Atmospheric escape and the evolution of close-in exoplanets
JE Owen - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Exoplanets with substantial hydrogen/helium atmospheres have been discovered in
abundance, many residing extremely close to their parent stars. The extreme irradiation …
abundance, many residing extremely close to their parent stars. The extreme irradiation …
Initiation and evolution of plate tectonics on Earth: theories and observations
J Korenaga - Annual review of earth and planetary sciences, 2013 - annualreviews.org
The inception of plate tectonics on Earth and its subsequent evolution are discussed on the
basis of theoretical considerations and observational constraints. The likelihood of plate …
basis of theoretical considerations and observational constraints. The likelihood of plate …
ESPRESSO at VLT-On-sky performance and first results
Context. ESPRESSO is the new high-resolution spectrograph of ESO's Very Large
Telescope (VLT). It was designed for ultra-high radial-velocity (RV) precision and extreme …
Telescope (VLT). It was designed for ultra-high radial-velocity (RV) precision and extreme …
Conclusive evidence for a population of water worlds around M dwarfs remains elusive
The population of small, close-in exoplanets is bifurcated into super-Earths and sub-
Neptunes. We calculate physically motivated mass–radius relations for sub-Neptunes, with …
Neptunes. We calculate physically motivated mass–radius relations for sub-Neptunes, with …
The evaporation valley in the Kepler planets
A new piece of evidence supporting the photoevaporation-driven evolution model for low-
mass, close-in exoplanets was recently presented by the California–Kepler Survey. The …
mass, close-in exoplanets was recently presented by the California–Kepler Survey. The …
Identifying exoplanets with deep learning: A five-planet resonant chain around kepler-80 and an eighth planet around kepler-90
Abstract NASA's Kepler Space Telescope was designed to determine the frequency of Earth-
sized planets orbiting Sun-like stars, but these planets are on the very edge of the mission's …
sized planets orbiting Sun-like stars, but these planets are on the very edge of the mission's …
An asteroseismic view of the radius valley: stripped cores, not born rocky
V Van Eylen, C Agentoft, MS Lundkvist… - Monthly Notices of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Various theoretical models treating the effect of stellar irradiation on planetary envelopes
predict the presence of a radius valley, ie a bimodal distribution of planet radii, with super …
predict the presence of a radius valley, ie a bimodal distribution of planet radii, with super …
batman: basic transit model calculation in Python
L Kreidberg - Publications of the Astronomical Society of the …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
I introduce batman, a Python package for modeling exoplanet transit and eclipse light
curves. The batman package supports calculation of light curves for any radially symmetric …
curves. The batman package supports calculation of light curves for any radially symmetric …
The occurrence of potentially habitable planets orbiting M dwarfs estimated from the full Kepler dataset and an empirical measurement of the detection sensitivity
CD Dressing, D Charbonneau - The Astrophysical Journal, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We present an improved estimate of the occurrence rate of small planets orbiting small stars
by searching the full four-year Kepler data set for transiting planets using our own planet …
by searching the full four-year Kepler data set for transiting planets using our own planet …
Kepler data validation I—architecture, diagnostic tests, and data products for vetting transiting planet candidates
Abstract The Kepler Mission was designed to identify and characterize transiting planets in
the Kepler Field of View and to determine their occurrence rates. Emphasis was placed on …
the Kepler Field of View and to determine their occurrence rates. Emphasis was placed on …