-01) Damasso, D.; Sozzetti, A; Lovis, C.; Barros, S. C. C.; Sousa, S. G.; Demangeon, O. D. S.; Faria, J. P.; Lillo Box, J.; Cristiani, S.; Pepe, F.; Rebolo, R.; Santos, N. C.; Zapatero Osorio, M. R.; Amate, M.; Pasquini, L.; Zerbi, Filippo M.; Adibekyan, V.; Abreu, M.; Affolter, M.; Alibert, Y.; Aliverti, M.; Allart, R.; Allende Prieto, C.; Álvarez, D.; Alves, D.; Ávila, G.; Baldini, V.; Bandy, T.; Benz, W.; Bianco, A.; Borsa, F.; Bossini, D.; Bourrier, V.; Bouchy, F.; Broeg, C.; Cabral, A.; Calderone, G.; Cirami, R.; Coelho, J.; Conconi, P.; Coretti, I.; Cumani, C.; Cupani, G.; D´Odorico, V.; Deiries, S.; Dekker, H.; Delabre, B.; Di Marcoantonio, P.; Dumusque, X.; Ehrenreich, D.; Figueira, P.; Fragoso, A.; Genolet, L.; Genoni, M.; Génova Santos, R.; Hughes, I.; Iwert, O.; Kerber, F.; Knudstrup, J.; Landoni, M.; Lavie, B.; Lizon, J. L.; Lo Curto, G.; Maire, C.; Martins, C. J. A. P.; Mégevand, D.; Mehner, A.; Micela, G.; Modigliani, A.; Molaro, P.; Monteiro, M. A.; Monteiro, M. J. P. F. G.; Moschetti, M.; Mueller, E.; Murphy, M. T.; Nunes, N.; Oggioni, L.; Oliveira, A.; Oshagh, M.; Pallé, E.; Pariani, G.; Poretti, E.; Rasilla, J. L.; Rebordao, J.; Redaelli, E.; Riva, M.; Santa Tschudi, S.; Santin, P.; Santos, P.; Ségransan, D.; Schmidt, T. M.; Segovia, A.; Sosnowska, D.; Spanò, P.; Suárez Mascareño, A.; Tabernero, H.; Tenegi, F.; Udry, S.; Zanutta, A.; González Hernández, Carmen; Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF); Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI); Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT); Australian Research Council (ARC); Istituto Nazionale Astrofisica (INAF); 0000-0003-0987-1593; Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737
Context. The bright star pi Men was chosen as the first target for a radial velocity follow-up to test the performance of ESPRESSO, the new high-resolution spectrograph at the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope. The star hosts a multi-planet system (a transiting 4 M-circle plus planet at similar to 0.07 au and a sub-stellar companion on a similar to 2100-day eccentric orbit), which is particularly suitable for a precise multi-technique characterization. Aims. With the new ESPRESSO observations, which cover a time span of 200 days, we aim to improve the precision and accuracy of the planet parameters and search for additional low-mass companions. We also take advantage of the new photometric transits of pi Men c observed by TESS over a time span that overlaps with that of the ESPRESSO follow-up campaign. Methods. We analysed the enlarged spectroscopic and photometric datasets and compared the results to those in the literature. We further characterized the system by means of absolute astrometry with HIPPARCOS and Gaia. We used the high-resolution spectra of ESPRESSO for an independent determination of the stellar fundamental parameters. Results. We present a precise characterization of the planetary system around pi Men. The ESPRESSO radial velocities alone (37 nightly binned data with typical uncertainty of 10 cm s(-1)) allow for a precise retrieval of the Doppler signal induced by pi Men c. The residuals show a root mean square of 1.2 m s(-1), which is half that of the HARPS data; based on the residuals, we put limits on the presence of additional low-mass planets (e.g. we can exclude companions with a minimum mass less than similar to 2 M-circle plus within the orbit of pi Men c). We improve the ephemeris of pi Men c using 18 additional TESS transits, and, in combination with the astrometric measurements, we determine the inclination of the orbital plane of pi Men b with high precision (i(b) =45.8(-1.1)(+1.4) deg). This leads to precise measurement of its absolute mass m(b) = =14.1(-0.4)(+0.5) M-Jup, indicating that pi Men b can be classified as a brown dwarf. Conclusions. The pi Men system represents a nice example of the extreme precision radial velocities that can be obtained with ESPRESSO for bright targets. Our determination of the 3D architecture of the pi Men planetary system and the high relative misalignment of the planetary orbital planes put constraints on and challenge the theories of the formation and dynamical evolution of planetary systems. The accurate measurement of the mass of pi Men b contributes to make the brown dwarf desert a bit greener.
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Atmospheric Rossiter–McLaughlin effect and transmission spectroscopy of WASP-121b with ESPRESSO
(EDP Sciences, 2021-01-22) Borsa, F.; Allart, R.; Casasayas Barris, N.; Tabernero, H. M.; Zapatero Osorio, M. R.; Cristiani, S.; Pepe, F.; Rebolo, R.; Santos, N. C.; Adibekyan, V.; Bourrier, V.; Demangeon, O. D. S.; Ehrenreich, D.; Pallé, E.; Sousa, S. G.; Lillo Box, J.; Lovis, C.; Micela, G.; Oshagh, M.; Poretti, E.; Sozzetti, A.; Allende Prieto, C.; Alibert, Y.; Amate, M.; Benz, W.; Bouchy, F.; Cabral, A.; Dekker, H.; D´Odorico, V.; Di Marcoantonio, P.; Figueira, P.; Genova Santos, R.; Lo Curto, G.; Manescau, A.; Martins, C. J. A. P.; Mégevand, D.; Mehner, A.; Molaro, P.; Nunes, N. J.; Riva, M.; Suárez Mascareño, A.; Udry, S.; Zerbi, Filippo M.; González Hernández, Carmen; Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF); Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF); Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT); European Research Council (ERC); Cabral, A. [0000-0002-9433-871X]; Adibekyan, V. [0000-0002-0601-6199]; Santos, N. [0000-0003-4422-2919]; Nunes, N. [0000-0002-3837-6914]; Sozzetti, A. [0000-0002-7504-365X]; Suarez Mascareño, A. [0000-0002-3814-5323]
Context. Ultra-hot Jupiters are excellent laboratories for the study of exoplanetary atmospheres. WASP-121b is one of the most studied; many recent analyses of its atmosphere report interesting features at different wavelength ranges. Aims. In this paper we analyze one transit of WASP-121b acquired with the high-resolution spectrograph ESPRESSO at VLT in one-telescope mode, and one partial transit taken during the commissioning of the instrument in four-telescope mode. Methods. We take advantage of the very high S/N data and of the extreme stability of the spectrograph to investigate the anomalous in-transit radial velocity curve and study the transmission spectrum of the planet. We pay particular attention to the removal of instrumental effects, and stellar and telluric contamination. The transmission spectrum is investigated through single-line absorption and cross-correlation with theoretical model templates. Results. By analyzing the in-transit radial velocities we were able to infer the presence of the atmospheric Rossiter–McLaughlin effect. We measured the height of the planetary atmospheric layer that correlates with the stellar mask (mainly Fe) to be 1.052 ± 0.015 Rp and we also confirmed the blueshift of the planetary atmosphere. By examining the planetary absorption signal on the stellar cross-correlation functions we confirmed the presence of a temporal variation of its blueshift during transit, which could be investigated spectrum-by-spectrum thanks to the quality of our ESPRESSO data. We detected significant absorption in the transmission spectrum for Na, H, K, Li, Ca II, and Mg, and we certified their planetary nature by using the 2D tomographic technique. Particularly remarkable is the detection of Li, with a line contrast of ~0.2% detected at the 6σ level. With the cross-correlation technique we confirmed the presence of Fe I, Fe II, Cr I, and V I. Hα and Ca II are present up to very high altitudes in the atmosphere (~1.44 Rp and ~2 Rp, respectively), and also extend beyond the transit-equivalent Roche lobe radius of the planet. These layers of the atmosphere have a large line broadening that is not compatible with being caused by the tidally locked rotation of the planet alone, and could arise from vertical winds or high-altitude jets in the evaporating atmosphere.
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Broadband transmission spectroscopy of HD 209458b with ESPRESSO: evidence for Na, TiO, or both
(EDP Sciences, 2020-12-01) Santos, N. C.; Cristo, E.; Demangeon, O. D. S.; Oshagh, M.; Allart, R.; Barros, S. C. C.; Borsa, F.; Bourrier, V.; Casasayas Barris, N.; Ehrenreich, D.; Faria, J. P.; Figueira, P.; Martins, J. H. C.; Micela, G.; Pallé, E.; Sozzetti, A.; Tabernero, H.; Zapatero Osorio, M. R.; Pepe, F.; Cristiani, S.; Rebolo, R.; Adibekyan, V.; Allende Prieto, C.; Alibert, Y.; Bouchy, F.; Cabral, A.; Dekker, H.; Di Marcoantonio, P.; D´Odorico, V.; Dumusque, X.; Lavie, B.; Lo Curto, G.; Lovis, C.; Manescau, A.; Martins, C. J. A. P.; Mégevand, D.; Mehner, A.; Molaro, P.; Nunes, N. J.; Poretti, E.; Rivas, M.; Sousa, S. G.; Suárez Mascareño, A.; Udry, S.; González Hernández, Carmen; Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT); Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF); European Research Council (ERC); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); 0000-0003-4422-2919; 0000-0001-5992-7589; 0000-0001-7918-0355; 0000-0002-0715-8789; 0000-0003-0987-1593
Context. The detection and characterization of exoplanet atmospheres is currently one of the main drivers pushing the development of new observing facilities. In this context, high-resolution spectrographs are proving their potential and showing that high-resolution spectroscopy will be paramount in this field. Aims. We aim to make use of ESPRESSO high-resolution spectra, which cover two transits of HD 209458b, to probe the broadband transmission optical spectrum of the planet. Methods. We applied the chromatic Rossiter–McLaughin method to derive the transmission spectrum of HD 209458b. We compared the results with previous HST observations and with synthetic spectra. Results. We recover a transmission spectrum of HD 209458b similar to the one obtained with HST data. The models suggest that the observed signal can be explained by only Na, only TiO, or both Na and TiO, even though none is fully capable of explaining our observed transmission spectrum. Extra absorbers may be needed to explain the full dataset, though modeling approximations and observational errors can also be responsible for the observed mismatch. Conclusions. Using the chromatic Rossiter–McLaughlin technique, ESPRESSO is able to provide broadband transmission spectra of exoplanets from the ground, in conjunction with space-based facilities, opening good perspectives for similar studies of other planets.
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CHEOPS observations of the HD 108236 planetary system: a fifth planet, improved ephemerides, and planetary radii
(EDP Sciences, 2021-02-19) Bonfanti, A.; Delrez, L.; Hooton, M. J.; Wilson, T. G.; Fossati, L.; Alibert, Y.; Hoyer, S.; Mustill, A. J.; Osborn, H. P.; Adibekyan, V.; Gandolfi, D.; Van Eylen, V.; Viotto, V.; Walter, I.; Walton, N. A.; Wildi, F.; Wolter, D.; Salmon, S.; Sousa, S. G.; Tuson, A.; Van Grootel, V.; Cabrera, J.; Nascimbeni, V.; Maxted, P. F. L.; Barros, S. C. C.; Billot, N.; Bonfils, X.; Borsato, L.; Broeg, C.; Davies, M. B.; Deleuil, M.; Demangeon, O. D. S.; Fridlund, M.; Lacedelli, G.; Lendl, M.; Persson, C.; Santos, N. C.; Scandariato, G.; Szabó, Gy. M.; Collier Cameron, A.; Udry, S.; Benz, W.; Beck, M.; Ehrenreich, D.; Fortier, A.; Isaak, K. G.; Queloz, D.; Alonso, R.; Asquier, J.; Bandy, T.; Bárczy, T.; Barrado, D.; Barragán, O.; Baumjohann, W.; Beck, T.; Bekkelien, A.; Bergomi, M.; Brandeker, A.; Busch, M. D.; Cessa, V.; Charnoz, S.; Chazelas, B.; Van Damme, C. C.; Demory, B. O.; Erikson, A.; Farinato, J.; Futyan, D.; García Muñoz, Antonio; Gillon, M.; Guedel, M.; Guterman, P.; Hasiba, J.; Heng, K.; Hernández, E.; Kiss, L.; Kuntzer, T.; Laskar, J.; Lecavelier des Etangs, A.; Lovis, C.; Magrin, D.; Malvasio, L.; Marafatto, L.; Michaelis, H.; Munari, M.; Olofsson, G.; Ottacher, H.; Ottensamer, R.; Pagano, I.; Pallé, E.; Peter, G.; Piazza, D.; Piotto, G.; Pollacco, D.; Ragazzoni, R.; Rando, N.; Ratti, F.; Rauer, H.; Ribas, I.; Rieder, M.; Rohlfs, R.; Safa, F.; Salatti, M.; Ségransan, D.; Simon, A. E.; Smith, A. M. S.; Sordet, Michael; Steller, M.; Thomas, N.; Tschentscher, M.; Swiss Space Office (SSO); La Silla Observatory; Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG); European Research Council (ERC); Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); Generalitat de Catalunya; European Space Agency (ESA); Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT); Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO); Hungarian National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH); Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF); Swedish National Infrastructure for Computing (SNIC); Bonfanti, A. [0000-0002-1916-5935]; Cameron, A. [0000-0002-8863-7828]; Santos, N. [0000-0003-4422-2919]; Mustill, A. J. [0000-0002-2086-3642]; Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737
Context. The detection of a super-Earth and three mini-Neptunes transiting the bright (V = 9.2 mag) star HD 108236 (also known as TOI-1233) was recently reported on the basis of TESS and ground-based light curves. Aims. We perform a first characterisation of the HD 108236 planetary system through high-precision CHEOPS photometry and improve the transit ephemerides and system parameters. Methods. We characterise the host star through spectroscopic analysis and derive the radius with the infrared flux method. We constrain the stellar mass and age by combining the results obtained from two sets of stellar evolutionary tracks. We analyse the available TESS light curves and one CHEOPS transit light curve for each known planet in the system. Results. We find that HD 108236 is a Sun-like star with R⋆ = 0.877 ± 0.008 R⊙, M⋆ = 0.869−0.048+0.050 M⊙, and an age of 6.7−5.1+4.0 Gyr. We report the serendipitous detection of an additional planet, HD 108236 f, in one of the CHEOPS light curves. For this planet, the combined analysis of the TESS and CHEOPS light curves leads to a tentative orbital period of about 29.5 days. From the light curve analysis, we obtain radii of 1.615 ± 0.051, 2.071 ± 0.052, 2.539−0.065+0.062, 3.083 ± 0.052, and 2.017−0.057+0.052 R⊕ for planets HD 108236 b to HD 108236 f, respectively. These values are in agreement with previous TESS-based estimates, but with an improved precision of about a factor of two. We perform a stability analysis of the system, concluding that the planetary orbits most likely have eccentricities smaller than 0.1. We also employ a planetary atmospheric evolution framework to constrain the masses of the five planets, concluding that HD 108236 b and HD 108236 c should have an Earth-like density, while the outer planets should host a low mean molecular weight envelope. Conclusions. The detection of the fifth planet makes HD 108236 the third system brighter than V = 10 mag to host more than four transiting planets. The longer time span enables us to significantly improve the orbital ephemerides such that the uncertainty on the transit times will be of the order of minutes for the years to come. A comparison of the results obtained from the TESS and CHEOPS light curves indicates that for a V ~ 9 mag solar-like star and a transit signal of ~500 ppm, one CHEOPS transit light curve ensures the same level of photometric precision as eight TESS transits combined, although this conclusion depends on the length and position of the gaps in the light curve.
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ESPRESSO at VLT On-sky performance and first results
(EDP Sciences, 2021-01-19) Pepe, F.; Cristiani, S.; Rebolo, R.; Santos, N. C.; Dekker, H.; Cabral, A.; Di Marcoantonio, P.; Figueira, P.; Lo Curto, G.; Lovis, C.; Mayor, M.; Mégevand, D.; Molaro, P.; Riva, M.; Zapatero Osorio, M. R.; Amate, M.; Manescau, A.; Pasquini, L.; Zerbi, Filippo M.; Adibekyan, V.; Abreu, M.; Affolter, M.; Alibert, Y.; Aliverti, M.; Allart, R.; Allende Prieto, C.; Álvarez, D.; Alves, D.; Ávila, G.; Baldini, V.; Bandy, T.; Barros, S. C. C.; Benz, W.; Bianco, A.; Borsa, F.; Bourrier, V.; Bouchy, F.; Broeg, C.; Calderone, G.; Cirami, R.; Coelho, J.; Conconi, P.; Coretti, I.; Cumani, C.; Cupani, G.; D´Odorico, V.; Damasso, M.; Deiries, S.; Delabre, B.; Demangeon, O. D. S.; Dumusque, X.; Ehrenreich, D.; Faria, J. P.; Fragoso, A.; Genolet, L.; Genoni, M.; Génova Santos, R.; Hughes, I.; Iwert, O.; Kerber, F.; Knudstrup, J.; Landoni, M.; Lavie, B.; Lillo Box, J.; Lizon, J. L.; Maire, C.; Martins, C. J. A. P.; Mehner, A.; Micela, G.; Modigliani, A.; Monteiro, M. A.; Monteiro, M. J. P. F. G.; Moschetti, M.; Murphy, M. T.; Nunes, N.; Oggioni, L.; Oliveira, A.; Oshagh, M.; Pallé, E.; Pariani, G.; Poretti, E.; Rasilla, J. L.; Rebordao, J.; Redaelli, E.; Santana Tschudi, S.; Santin, P.; Santos, P.; Ségransan, D.; Schmidt, T. M.; Segovia, A.; Sosnowska, D.; Sozzetti, A.; Sousa, S. G.; Spanò, P.; Suárez Mascareño, A.; Tabernero, H.; Tenegi, F.; Udry, S.; Zanutta, A.; González Hernández, Carmen; Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF); Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT); European Research Council (ERC); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); Australian Research Council; 0000-0002-9433-871X; 0000-0003-0513-8116; 0000-0002-4339-0550; 0000-0002-6728-244X; 0000-0003-2434-3625; 0000-0002-7504-365X; 0000-0002-7040-5498; 0000-0003-4422-2919; Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737
Context. ESPRESSO is the new high-resolution spectrograph of ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). It was designed for ultra-high radial-velocity (RV) precision and extreme spectral fidelity with the aim of performing exoplanet research and fundamental astrophysical experiments with unprecedented precision and accuracy. It is able to observe with any of the four Unit Telescopes (UTs) of the VLT at a spectral resolving power of 140 000 or 190 000 over the 378.2 to 788.7 nm wavelength range; it can also observe with all four UTs together, turning the VLT into a 16 m diameter equivalent telescope in terms of collecting area while still providing a resolving power of 70 000. Aims. We provide a general description of the ESPRESSO instrument, report on its on-sky performance, and present our Guaranteed Time Observation (GTO) program along with its first results. Methods. ESPRESSO was installed on the Paranal Observatory in fall 2017. Commissioning (on-sky testing) was conducted between December 2017 and September 2018. The instrument saw its official start of operations on October 1, 2018, but improvements to the instrument and recommissioning runs were conducted until July 2019. Results. The measured overall optical throughput of ESPRESSO at 550 nm and a seeing of 0.65″ exceeds the 10% mark under nominal astroclimatic conditions. We demonstrate an RV precision of better than 25 cm s−1 during a single night and 50 cm s−1 over several months. These values being limited by photon noise and stellar jitter shows that the performance is compatible with an instrumental precision of 10 cm s−1. No difference has been measured across the UTs, neither in throughput nor RV precision. Conclusions. The combination of the large collecting telescope area with the efficiency and the exquisite spectral fidelity of ESPRESSO opens a new parameter space in RV measurements, the study of planetary atmospheres, fundamental constants, stellar characterization, and many other fields.
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ESPRESSO high-resolution transmission spectroscopy of WASP-76 b
(EDP Sciences, 2021-02-19) Tabernero, H. M.; Zapatero Osorio, M. R.; Allart, R.; Borsa, F.; Casasayas Barris, N.; Demangeon, O. D. S.; Ehrenreich, D.; Lillo Box, J.; Lovis, C.; Pallé, E.; Sousa, S. G.; Rebolo, R.; Santos, N. C.; Pepe, F.; Cristiani, S.; Adibekyan, V.; Allende Prieto, C.; Alibert, Y.; Barros, S. C. C.; Bouchy, F.; Bourrier, V.; D´Odorico, V.; Dumusque, X.; Faria, J. P.; Figueira, P.; Genova Santos, R.; Hojjatpanah, S.; Lo Curto, G.; Lavie, B.; Martins, C. J. A. P.; Martins, J. H. C.; Mehner, A.; Micela, G.; Molaro, P.; Nunes, N. J.; Poretti, E.; Seidel, J. V.; Sozzetti, A.; Suárez Mascareño, A.; Udry, S.; Aliverti, M.; Affolter, M.; Alves, D.; Amate, M.; Ávila, G.; Bandy, T.; Benz, W.; Bianco, A.; Broeg, C.; Cabral, A.; Conconi, P.; Coelho, J.; Cumani, C.; Deiries, S.; Dekker, H.; Delabre, B.; Fragoso, A.; Genoni, M.; Genolet, L.; Hughes, I.; Knudstrup, J.; Kerber, F.; Landoni, M.; Lizon, J. L.; Maire, C.; Manescau, A.; Di Marcoantonio, P.; Mégevand, D.; Monteiro, M.; Moschetti, M.; Mueller, E.; Modigliani, A.; Oggioni, L.; Oliveira, A.; Pariani, G.; Pasquini, L.; Rasilla, J. L.; Redaelli, E.; Riva, M.; Santana Tschudi, S.; Santin, P.; Santos, P.; Segovia, A.; Sosnowska, D.; Spanò, P.; Tenegi, F.; Iwert, O.; Zanutta, A.; Zerbi, Filippo M.; González Hernández, Carmen; European Research Council (ERC); Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF); Cabral, A. [0000-0002-9433-871X]; Monteiro, M. J. [0000-0003-0513-8116]; Coelho, F. M. [0000-0002-4339-0550]; Faria, J. [0000-0002-6728-244X]; Santos, N. [0000-0003-4422-2919]
Aims. We report on ESPRESSO high-resolution transmission spectroscopic observations of two primary transits of the highly irradiated, ultra-hot Jupiter-sized planet, WASP-76b. We investigated the presence of several key atomic and molecular features of interest that may reveal the atmospheric properties of the planet. Methods. We extracted two transmission spectra of WASP-76b with R ≈ 140 000 using a procedure that allowed us to process the full ESPRESSO wavelength range (3800–7880 Å) simultaneously. We observed that at a high signal-to-noise ratio, the continuum of ESPRESSO spectra shows ‘wiggles’, which are likely caused by an interference pattern outside the spectrograph. To search for the planetary features, we visually analysed the extracted transmission spectra and cross-correlated the observations against theoretical spectra of different atomic and molecular species. Results. The following atomic features are detected: Li I, Na I, Mg I, Ca II, Mn I, K I, and Fe I. All are detected with a confidence level between 9.2 σ (Na I) and 2.8 σ (Mg I). We did not detect the following species: Ti I, Cr I, Ni I, TiO, VO, and ZrO. We impose the following 1 σ upper limits on their detectability: 60, 77, 122, 6, 8, and 8 ppm, respectively. Conclusions. We report the detection of Li I on WASP-76b for the first time. In addition, we confirm the presence of Na I and Fe I as previously reported in the literature. We show that the procedure employed in this work can detect features down to the level of ~0.1% in the transmission spectrum and ~10 ppm by means of a cross-correlation method. We discuss the presence of neutral and singly ionised features in the atmosphere of WASP-76b.
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HD 213885b: a transiting 1-d-period super-Earth with an Earth-like composition around a bright (V = 7.9) star unveiled by TESS .
(Oxford Academics: Blackwell Publishing, 2020-01-15) Espinoza, N.; Brahm, R.; Henning, T.; Jordán, A.; Dorn, C.; Rojas, F.; Sarkis, P.; Kossakowski, D.; Schlecker, M.; Díaz, M. R.; Jenkins, J. S.; Aguilera Gómez, C.; Jenkins, J. M.; Twicken, J. D.; Collins, K. A.; Lissauer, J. J.; Armstrong, D. J.; Adibekyan, V.; Barrado, D.; Barros, S. C. C.; Battley, M.; Bayliss, D.; Bouchy, F.; Bryant, E. M.; Cooke, B. F.; Demangeon, O. D. S.; Dumusque, X.; Figueira, P.; Giles, H.; Lillo Box, J.; Lovis, C.; Nielsen, L. D.; Pepe, F.; Pollacco, D.; Santos, N. C.; Sousa, S. G.; Udry, S.; Wheatley, P. J.; Turner, O.; Marmier, M.; Ségransan, D.; Ricker, G.; Latham, D.; Seager, S.; Winn, J. N.; Kielkopf, J. F.; Hart, R.; Wingham, G.; Jensen, E. L. N.; Helminiak, K. G.; Tokovinin, A.; Briceño, C.; Ziegler, C.; Law, N. M.; Mann, A. W.; Daylan, T.; Doty, J. P.; Guerrero, N.; Boyd, P.; Crossfield, I.; Morris, Robert L.; Henze, C. E.; Dean Chacon, A.; Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (CONICYT); Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico (FONDECYT); Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC); Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF); Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT); National Science Centre, Poland (NCN); Millennium Institute of Astrophysics (MAS); Barrado, D. [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5971-9242]; Lillo Box, J. [https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3742-1987]; Díaz, M. [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2100-3257]; Wheatley, P. [https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1452-2240]; Nielsen, L. D. [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5254-2499]; Figueira, P. [https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8504-283X]; Jenssen, E. [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4625-7333]; Barros, S. [https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2434-3625]; Espinoza Pérez, N. [https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9513-1449]; Armstrong, D. J. [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5080-4117]; Bayliss, D. [https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6023-1335]; Turner, O. [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8216-2796]; Sousa, S. G. [https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9047-2965]; Kielpof, J. F. [https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0497-2651]
We report the discovery of the 1.008-d, ultrashort period (USP) super-EarthHD213885b (TOI141b) orbiting the bright (V= 7.9) star HD 213885 (TOI-141, TIC 403224672), detected using photometry from the recently launched TESS mission. Using FEROS, HARPS, and CORALIE radial velocities, we measure a precise mass of 8.8 +/- 0.6M. for this 1.74 +/- 0.05 R. exoplanet, which provides enough information to constrain its bulk composition - similar to Earth's but enriched in iron. The radius, mass, and stellar irradiation of HD 213885b are, given our data, very similar to 55 Cancri e, making this exoplanet a good target to perform comparative exoplanetology of short period, highly irradiated super-Earths. Our precise radial velocities reveal an additional 4.78-d signal which we interpret as arising from a second, non-transiting planet in the system, HD 213885c, whoseminimum mass of 19.9 +/- 1.4M. makes it consistent with being a Neptune-mass exoplanet. The HD 213885 system is very interesting from the perspective of future atmospheric characterization, being the second brightest star to host an USP transiting super-Earth (with the brightest star being, in fact, 55 Cancri). Prospects for characterization with present and future observatories are discussed.
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K2-111: an old system with two planets in near-resonance.
(Oxford Academics: Blackwell Publishing, 2020-10-27) Mortier, A.; Zapatero Osorio, M. R.; Malavolta, L.; Alibert, Y.; Rice, K.; Lillo Box, J.; Vanderburg, A.; Oshagh, M.; Buchhave, L. A.; Adibekyan, V.; Delgado Mena, E.; López Morales, M.; Charbonneau, D.; Sousa, S. G.; Lovis, C.; After, L.; Allende Prieto, C.; Barros, S. C. C.; Benatti, S.; Bonomo, A. S.; Boschin, W.; Bouchy, F.; Cabral, A.; Collier Cameron, A.; Cosentino, R.; Cristiani, S.; Demangeon, O. D. S.; Di Marcantonio, P.; D´Odorico, V.; Dumusque, X.; Ehrenreich, D.; Figueira, P.; Fiorenzano, A. F. M.; Ghedina, A.; Haldemann, J.; Harutyunyan, A.; Haywood, R. D.; Latham, D. W.; Lavie, B.; Lo Curto, G.; Maldonado, J.; Menescau, A.; Martins, C. J. A. P.; Mayor, M.; Mégevand, D.; Mehner, A.; Micela, G.; Molaro, P.; Molinari, E.; Nunes, N. J.; Pepe, F. A.; Pallé, E.; Phillips, D.; Piotto, G.; Pinamonti, M.; Poretti, E.; Rivas, M.; Rebolo, R.; Santos, N. C.; Sasselov, D.; Sozzetti, A.; Suárez Mascareño, A.; Udry, S.; West, R. G.; Watson, C. A.; Wilson, T. G.; González Hernández, Carmen; Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC); Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF); Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF); Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); European Research Council (ERC); 0000-0002-9433-871X; 0000-0002-3814-5323; 0000-0002-0571-4163; 0000-0003-4434-2195; 0000-0003-1605-5666; 0000-0001-7246-5438; 0000-0003-2434-3625; 0000-0003-1231-2389; 0000-0003-1784-1431; 0000-0002-7504-365X; 0000-0002-0601-6199; 0000-0001-8749-1962; 0000-0002-8863-7828; 0000-0003-4422-2919; Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737
This paper reports on the detailed characterization of the K2-111 planetary system with K2, WASP, and ASAS-SN photometry, as well as high-resolution spectroscopic data from HARPS-N and ESPRESSO. The host, K2-111, is confirmed to be a mildly evolved (log g = 4.17), iron-poor ([Fe/H]=-0.46), but alpha-enhanced ([alpha/Fe]=0.27), chromospherically quiet, very old thick disc G2 star. A global fit, performed by using PyORBIT, shows that the transiting planet, K2-111 b, orbits with a period P-b = 5.3518 +/- 0.0004 d and has a planet radius of 1.82(-0.09)(+0.11) R-circle plus and a mass of 5.29(-0.77)(+0.76) M-circle plus, resulting in a bulk density slightly lower than that of the Earth. The stellar chemical composition and the planet properties are consistent with K2-111 b being a terrestrial planet with an iron core mass fraction lower than the Earth. We announce the existence of a second signal in the radial velocity data that we attribute to a non-transiting planet, K2-111 c, with an orbital period of 15.6785 +/- 0.0064 d, orbiting in near-3:1 mean motion resonance with the transiting planet, and a minimum planet mass of 11.3 +/- 1.1M(circle plus). Both planet signals are independently detected in the HARPS-N and ESPRESSO data when fitted separately. There are potentially more planets in this resonant system, but more well-sampled data are required to confirm their presence and physical parameters.
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Mass determinations of the three mini-Neptunes transiting TOI-125
(Oxford Academics: Oxford University Press, 2020-01-23) Nielsen, L. D.; Gandolfi, D.; Armstrong, D. J.; Jenkins, J. S.; Fridlund, M.; Santos, N. C.; Dai, F.; Adibekyan, V.; Luque, R.; Steffen, J. H.; Esposito, M.; Meru, F.; Sabotta, S.; Bolmont, É.; Kossakowski, D.; Otegi, J. F.; Murgas Alcaino, F.; Stalport, M.; Rodler, F.; Díaz, M. R.; Kurtovic, N. T.; Ricker, G.; Vanderspek, R.; Latham, D. W.; Seager, S.; Winn, J. N.; Jenkins, J. M.; Allart, R.; Almenara, J. M.; Barrado, D.; Barros, S. C. C.; Bayliss, D.; Berdiñas, Z. M.; Boisse, I.; Bouchy, F.; Boyd, P.; Brown, D. J. A.; Bryant, E. M.; Burke, C. J.; Cochran, W. D.; Cooke, B. F.; Demangeon, O. D. S.; Díaz, R. F.; Dittman, J.; Dorn, C.; Dumusque, X.; García, R. A.; González Cuesta, L.; Georgieva, I.; Guerrero, N.; Hatzes, A. P.; Helled, R.; Henze, C. E.; Hojjatpanah, S.; Korth, J.; Lam, K. W. F.; Lillo Box, J.; López, T. A.; Livingston, J.; Mathur, S.; Mousis, O.; Narita, N.; Osborn, Hugh P.; Pallé, E.; Peña Rojas, P. A.; Persson, C. M.; Quinn, S. N.; Rauer, H.; Redfield, S.; Santerne, A.; Dos Santos, L. A.; Seidel, J. V.; Sousa, S. G.; Ting, E. B.; Turbet, M.; Udry, S.; Vanderburg, A.; Van Eylen, V.; Vines, J. I.; Wheatley, P. J.; Wilson, P. A.; Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico (FONDECYT); Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF); Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); European Southern Observatory (ESO); Swiss National Centre of Competence inResearch (NCCR); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT); European Research Council (ERC); Vanderburg, A. [0000-0001-7246-5438]; Dos Santos, L. [0000-0002-2248-3838]; Barrado, D. [0000-0002-5971-9242]; Cochran, W. [0000-0001-9662-3496]; Lillo Box, J. [0000-0003-3742-1987]; Barros, S. [0000-0003-2434-3625]; Stalport, M. [0000-0003-0996-6402]; Dorn, C. [0000-0001-6110-4610]; Nielsen, L. D. [0000-0002-5254-2499]; Seidel, J. V. [0000-0002-7990-9596]; Diaz, M. R. [0000-0002-2100-3257]; Bolmont, E. [0000-0001-5657-4503]; Adibekyan, V. [0000-0002-0601-6199]; Van Eylen, V. [0000-0001-5542-8870]; Armstrong, D. [0000-0002-5080-4117]; Korth, J. [0000-0002-0076-6239]; Díaz, R. [0000-0001-9289-5160]; Santos, N. [0000-0003-4422-2919]; Luque, R. [0000-0002-4671-2957]; Turbet, M. [0000-0003-2260-9856]; Mathur, S. [0000-0002-0129-0316]; Strom, P. A. [0000-0002-7823-1090]; Sabotta, S. [0000-0001-9078-5574]; Wheatley, P. [0000-0003-1452-2240]; Hojjatpanah, S. [0000-0002-0417-1902]; Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, TESS, is currently carrying out an all-sky search for small planets transiting bright stars. In the first year of the TESS survey, a steady progress was made in achieving the mission's primary science goal of establishing bulk densities for 50 planets smaller than Neptune. During that year, the TESS's observations were focused on the southern ecliptic hemisphere, resulting in the discovery of three mini-Neptunes orbiting the star T01-125, a V = 11,0 KO dwarf. We present intensive HARPS radial velocity observations, yielding precise mass measurements for TO1-125b, TOI-125c, and TOI-125d. TOI-125b has an orbital period of 4,65 d, a radius of 2,726 + 0,075 RE, a mass of 9,50 0,88 ME, and is near the 2:1 mean motion resonance with TOI-125c at 9.15 d. TOI-125c has a similar radius of 2,759 0.10 RE and a mass of 6,63 + 0,99 ME, being the puffiest of the three planets. T01-125d has an orbital period of 19,98 d and a radius of 2.93 + 0,17 RE and mass 13,6 1,2 ME, For T01-125b and d, we find unusual high eccentricities of 0.19 0.04 and 0.17+(c):(!,(, respectively. Our analysis also provides upper mass limits for the two low-SNR planet candidates in the system; for T01-125.04 (Rp = 1.36 RE, P = 0.53 d), we find a 2a upper mass limit of 1.6 ME, whereas T01-125.05 (RP = 4.2-'2E44 RE, P = 13.28 d) is unlikely a viable planet candidate with an upper mass limit of 2.7 ME. We discuss the internal structure of the three confirmed planets, as well as dynamical stability and system architecture for this intriguing exoplanet system.
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Masses for the seven planets in K2-32 and K2-233 Four diverse planets in resonant chain and the first young rocky worlds
(EDP Sciences, 2020-08-11) Lillo Box, J.; López, T. A.; Santerne, A.; Nielsen, L. D.; Barros, S. C. C.; Deleuil, M.; Acuña, L.; Mousis, O.; Sousa, S. G.; Adibekyan, V.; Armstrong, D. J.; Barrado, D.; Bayliss, D.; Brown, D. J. A.; Demangeon, O. D. S.; Dumusque, X.; Figueira, P.; Hojjatpanah, S.; Osborn, Hugh P.; Santos, N. C.; Udry, S.; Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT); Lillo Box, J. [0000-0003-3742-1987]; López, T. [0000-0001-6622-1250]; Santerne, A. [0000-0002-3586-1316]; Barros, S. [0000-0003-2434-3625]; Deleuil, M. [0000-0001-6036-0225]; Sousa, S. G. [0000-0001-9047-2965]; Adibekyan, V. [0000-0002-0601-6199]; Armstrong, D. J. [0000-0002-5080-4117]; Barrado, D. [0000-0002-5971-9242]; Bayliss, D. [0000-0001-6023-1335]; Brown, D. J. A. [0000-0003-1098-2442]; Demangeon, O. D. S. [0000-0001-7918-0355]; Dumusque, X. [0000-0002-9332-2011]; Figueira, P. [0000-0001-8504-283X]; Hojjatpanah, S. [0000-0002-0417-1902]; Osborn, H. [0000-0002-4047-4724]; Santos, N. C. [0000-0003-4422-2919]; Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737
Context. High-precision planetary densities are key pieces of information necessary to derive robust atmospheric properties for extrasolar planets. Measuring precise masses is the most challenging part of this task, especially in multi-planetary systems. The ESO-K2 collaboration focuses on the follow-up of a selection of multi-planetary systems detected by the K2 mission using the HARPS instrument with this goal in mind. Aims. In this work, we measure the masses and densities of two multi-planetary systems: a four-planet near resonant chain system (K2-32) and a young (~400 Myr old) planetary system consisting of three close-in small planets (K2-233). Methods. We obtained 199 new HARPS observations for K2-32 and 124 for K2-233 covering a long baseline of more than three years. We performed a joint analysis of the radial velocities and K2 photometry with PASTIS to precisely measure and constrained the properties of these planets, focusing on their masses and orbital properties. Results. We find that K2-32 is a compact scaled-down version of the Solar System’s architecture, with a small rocky inner planet (Me = 2.1−1.1+1.3 M⊕, Pe ~ 4.35 days) followed by an inflated Neptune-mass planet (Mb = 15.0−1.7+1.8 M⊕, Pb ~ 8.99 days) and two external sub-Neptunes (Mc = 8.1 ± 2.4 M⊕, Pc ~ 20.66 days; Md = 6.7 ± 2.5 M⊕, Pd ~ 31.72 days). K2-32 becomes one of the few multi-planetary systems with four or more planets known where all have measured masses and radii. Additionally, we constrain the masses of the three planets in the K2-233 system through marginal detection of their induced radial velocity variations. For the two inner Earth-size planets we constrain their masses at a 95% confidence level to be smaller than Mb < 11.3 M⊕ (Pb ~ 2.47 days), Mc < 12.8 M⊕ (Pc ~ 7.06 days). The outer planet is a sub-Neptune size planet with an inferred mass of Md = 8.3−4.7+5.2 M⊕ (Md < 21.1 M⊕, Pd ~ 24.36 days). Conclusions. Our observations of these two planetary systems confirm for the first time the rocky nature of two planets orbiting a young star, with relatively short orbital periods (<7 days). They provide key information for planet formation and evolution models of telluric planets. Additionally, the Neptune-like derived masses of the three planets, K2-32 b, c, d, puts them in a relatively unexplored regime of incident flux and planet mass, which is key for transmission spectroscopy studies in the near future.
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Nightside condensation of iron in an ultrahot giant exoplanet
(Nature Research Journals, 2020-03-11) Ehrenreich, D.; Lovis, C.; Allart, R.; Zapatero Osorio, M. R.; Pepe, F.; Cristiani, S.; Rebolo, R.; Santos, N. C.; Borsa, F.; Demangeon, O. D. S.; Dumusque, X.; Casasayas Barris, N.; Séngrasan, D.; Sousa, S.; Abreu, M.; Adibekyan, V.; Affolter, M.; Allende Prieto, C.; Alibert, Y.; Aliverti, M.; Alves, D.; Amate, M.; Ávila, G.; Baldini, V.; Bandy, T.; Benz, W.; Bianco, A.; Bolmont, É.; Bouchy, F.; Bourrier, V.; Broeg, C.; Cabral, A.; Calderone, G.; Pallé, E.; Cegla, H. M.; Cirami, R.; Coelho, João M. P.; Conconi, P.; Coretti, I.; Cumani, C.; Cupani, G.; Dekker, H.; Delabre, B.; Deiries, S.; D´Odorico, V.; Di Marcoantonio, P.; Figueira, P.; Fragoso, A.; Genolet, L.; Genoni, M.; Génova Santos, R.; Harada, N.; Hughes, I.; Iwert, O.; Kerber, F.; Knudstrup, J.; Landoni, M.; Lavie, B.; Lizon, J. L.; Lendl, M.; Lo Curto, G.; Maire, C.; Manescau, A.; Martins, C. J. A. P.; Mégevand, D.; Mehner, A.; Micela, G.; Modigliani, A.; Molaro, P.; Monteiro, M.; Monteiro, M. A.; Moschetti, M.; Muller, N.; Nunes, N.; Oggioni, L.; Oliveira, A.; Pariani, G.; Pasquini, L.; Poretti, E.; Rasilla, J. L.; Redaelli, E.; Riva, M.; Santana Tschudi, S.; Santin, P.; Santos, P.; Segovia Milla, A.; Seidel, J. V.; Sosnowska, D.; Sozzetti, A.; Spanò, P.; Suárez Mascareño, A.; Tabernero, H.; Tenegi, F.; Udry, S.; Zanutta, A.; Zerbi, Filippo M.; González Hernández, Carmen; European Research Council (ERC); Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF); Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO); Suárez Mascareño, A. [0000-0002-3814-5323]; Abreu, M. [0000-0002-0716-9568]; João M. P. Coelho. [0000-0002-4339-0550]; Monteiro, M. J. [0000-0003-0513-8116]; Tabernero, H. [0000-0002-8087-4298]; Nunes, N. J. [0000-0002-3837-6914]; Cabral, A. [0000-0002-9433-871X]; Molaro, P. [0000-0002-0571-4163]; Redaelli, E. M. A. [0000-0001-8185-2122]; Zapatero Osorio, M. R. [0000-0001-5664-2852]; Castro Alves, D. [0000-0001-7026-2514]; Seidel, J. V. [0000-0002-7990-9596]; Martins, C. J. A. P. [0000-0002-4886-9261]; Adibekyan, V. [0000-0002-0601-6199]; Zerbi, F. M. [0000-0002-9996-973X]; Monteiro, M. [0000-0001-5644-0898]; Mehner, A. [0000-0002-9564-3302]; Santos, N. [0000-0003-4422-2919]; Cegla, H. [0000-0001-8934-7315]; Sozzetti, A. [0000-0002-7504-365X]; Allart, R. [0000-0002-1199-9759]; Landoni, M. [0000-0001-5570-5081]; Coretti, I. [0000-0001-9374-3249]; Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737
Ultrahot giant exoplanets receive thousands of times Earth’s insolation1,2. Their high-temperature atmospheres (greater than 2,000 kelvin) are ideal laboratories for studying extreme planetary climates and chemistry3,4,5. Daysides are predicted to be cloud-free, dominated by atomic species6 and much hotter than nightsides5,7,8. Atoms are expected to recombine into molecules over the nightside9, resulting in different day and night chemistries. Although metallic elements and a large temperature contrast have been observed10,11,12,13,14, no chemical gradient has been measured across the surface of such an exoplanet. Different atmospheric chemistry between the day-to-night (‘evening’) and night-to-day (‘morning’) terminators could, however, be revealed as an asymmetric absorption signature during transit4,7,15. Here we report the detection of an asymmetric atmospheric signature in the ultrahot exoplanet WASP-76b. We spectrally and temporally resolve this signature using a combination of high-dispersion spectroscopy with a large photon-collecting area. The absorption signal, attributed to neutral iron, is blueshifted by −11 ± 0.7 kilometres per second on the trailing limb, which can be explained by a combination of planetary rotation and wind blowing from the hot dayside16. In contrast, no signal arises from the nightside close to the morning terminator, showing that atomic iron is not absorbing starlight there. We conclude that iron must therefore condense during its journey across the nightside.
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Six transiting planets and a chain of Laplace resonances in TOI-178
(EDP Sciences, 2021-05-06) Leleu, A.; Alibert, Y.; Hara, N. C.; Hooton, M. J.; Wilson, T. G.; Robutel, P.; Delisle, J. B.; Laskar, J.; Hoyer, S.; Lovis, C.; Bryant, E. M.; Ducrot, E.; Gillen, E.; Alonso, R.; Pepe, F. A.; Correia, A. C. M.; Alves, D.; Cooke, B. F.; Cristiani, S.; Damasso, M.; Simon, A. E.; Angerhausen, D.; Günther, M. N.; Beck, M.; Queloz, D.; Dumusque, X.; Beck, T.; Di Marcoantonio, P.; Ehrenreich, D.; Erikson, A.; Olofsson, G.; Bourrier, V.; Reimers, C.; Futyan, D.; Boué, G.; Fridlund, M.; Gandolfi, D.; García Muñoz, Antonio; Peter, G.; Burleigh, M. R.; Bárczy, T.; Guillon, M.; Goad, M. R.; Cabrera, J.; Chamberlain, S.; Moyaro, M.; Davies, M. B.; Thomas, N.; Isaak, K.; Deleuil, M.; Heng, K.; Jehin, E.; Jenkins, J. S.; Anglada Escudé, G.; Pedersen, P. P.; Figueira, P.; Verrecchia, F.; Lecavelier des Etangs, A.; Fortier, A.; Lam, K.; Lendl, M.; Lillo Box, J.; Sousa, S. G.; García, L. J.; Osborn, Hugh P.; Gill, S.; Maxted, P. F. L.; McCormac, J.; Mehner, A.; Tilbrook, R. H.; Guedel, M.; Nunes, N. J.; Oshagh, M.; Ottensamer, R.; Charnoz, S.; Haldemann, J.; Sebastian, D.; Jordán, A.; Bekkelien, A.; Piotto, G.; Kiss, L.; Persson, C. M.; Polenta, G.; Pollacco, D.; Acton, J. S.; Lo Curto, G.; Brandeker, A.; Rando, N.; Magrin, D.; Ragazzoni, R.; Ratti, F.; Rauer, H.; Barrado, D.; Micela, G.; Molaro, P.; Ribas, I.; Santos, N. C.; Scandariato, G.; Billot, N.; Murray, C. A.; Zapatero Osorio, M. R.; Pagano, I.; Demory, B. O.; Sozzetti, A.; Pallé, E.; Smith, A. M. S.; Steller, M.; Suárez Mascareño, A.; Henderson, B.; Anderson, D. R.; Poretti, E.; Fossati, L.; Triaud, A.; Pozuelos, F. J.; Thompson, S.; Turner, O.; Udry, S.; Corral Van Damme, C.; Raynard, L.; Adibekyan, V.; Rebolo, R.; Vines, J. I.; Walton, N. A.; West, R. G.; Di Persio, G.; Schneider, J.; Delrez, L.; Allart, R.; Allende Prieto, C.; Nascimbeni, V.; Sestovic, M.; Cameron, A. C.; Szabó, G. M.; Kristiansen, M. H.; Barros, S. C. C.; Ségransan, D.; Asquier, J.; Baumjohann, W.; Bayliss, D.; Demangeon, O. D. S.; Van Grootel, V.; Martins, C. J. A. P.; Bonfanti, A.; Venus, H.; Benz, W.; Bonfils, X.; Bouchy, F.; Hogan, A. E.; Wheatley, P. J.; Wolter, D.; Broeg, C.; Buder, M.; Burdanov, A.; Lavie, B.; González Hernández, Carmen; Alvarez, M. [0000-0002-6786-2620]; Carrasco Martínez, J. M. [0000-0002-3029-5853]; Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737
Determining the architecture of multi-planetary systems is one of the cornerstones of understanding planet formation and evolution. Resonant systems are especially important as the fragility of their orbital configuration ensures that no significant scattering or collisional event has taken place since the earliest formation phase when the parent protoplanetary disc was still present. In this context, TOI-178 has been the subject of particular attention since the first TESS observations hinted at the possible presence of a near 2:3:3 resonant chain. Here we report the results of observations from CHEOPS, ESPRESSO, NGTS, and SPECULOOS with the aim of deciphering the peculiar orbital architecture of the system. We show that TOI-178 harbours at least six planets in the super-Earth to mini-Neptune regimes, with radii ranging from 1.152−0.070+0.073 to 2.87−0.13+0.14 Earth radii and periods of 1.91, 3.24, 6.56, 9.96, 15.23, and 20.71 days. All planets but the innermost one form a 2:4:6:9:12 chain of Laplace resonances, and the planetary densities show important variations from planet to planet, jumping from 1.02−0.23+0.28 to 0.177−0.061+0.055 times the Earth’s density between planets c and d. Using Bayesian interior structure retrieval models, we show that the amount of gas in the planets does not vary in a monotonous way, contrary to what one would expect from simple formation and evolution models and unlike other known systems in a chain of Laplace resonances. The brightness of TOI-178 (H = 8.76 mag, J = 9.37 mag, V = 11.95 mag) allows for a precise characterisation of its orbital architecture as well as of the physical nature of the six presently known transiting planets it harbours. The peculiar orbital configuration and the diversity in average density among the planets in the system will enable the study of interior planetary structures and atmospheric evolution, providing important clues on the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes.
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The atmosphere of HD 209458b seen with ESPRESSO No detectable planetary absorptions at high resolution
(EDP Sciences, 2021-03-02) Casasayas Barris, N.; Pallé, E.; Strangret, M.; Bourrier, V.; Tabernero, H. M.; Yan, F.; Borsa, F.; Allart, R.; Zapatero Osorio, M. R.; Lovis, C.; Sousa, S. G.; Chen, G.; Oshagh, M.; Santos, N. C.; Pepe, F.; Rebolo, R.; Molaro, P.; Cristiani, S.; Adibekyan, V.; Alibert, Y.; Allende Prieto, C.; Bouchy, F.; Demangeon, O. D. S.; Di Marcoantonio, P.; D´Odorico, V.; Ehrenreich, D.; Figueira, P.; Génova Santos, R.; Lavie, B.; Lillo Box, J.; Lo Curto, G.; Martins, C. J. A. P.; Mehner, A.; Micela, G.; Nunes, N. J.; Poretti, E.; Sozzetti, A.; Suárez Mascareño, A.; Udry, S.; González Hernández, Carmen; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG); European Research Council (ERC); Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT); Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF); Yan, F. [0000-0001-9585-9034]; Sozzetti, A. [0000-0002-7504-365X]; Nunes, N. [0000-0002-3837-6914]; Santos, N. [0000-0003-4422-2919]; Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737
We observed two transits of the iconic gas giant HD 209458b between 380 and 780 nm, using the high-resolution ESPRESSO spectrograph. The derived planetary transmission spectrum exhibits features at all wavelengths where the parent star shows strong absorption lines, for example, Na I, Mg I, Fe I, Fe II, Ca I, V I, Hα, and K I. We interpreted these features as the signature of the deformation of the stellar line profiles due to the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect, combined with the centre-to-limb effects on the stellar surface, which is in agreement with similar reports recently presented in the literature. We also searched for species that might be present in the planetary atmosphere but not in the stellar spectra, such as TiO and VO, and obtained a negative result. Thus, we find no evidence of any planetary absorption, including previously reported Na I, in the atmosphere of HD 209458b. The high signal-to-noise ratio in the transmission spectrum (~1700 at 590 nm) allows us to compare the modelled deformation of the stellar lines in assuming different one-dimensional stellar atmospheric models. We conclude that the differences among various models and observations remain within the precision limits of the data. However, the transmission light curves are better explained when the centre-to-limb variation is not included in the computation and only the Rossiter-McLaughlin deformation is considered. This demonstrates that ESPRESSO is currently the best facility for spatially resolving the stellar surface spectrum in the optical range using transit observations and carrying out empirical validations of stellar models.
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The hot dayside and asymmetric transit of WASP-189 b seen by CHEOPS
(EDP Sciences, 2020-11-09) Lendl, M.; Csizmadia, Sz.; Deline, A.; Fossati, L.; Kitzmann, D.; Heng, K.; Hoyer, S.; Salmon, S.; Benz, W.; Broeg, C.; Ehrenreich, D.; Malvasio, L.; Marafatto, L.; Michaelis, H.; Munari, M.; Nascimbeni, V.; Olofsson, G.; Ottacher, H.; Ottensamer, R.; Pagano, I.; Pallé, E.; Peter, G.; Pizza, D.; Piotto, G.; Pollacco, D.; Ratti, F.; Rauer, H.; Ragazzoni, R.; Rando, N.; Ribas, I.; Rieder, M.; Rohlfs, R.; Safa, F.; Santos, N. C.; Scandariato, G.; Ségransan, D.; Simón, A. E.; Singh, V.; Smith, A. M. S.; Sordet, Michael; Sousa, S. G.; Steller, M.; Szabó, Gy. M.; Thomas, N.; Tschentscher, M.; Udry, S.; Viotto, V.; Walter, I.; Walton, N. A.; Wildi, F.; Wolter, D.; Fortier, A.; Queloz, D.; Bonfanti, A.; Brandeker, A.; Collier Cameron, A.; Delrez, L.; García Muñoz, Antonio; Hooton, M. J.; Maxted, P. F. L.; Morris, B. M.; Van Grootel, V.; Wilson, T. G.; Alibert, Y.; Alonso, R.; Asquier, J.; Bandy, T.; Bárczy, T.; Barrado, D.; Barros, S. C. C.; Baumjohann, W.; Beck, M.; Beck, T.; Bekkelien, A.; Bergomi, M.; Billot, N.; Biondi, F.; Bonfils, X.; Bourrier, V.; Busch, M. D.; Cabrera, J.; Cessa, V.; Charnoz, S.; Chazelas, B.; Corral Van Damme, C.; Davies, M. B.; Deleuil, M.; Demangeon, O. D. S.; Demory, B. O.; Erikson, A.; Farinato, J.; Fridlund, M.; Futyan, D.; Gandolfi, D.; Gillon, M.; Guterman, P.; Hasiba, J.; Hernández, E.; Isaak, K. G.; Kiss, L.; Kuntzer, T.; Lecavelier des Etangs, A.; Lüftinger, T.; Laskar, J.; Lovis, C.; Magrin, D.; Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG); Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG); European Research Council (ERC); Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT); National Research Development and Innovation Office, Hungarian (NKFIH); Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI); Generalitat de Catalunya; European Space Agency (ESA); Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT); Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO); Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF); Wilson, T. G. [0000-0001-8749-1962]; Cameron, A. [0000-0002-8863-7828]; Fridlund, M. [0000-0002-0855-8426]; Cabrera, J. [0000-0001-6653-5487]; Barros, S. [0000-0003-2434-3625]; Santos, N. [0000-0003-4422-2919]; Piotto, G. [0000-0002-9937-6387]; Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737
The CHEOPS space mission dedicated to exoplanet follow-up was launched in December 2019, equipped with the capacity to perform photometric measurements at the 20 ppm level. As CHEOPS carries out its observations in a broad optical passband, it can provide insights into the reflected light from exoplanets and constrain the short-wavelength thermal emission for the hottest of planets by observing occultations and phase curves. Here, we report the first CHEOPS observation of an occultation, namely, that of the hot Jupiter WASP-189 b, a MP ≈ 2MJ planet orbiting an A-type star. We detected the occultation of WASP-189 b at high significance in individual measurements and derived an occultation depth of dF = 87.9 ± 4.3 ppm based on four occultations. We compared these measurements to model predictions and we find that they are consistent with an unreflective atmosphere heated to a temperature of 3435 ± 27 K, when assuming inefficient heat redistribution. Furthermore, we present two transits of WASP-189 b observed by CHEOPS. These transits have an asymmetric shape that we attribute to gravity darkening of the host star caused by its high rotation rate. We used these measurements to refine the planetary parameters, finding a ~25% deeper transit compared to the discovery paper and updating the radius of WASP-189 b to 1.619 ± 0.021RJ. We further measured the projected orbital obliquity to be λ = 86.4−4.4+2.9°, a value that is in good agreement with a previous measurement from spectroscopic observations, and derived a true obliquity of Ψ = 85.4 ± 4.3°. Finally, we provide reference values for the photometric precision attained by the CHEOPS satellite: for the V = 6.6 mag star, and using a 1-h binning, we obtain a residual RMS between 10 and 17 ppm on the individual light curves, and 5.7 ppm when combining the four visits.
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WASP-127b: a misaligned planet with a partly cloudy atmosphere and tenuous sodium signature seen by ESPRESSO
(EDP Sciences, 2020-12-16) Allart, R.; Pino, L.; Lovis, C.; Sousa, S. G.; Casasayas Barris, N.; Zapatero Osorio, M. R.; Cretignier, M.; Pallé, E.; Pepe, F.; Cristiani, S.; Rebolo, R.; Santos, N. C.; Borsa, F.; Bourrier, V.; Demangeon, O. D. S.; Ehrenreich, D.; Lavie, B.; Lendl, M.; Lillo Box, J.; Micela, G.; Oshagh, M.; Sozzetti, A.; Tabernero, H.; Adibekyan, V.; Allende Prieto, C.; Alibert, Y.; Amate, M.; Benz, W.; Bouchy, F.; Cabral, A.; Dekker, H.; D´Odorico, V.; Di Marcantonio, P.; Dumusque, X.; Figueira, P.; Genova Santos, R.; Lo Curto, G.; Manescau, A.; Martins, C. J. A. P.; Mégevand, D.; Mehner, A.; Molaro, P.; Nunes, N. J.; Poretti, E.; Riva, M.; Suárez Mascareño, A.; Udry, S.; Zerbi, Filippo M.; González Hernández, Carmen; Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF); European Research Council (ERC); Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT); Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
Context. The study of exoplanet atmospheres is essential for understanding the formation, evolution, and composition of exoplanets. The transmission spectroscopy technique is playing a significant role in this domain. In particular, the combination of state-of-the-art spectrographs at low- and high-spectral resolution is key to our understanding of atmospheric structure and composition. Aims. We observed two transits of the close-in sub-Saturn-mass planet, WASP-127b, with ESPRESSO in the frame of the Guaranteed Time Observations Consortium. We aim to use these transit observations to study the system architecture and the exoplanet atmosphere simultaneously. Methods. We used the Reloaded Rossiter-McLaughlin technique to measure the projected obliquity lambda and the projected rotational velocity nu(eq).sin(i(*)). We extracted the high-resolution transmission spectrum of the planet to study atomic lines. We also proposed a new cross-correlation framework to search for molecular species and we applied it to water vapor. Results. The planet is orbiting its slowly rotating host star (nu(eq).sin(i(*)) = 0.53(-0.05)(+0.07) km s(-1)) on a retrograde misaligned orbit (lambda = -128.41(+5.60)degrees(-5.46)). We detected the sodium line core at the 9-sigma confidence level with an excess absorption of 0.34 +/- 0.04%, a blueshift of 2.74 +/- 0.79 km s(-1), and a full width at half maximum of 15.18 +/- 1.75 km s(-1). However, we did not detect the presence of other atomic species but set upper limits of only a few scale heights. Finally, we put a 3-sigma upper limit on the average depth of the 1600 strongest water lines at equilibrium temperature in the visible band of 38 ppm. This constrains the cloud-deck pressure between 0.3 and 0.5 mbar by combining our data with low-resolution data in the near-infrared and models computed for this planet. Conclusions. WASP-127b, with an age of about 10 Gyr, is an unexpected exoplanet by its orbital architecture but also by the small extension of its sodium atmosphere (similar to 7 scale heights). ESPRESSO allows us to take a step forward in the detection of weak signals, thus bringing strong constraints on the presence of clouds in exoplanet atmospheres. The framework proposed in this work can be applied to search for molecular species and study cloud-decks in other exoplanets.