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Observational Signatures Of Circumstellar Gas Tori Formed by Planetary Mass-Loss from Close-In Exoplanets

Close-in exoplanets with H/He atmospheres often undergo hydrodynamic escape. In extreme cases, it is hypothesized that the mass loss can be high enough for the escaping planetary material to wrap […]

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