The European Space Agency’s Ariel mission will conduct a survey of the atmospheric properties of exoplanets around bright stars.
Ariel Mission
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The Origins Of Planets For ArieL (OPAL) Key Science Project: The End-to-end Planet Formation Campaign For The ESA Space Mission Ariel
The growing body of atmospheric observations of exoplanets from space and ground-based facilities showcases how the great diversity of the planetary population is not limited to their physical properties but […]
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Spectropolarimetric Characterisation Of Exoplanet Host Stars In Preparation Of The Ariel Mission II. The magnetised wind environment of TOI-1860, DS Tuc A, and HD 63433
We update the status of the spectropolarimetric campaign dedicated to characterise the magnetic field properties of a sample of known exoplanet-hosting stars included in the current target list of the […]
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On The Synergetic Use Of Ariel And JWST For Exoplanet Atmospheric Science
This white paper explores the potential for strategic synergies between the JWST and the Ariel telescopes, two flagship observatories poised to revolutionise the study of exoplanet atmospheres.
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The Mass Of TOI-654 b: A Short-period Sub-Neptune Transiting A Mid-M Dwarf
Sub-Neptunes are small planets between the size of the Earth and Neptune. The orbital and bulk properties of transiting sub-Neptunes can provide clues for their formation and evolution of small […]
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The Possibility of Hydrogen-Water Demixing in Uranus, Neptune, K2-18b and TOI-270d
The internal structures of Uranus and Neptune remain unknown. In addition, sub-Neptunes are now thought to be the most common type of exoplanets.
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Maximizing Ariel’s Survey Leverage For Population-Level Studies Of Exoplanets
ESA’s Ariel mission will be uniquely suited to performing population-level studies of exoplanets. Most of these studies consist of quantifying trends between an Ariel-measured quantity, y, and an a priori […]
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Ten Aligned Orbits: Planet Migration in the Era of JWST and Ariel
Understanding the diverse formation and migration pathways that shape exoplanetary systems requires characterizing both their atmospheric properties and their orbital dynamics.
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Refractory Phosphorus In The HD 100546 Protoplanetary Disk
The phosphorus budget of planets is intertwined with their formation history and is thought to influence their habitability.
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De-jittering Ariel: An Optimized Algorithm
The European Space Agency’s Ariel mission, scheduled for launch in 2029, aims to conduct the first large-scale survey of atmospheric spectra of transiting exoplanets.