The effect of stellar contamination on low-resolution transmission spectroscopy: needs identified by NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program Study Analysis Group 21

BV Rackham, N Espinoza… - RAS Techniques …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Analysis Group 21 (SAG21) of NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program
Analysis Group was organized to study the effect of stellar contamination on space-based …

The chemical make-up of the Sun: A 2020 vision

M Asplund, AM Amarsi, N Grevesse - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2021 - aanda.org
Context. The chemical composition of the Sun is a fundamental yardstick in astronomy,
relative to which essentially all cosmic objects are referenced. As such, having accurate …

The impact of stellar surface magnetoconvection and oscillations on the detection of temperate, Earth-mass planets around Sun-like stars

HM Cegla - Geosciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Detecting and confirming terrestrial planets is incredibly difficult due to their tiny size and
mass relative to Sun-like host stars. However, recent instrumental advancements are making …

Synthetic stellar photometry–I. General considerations and new transformations for broad-band systems

L Casagrande, DA VandenBerg - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
After a pedagogical introduction to the main concepts of synthetic photometry, colours and
bolometric corrections in the Johnson–Cousins, 2MASS, and HST-ACS/WFC3 photometric …

The Stagger-grid: A grid of 3D stellar atmosphere models-I. Methods and general properties

Z Magic, R Collet, M Asplund, R Trampedach… - Astronomy & …, 2013 - aanda.org
Aims. We present the Stagger-grid, a comprehensive grid of time-dependent, three-
dimensional (3D), hydrodynamic model atmospheres for late-type stars with realistic …

Measuring precise radial velocities on individual spectral lines-II. Dependance of stellar activity signal on line depth

M Cretignier, X Dumusque, R Allart, F Pepe… - Astronomy & …, 2020 - aanda.org
Context. Although the new generation of radial-velocity (RV) instruments such as
ESPRESSO are expected to reach the long-term precision required to find other earths, the …

A new correction of stellar oscillation frequencies for near-surface effects

WH Ball, L Gizon - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2014 - aanda.org
Context. Space-based observations of solar-like oscillations present an opportunity to
constrain stellar models using individual mode frequencies. However, current stellar models …

Radial-velocity fitting challenge-II. First results of the analysis of the data set

X Dumusque, F Borsa, M Damasso, RF Diaz… - Astronomy & …, 2017 - aanda.org
Context. Radial-velocity (RV) signals arising from stellar photospheric phenomena are the
main limitation for precise RV measurements. Those signals induce RV variations an order …

Connecting photometric and spectroscopic granulation signals with CHEOPS and ESPRESSO

S Sulis, M Lendl, HM Cegla, LFR Díaz, L Bigot… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
Context. Stellar granulation generates fluctuations in photometric and spectroscopic data
whose properties depend on the stellar type, composition, and evolutionary state …

The Rossiter-McLaughlin effect reloaded: Probing the 3D spin-orbit geometry, differential stellar rotation, and the spatially-resolved stellar spectrum of star-planet …

HM Cegla, C Lovis, V Bourrier, B Beeck… - Astronomy & …, 2016 - aanda.org
When a planet transits its host star, it blocks regions of the stellar surface from view; this
causes a distortion of the spectral lines and a change in the line-of-sight (LOS) velocities …