The Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope has provided an abundance of exoplanet spectra over the years. These spectra have enabled analysis studies using atmospheric […]
WASP-39b
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The Role of Cloud Particle Properties on WASP-39b Transmission Spectrum Based on JWST/NIRSpec Observations
Aerosols are capable of having a huge influence on reflected, emitted and transmitted planetary spectra. The Near InfraRed Spectrograph (NIRSpec) using the PRISM mode on board of the James Webb […]
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Exoplanets True To Size
700 light years away from Earth in the constellation Virgo, the planet WASP-39b orbits the star WASP-39.
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Automated Chemical Reaction Network Generation And Its Application To Exoplanet Atmospheres
With the advent of JWST and spectroscopic characterization of exoplanet atmospheres with unprecedented detail, there is a demand for a more complete picture of chemical and photochemical reactions and their […]
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Detection of Carbon Monoxide in the Atmosphere of WASP-39b Applying Standard Cross-Correlation Techniques to JWST NIRSpec G395H Data
Carbon monoxide was recently reported in the atmosphere of the hot Jupiter WASP-39b using the NIRSpec PRISM transit observation of this planet, collected as part of the JWST Transiting Exoplanet […]
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Day-night Transport Induced Chemistry And Clouds On WASP-39b I: Gas-phase Composition
JWST has recently detected the first robust photochemical product on an exoplanet: sulfur dioxide (SO2) on WASP-39b (Rustamkulov et al. 2023; Alderson et al. 2023; Tsai et al. 2023b).
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Detection of Carbon Monoxide’s 4.6 Micron Fundamental Band Structure In WASP-39b’s Atmosphere With JWST NIRSpec G395H
Carbon monoxide (CO) is predicted to be the dominant carbon-bearing molecule in giant planet atmospheres, and, along with water, is important for discerning the oxygen and therefore carbon-to-oxygen ratio of […]
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An Exoplanet Atmosphere As Never Seen Before
The JWST just scored another first: a detailed molecular and chemical portrait of a distant world’s skies.
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Early Release Science Of The Exoplanet WASP-39b With JWST NIRSpec PRISM
Transmission spectroscopy of exoplanets has revealed signatures of water vapor, aerosols, and alkali metals in a few dozen exoplanet atmospheres.
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Early Release Science Of The Exoplanet WASP-39b With JWST NIRSpec G395H
Measuring the abundances of carbon and oxygen in exoplanet atmospheres is considered a crucial avenue for unlocking the formation and evolution of exoplanetary systems.