High-resolution spectroscopy provides unique constraints on exoplanet atmospheric composition and dynamics. The past decade of ground-based campaigns has accumulated extensive public archives, yet many observations remain unanalysed.
WASP-127 b
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Wind Power As A Technosignature On M-dwarf Planets
We suggest that the large-scale deployment of wind turbines on an M-dwarf planet could produce observable technosignatures.
![[Top] Wide-angle view of the NIRPS back end prior to the addition of the thermal enclosure. Fibres arrive from the left the the cryostat. -- astro-ph.EP](https://i0.wp.com/astrobiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/NIRPS-First-Light-and-Early.png?resize=1200%2C719&ssl=1)
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NIRPS First Light and Early Science: Breaking the 1 m/s RV Precision Barrier at Infrared Wavelengths
The Near-InfraRed Planet Searcher or NIRPS is a precision radial velocity spectrograph developed through collaborative efforts among laboratories in Switzerland, Canada, Brazil, France, Portugal and Spain.
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IGRINS Observations of WASP-127 b: H2O, CO, and Super-Solar Atmospheric Metallicity in the Inflated sub-Saturn
High resolution spectroscopy of exoplanet atmospheres provides insights into their composition and dynamics from the resolved line shape and depth of thousands of spectral lines. WASP-127 b is an extremely […]