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 EXPRES stellar signals project II. State of the field in disentangling photospheric velocities

LL Zhao, DA Fischer, EB Ford, A Wise… - The Astronomical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Measured spectral shifts due to intrinsic stellar variability (eg, pulsations, granulation) and
activity (eg, spots, plages) are the largest source of error for extreme-precision radial-velocity …

The Extreme Stellar-signals Project. III. Combining Solar Data from HARPS, HARPS-N, EXPRES, and NEID

LL Zhao, X Dumusque, EB Ford, J Llama… - The Astronomical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present an analysis of Sun-as-a-star observations from four different high-resolution,
stabilized spectrographs—HARPS, HARPS-N, EXPRES, and NEID. With simultaneous …

Joint Modeling of Radial Velocities and Photometry with a Gaussian Process Framework

QH Tran, M Bedell, D Foreman-Mackey… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Developments in the stability of modern spectrographs have led to extremely precise
instrumental radial velocity (RV) measurements. For most stars, the detection limit of …

Impact of stellar flares on the chemical composition and transmission spectra of gaseous exoplanets orbiting M dwarfs

T Konings, R Baeyens, L Decin - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2022 - aanda.org
Context. Stellar flares of active M dwarfs can affect the atmospheric composition of close-
orbiting gas giants, and can result in time-dependent transmission spectra. Aims. We aim to …

Revised orbits of the two nearest Jupiters

F Feng, RP Butler, SS Vogt, B Holden… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
With its near-to-mid-infrared high-contrast imaging capabilities, JWST is ushering us into a
golden age of directly imaging Jupiter-like planets. As the two closest cold Jupiters, ε Ind A b …

Measuring Sub-Kelvin Variations in Stellar Temperature with High-resolution Spectroscopy

É Artigau, C Cadieux, NJ Cook, R Doyon… - The Astronomical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The detection of stellar variability often relies on the measurement of selected activity
indicators, such as coronal emission lines and nonthermal emissions. On the flip side, the …

EXPRES. IV. Two Additional Planets Orbiting ρ Coronae Borealis Reveal Uncommon System Architecture

JM Brewer, LL Zhao, DA Fischer… - The Astronomical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Thousands of exoplanet detections have been made over the last 25 years using Doppler
observations, transit photometry, direct imaging, and astrometry. Each of these methods is …

Flaring latitudes in ensembles of low-mass stars

E Ilin, R Angus, R Luger, BM Morris… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The distribution of small-scale magnetic fields in stellar photospheres is an important
ingredient in our understanding of the magnetism of low-mass stars. Their spatial distribution …

Radial velocity analysis of stars with debris discs

D Bisht, HRA Jones - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
This study aims to identify potential exoplanet signals from nearby stars with resolved debris
discs. However, the high activity of many stars with debris discs limits the detection of …