Proyecto de Investigación: HACIA LA CARACTERIZACION DE ATMOSFERAS PLANETARIAS Y LA BUSQUEDA DE VIDA: CHEOPS, CARMENES, PLATO, ARIEL Y HIRES
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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.
A giant exoplanet orbiting a very-low-mass star challenges planet formation models
(American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2019-09-27) Morales, J. C.; Mustill, A. J.; Ribas, I.; Davies, M. B.; Reiners, A.; Bauer, F. F.; Kossakowski, D.; Herrero, E.; Rodríguez, E.; López González, M. J.; Rodríguez López, C.; Cifuentes, C.; Mordasini, C.; Jeffers, S. V.; Rix, H. W.; Ofir, A.; Kürster, M.; Henning, T.; Emsenhuber, A.; Passegger, V. M.; Abellán, F. J.; Rodríguez Trinidad, A.; Pedraz, S.; Aceituno, J.; Seifert, W.; Fernández Martín, A.; Zechmeister, M.; De Juan, E.; Perryman, M. A. C.; Antona, R.; Alonso Floriano, F. J.; Ferro, I. M.; Johnson, E. N.; Labiche, N.; Rebolo, R.; Becerril Jarque, S.; Azzaro, M.; Fuhrmeister, B.; Lizon, J. L.; Perger, M.; Brinkmöller, M.; Berdiñas, Z. M.; Galadí Enríquez, D.; López Santiago, J.; Cortés Contreras, M.; Calvo Ortega, R.; Del Burgo, C.; Gallardo Cava, I.; Rosich, A.; Cardona Guillén, C.; Cano, J.; García Vargas, M. L.; Amado, P. J.; Casanova, V.; Carro, J.; García Piquer, A.; Kaminski, A.; Chaturvedi, P.; Gesa, L.; Abril, M.; Claret, A.; González Álvarez, E.; Ammler von Eiff, M.; Czesla, S.; Barrado, D.; Dorda, R.; González Peinado, R.; Fernández Hernández, Maite; Klüter, J.; Kim, M.; Lara, L. M.; Lampón, M.; López del Fresno, M.; Lodieu, N.; Mancini, L.; Mall, U.; Martín Fernández, P.; Mirabet, E.; Nortmann, L.; Pallé, E.; Caballero, J. A.; Huke, P.; Huber, A.; Holgado, G.; Klutsch, A.; Launhardt, R.; López Salas, F. J.; Stürmer, J.; Suárez, J. C.; Tabernero, H.; Tulloch, S. M.; Veredas, G.; Vico Linares, J. I.; Vilardell, F.; Wagner, K.; Winkler, J.; Wolthoff, V.; Sánchez López, A.; Sánchez Blanco, E.; Sadegi, S.; Labarga, F.; Marfil, E.; Casasayas Barris, N.; Bergond, G.; Martín, E. L.; Mandel, H.; Sarkis, P.; Lázaro, F. J.; Luque, R.; Burn, R.; Marvin, E. L.; Martín Ruiz, S.; Sarmiento, L. F.; González Cuesta, L.; Anglada Escudé, G.; Cárdenas, M. C.; Nelson, R. P.; Moya, A.; Schäfer, S.; Reffert, S.; Casal, E.; Pascual, J.; Nowak, G.; Schlecker, M.; Quirrenbach, A.; Kemmer, J.; Pérez Medialdea, D.; Pavlov, A.; Schmitt, J. H. M. M.; Lalitha, S.; Rabaza, O.; Pérez Calpena, A.; Schöfer, P.; Llamas, M.; Redondo, P.; Ramón Ballesta, A.; Magán Madinabeitia, H.; Rodler, F.; Sota, A.; Marín Molina, J. A.; Sabotta, S.; Stahl, O.; Martínez Rodríguez, H.; Salz, M.; Stock, S.; Naranjo, V.; Sánchez Carrasco, M. A.; Stuber, T.; Sanz Forcada, J.; Johansen, A.; Baroch, D.; Lafarga, M.; Dreizler, S.; Tal Or, L.; Schweitzer, A.; Hagen, H. J.; Guenther, E. W.; Montes, D.; Aceituno, Francisco José; Arroyo Torres, B.; Benítez, D.; Kehr, M.; Béjar, V. J. S.; Zapatero Osorio, M. R.; Yan, F.; Klahr, H.; Nagel, E.; Trifonov, T.; Guàrdia, J.; Guijarro, A.; De Guindos, E.; Hatzes, A. P.; Hauschildt, P. H.; Hedrosa, R. P.; Hermelo, I.; Hernández Arabi, R.; Hernández Otero, F.; Hintz, D.; Díez Alonso, E.; Colomé, J.; González Hernández, Carmen; Solano, Enrique; Israel Science Foundation (ISF); Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico (FONDECYT); Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF); Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR); Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (MIUR); European Research Council (ERC); Generalitat de Catalunya; Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG); Queen Mary University of London; Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT); Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737; Morales, J. C. [0000-0003-0061-518X]; Mustill, A. J. [0000-0002-2086-3642]; Ribas, I. [0000-0002-6689-0312]; Davies, M. B. [0000-0001-6080-1190]; Bauer, F. F. [0000-0003-1212-5225]; Herrrero, E. [0000-0001-8602-6639]; Rodríguez, E. [0000-0001-6827-9077]; López González, M. J. [0000-0001-8104-5128]; Rodríguez López, C. [0000-0001-5559-7850]; López González, M. J. [0000-0001-8104-5128]; Rodríguez López, C. [0000-0001-5559-7850]; Luque, R. [0000-0002-4671-2957]; López Santiago, J. [0000-0003-2402-8166]; Perger, M. [0000-0001-7098-0372]; Guenther, E. W. [0000-0002-9130-6747]; Schmitt, J. H. M. M. [0000-0003-2554-9916]; Mordasini, C. [0000-0002-1013-2811]; Aceituno, J. [0000-0003-0487-1105]; Stock, S. [0000-0002-1166-9338]; Lafarga, M. [0000-0002-8815-9416]; Nagel, E. [0000-0002-4019-3631]; Barrado, D. [0000-0002-5971-9242]; Tulloch, S. [0000-0003-0840-8521]; Rosich, A. [0000-0002-9141-3067]; Trifonov, T. [0000-0002-0236-775X]; Bergond, G. [0000-0003-3132-9215]; Zapatero Osorio, M. R. [0000-0001-5664-2852]; Kaminski, A. [0000-0003-0203-8208]; Montes, D. [0000-0002-7779-238X]; Cano, J. [0000-0003-1984-5401]; Baroch, D. [0000-0001-7568-5161]; Alonso Floriano, F. J. [0000-0003-1202-5734]; Sabotta, S. [0000-0001-9078-5574]; Ammler-von Eiff, M. [0000-0001-9565-1698]; Chaturvedi, P. [0000-0002-1887-1192]; Anglada Escudé, G. [0000-0002-3645-5977]; Becerril Jarque, S. [0000-0001-9009-1150]; Díez Alonso, E. [0000-0002-5826-9892]; Passegger, V. M. [0000-0002-8569-7243]; Burn, R. [0000-0002-9020-7309]; García Vargas, M. L. [0000-0002-2058-3528]; Amado, P. J. [0000-0002-8388-6040]; Cardona Guillén, C. [0000-0002-2198-4200]; Carro, J. [0000-0002-0838-3603]; Guàrdia, J. [0000-0002-7191-9001]; Abellán, F. J. [0000-0002-5724-1636]; Cifuentes, C. [0000-0003-1715-5087]; Colomé, J. [0000-0002-1678-2241]; Hermelo, I. [0000-0001-9178-694X]; Arroyo Torres, B. [0000-0002-3392-4694]; Emsenhuber, A. [0000-0002-8811-1914]; Fuhrmeister, B. [0000-0001-8321-5514]; Johnson, E. [0000-0003-2260-5134]; Berdiñas, Z. M. [0000-0002-6057-6461]; González Álvarez, E. [0000-0002-4820-2053]; González Cuesta, L. [0000-0002-1241-5508]; González Hernández, J. I. [0000-0002-0264-7356]; Klüter, J. [0000-0002-3469-5133]; Calvo Ortega, R. [0000-0003-3693-6030]; Guijarro, A. [0000-0001-5518-1759]; Lara, L. M. [0000-0002-7184-920X]; Casasayas Barris, N. [0000-0002-2891-8222]; Hintz, D. [0000-0002-5274-2589]; López del Fresno, M. [0000-0002-9479-7780]; Czesla, S. [0000-0002-4203-4773]; De Juan Fernández, E. [0000-0002-9382-4505]; Kehr, M. [0000-0002-7420-7368]; Marín Molina, J. A. [0000-0002-3525-0806]; Galadí Enríquez, D. [0000-0003-4946-5653]; Klutsch, A. [0000-0001-7869-3888]; Labarga, F. [0000-0002-7143-0206]; Martínez Rodríguez, H. [0000-0002-1919-228X]; González Peinado, R. [0000-0002-6658-8930]; Launhardt, R. [0000-0002-8298-2663]; Lizon, J. L. [0000-0001-8928-2566]; Naranjo, V. [0000-0003-0097-1061]; De Guindos, E. [0000-0002-8124-9101]; Magan Madinabeitia, H. [0000-0003-1243-4597]; Aceituno, F. J. [0000-0001-8074-4760]; Manici, L. [0000-0002-9428-8732]; Ofir, A. [0000-0002-9152-5042]; Huke, P. [0000-0001-5913-2743]; Martín, E. [0000-0002-1208-4833]; Rabaza, O. [0000-0003-2766-2103]; Kim, M. [0000-0001-6218-2004]; Marvin, C. J. [0000-0002-2249-2611]; Rodríguez Trinidad, A. [0000-0002-3356-8634]; Lampón, M. [0000-0002-0183-7158]; Nelson, R. [0000-0002-9687-8779]; Nortmann, L. [0000-0001-8419-8760]; Sanz Forcada, J. [0000-0002-1600-7835]; Lodieu, N. [0000-0002-3612-8968]; Pascual Granado, J. [0000-0003-0139-6951]; Pedraz, S. [0000-0003-1346-208X]; Schäfer, S. [0000-0001-8597-8048]; Marfil, E. [0000-0001-8907-4775]; Ramón Ballesta, A. [0000-0002-4323-0610]; Redondo, P. G. [0000-0001-5992-5778]; Schöfer, P. [0000-0002-5969-3708]; Martín Ruiz, S. [0000-0002-9006-7182]; Sadegi, S. [0000-0001-9897-6121]; García Piquer, A. [0000-0002-6872-4262]; Sánchez Carrasco, M. A. [0000-0001-5533-3660]; Stuber, T. [0000-0003-2185-0525]; Moya, A. [0000-0003-1665-5389]; Sarkis, P. [0000-0001-8128-3126]; Vilardell, F. [0000-0003-0441-1504]; Nowak, G. [0000-0002-7031-7754]; Schlecker, M. [0000-0001-8355-2107]; Béjar, V. J. S. [0000-0002-5086-4232]; Pérez Calpena, A. [0000-0001-7361-9240]; Solano, E. [0000-0003-1885-5130]; Sota, A. [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9404-6952]; Klahr, H. [0000-0002-8227-5467]; Rodler, F. [0000-0003-0650-5723]; Suárez, J. C. [0000-0003-3649-8384]; Tabernero, H. [0000-0002-8087-4298]; Cortés Contreras, M. [0000-0003-3734-9866]; Sánchez López, A. [0000-0002-0516-7956]; Winkler, J. [0000-0003-0568-8820]; Yan, F. [0000-0001-9585-9034]; Reffert, S. [0000-0002-0460-8289]; Sarmiento, L. F. [0000-0002-8475-9705]; Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737; Centros de Excelencia Severo Ochoa, INSTITUTO DE ASTROFISICA DE ANDALUCIA (IAA), SEV-2017-0709
Surveys have shown that super-Earth and Neptune-mass exoplanets are more frequent than gas giants around low-mass stars, as predicted by the core accretion theory of planet formation. We report the discovery of a giant planet around the very-low-mass star GJ 3512, as determined by optical and near-infrared radial-velocity observations. The planet has a minimum mass of 0.46 Jupiter masses, very high for such a small host star, and an eccentric 204-day orbit. Dynamical models show that the high eccentricity is most likely due to planet-planet interactions. We use simulations to demonstrate that the GJ 3512 planetary system challenges generally accepted formation theories, and that it puts constraints on the planet accretion and migration rates. Disk instabilities may be more efficient in forming planets than previously thought.Copyright © 2019 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science
Is there Na i in the atmosphere of HD 209458b?: Effect of the centre-to-limb variation and Rossiter-McLaughlin effect in transmission spectroscopy studies
(EDP Sciences, 2020-04-03) Casasayas Barris, N.; Pallé, E.; Yan, F.; Chen, G.; Luque, R.; Strangret, M.; Nagel, E.; Zechmeister, M.; Oshagh, M.; Sanz Forcada, J.; Nortmann, L.; Alonso Floriano, F. J.; Molaverdikhani, K.; Montes, D.; Quirrenbach, A.; Reiners, A.; Ribas, I.; Sánchez López, A.; Zapatero Osorio, M. R.; Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); Junta de Andalucía; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); 0000-0002-2891-8222; 0000-0003-0987-1593; 0000-0001-6470-2907; 0000-0001-5664-2852; Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737
HD 209458b was the first transiting planet discovered, and the first for which an atmosphere, in particular Na I, was detected. With time, it has become one of the most frequently studied planets, with a large diversity of atmospheric studies using low- and high-resolution spectroscopy. Here, we present transit spectroscopy observations of HD 209458b using the HARPS-N and CARMENES spectrographs. We fit the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect by combining radial velocity data from both instruments (nine transits in total), measuring a projected spin-orbit angle of - 1.6 ± 0.3 deg. We also present the analysis of high-resolution transmission spectroscopy around the Na I region at 590 nm, using a total of five transit observations. In contrast to previous studies where atmospheric Na I absorption is detected, we find that for all of the nights, whether individually or combined, the transmission spectra can be explained by the combination of the centre-to-limb variation and the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect. This is also observed in the time-evolution maps and transmission light curves, but at lower signal-to-noise ratio. Other strong lines such as Hα, Ca II IRT, the Mg I triplet region, and K I D1 are analysed, and are also consistent with the modelled effects, without considering any contribution from the exoplanet atmosphere. Thus, the transmission spectrum reveals no detectable Na I absorption in HD 209458b. We discuss how previous pioneering studies of this benchmark object may have overlooked these effects. While for some star-planet systems these effects are small, for other planetary atmospheres the results reported in the literature may require revision. © ESO 2020.
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.
Water vapor detection in the transmission spectra of HD 209458 b with the CARMENES NIR channel
(EDP Sciences, 2019-09-23) Sánchez López, A.; Alonso Floriano, F. J.; López Puertas, M.; Snellen, I. A. G.; Funke, B.; Nagel, E.; Bauer, F. F.; Amado, P. J.; Caballero, J. A.; Czesla, S.; Nortmann, L.; Pallé, E.; Salz, M.; Reiners, A.; Ribas, I.; Quirrenbach, A.; Anglada Escudé, G.; Béjar, V. J. S.; Casasayas Barris, N.; Galadí Enríquez, D.; Guenther, E. W.; Henning, T.; Kaminski, A.; Kürster, M.; Lampón, M.; Lara, L. M.; Montes, D.; Morales, J. C.; Stangret, M.; Tal Or, L.; Sanz Forcada, J.; Schmitt, J. H. M. M.; Zapatero Osorio, M. R.; Zechmeister, M.; Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN); Israel Science Foundation (ISF); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI); Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO); Sánchez López, A. [0000-0002-0516-7956]; Alonso Floriano, F. J. [0000-0003-1202-5734]; Snellen, I. [0000-0003-1624-3667]; Zapatero Osorio, M. R. [0000-0001-5664-2852]; Centros de Excelencia Severo Ochoa, INSTITUTO DE ASTROFISICA DE ANDALUCIA (IAA), SEV-2017-0709; Unidad de Excelencia Científica María de Maeztu Centro de Astrobiología del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial y CSIC, MDM-2017-0737
Aims. We aim at detecting water vapor in the atmosphere of the hot Jupiter HD 209458 b and perform a multi-band study in the near infrared with CARMENES.
Methods. The water vapor absorption lines from the atmosphere of the planet are Doppler-shifted due to the large change in its radial velocity during transit. This shift is of the order of tens of km s−1, whilst the Earth’s telluric and the stellar lines can be considered quasi-static. We took advantage of this shift to remove the telluric and stellar lines using SYSREM, which performs a principal component analysis including proper error propagation. The residual spectra contain the signal from thousands of planetary molecular lines well below the noise level. We retrieve the information from those lines by cross-correlating the residual spectra with models of the atmospheric absorption of the planet.
Results. We find a cross-correlation signal with a signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) of 6.4, revealing H2O in HD 209458 b. We obtain a net blueshift of the signal of –5.2 −1.3+2.6 km s−1 that, despite the large error bars, is a firm indication of day- to night-side winds at the terminator of this hot Jupiter. Additionally, we performed a multi-band study for the detection of H2O individually from the three near infrared bands covered by CARMENES. We detect H2O from its 0.96–1.06 μm band with a S/N of 5.8, and also find hints of a detection from the 1.06–1.26 μm band, with a low S/N of 2.8. No clear planetary signal is found from the 1.26–1.62 μm band.
Conclusions. Our significant H2O signal at 0.96–1.06 μm in HD 209458 b represents the first detection of H2O from this band individually, the bluest one to date. The unfavorable observational conditions might be the reason for the inconclusive detection from the stronger 1.15 and 1.4 μm bands. H2O is detected from the 0.96–1.06 μm band in HD 209458 b, but hardly in HD 189733 b, which supports a stronger aerosol extinction in the latter, in line with previous studies. Future data gathered at more stable conditions and with larger S/N at both optical and near-infrared wavelengths could help to characterize the presence of aerosols in HD 209458 b and other planets.
