Project Details
Projekt
The physics of strongly irradiated extrasolar planet thermospheres
Applicant
Professor Dr. Jürgen H.M.M. Schmitt
Subject Area
Astrophysics and Astronomy
Term
from 2016 to 2021
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 314569934
Final Report Year
2022
Final Report Abstract
The work carried out in this project yielded two ”firsts”: First, the demonstration that planetary transit observations can be carried out with SWIFT in the UV, thus opening a new observational window in addition to the HST; and second, the demonstration that planetary transits in He I 10830 can be studied from the ground with suitable instrumentation (such as CARMENES). The only previous detection had been made with HST!
Publications
- 2018, A&A, 620 A97: Detection of He I λ 10830 Å absorption on HD 189733 b with CARMENES high-resolution transmission spectroscopy
Salz, M., Czesla, S., Schneider, P. C., Nagel, E., Schmitt, J. H. M. M., et al.
(See online at https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201833694) - A&A, 2018, 618, A98: ”The atmosphere of WASP-17b: Optical high-resolution transmission spectroscopy”
Khalafinejad, S., Salz, M., Cubillos, P. E. et al.
(See online at https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201732029) - Science, 2018, 362, 1388: Ground-based detection of an extended helium atmosphere in the Saturn-mass exoplanet WASP-69b
Nortmann, L., Pallé, E., Salz, M. et al.
(See online at https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aat5348) - 2019, A&A, 623 A57: ”Swift UVOT near-UV transit observations of WASP-121 b”
Salz, M., Schneider, P. C., Fossati, L., Czesla, S., France, K., Schmitt, J. H. M. M.
(See online at https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201732419) - A&A, 2019, 619, A96: HD 189733 b: bow shock or no shock?
Kohl, S. , Salz, M., Czesla, S., Schmitt, J.H.M.M.
(See online at https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201833567) - A&A, 2019, 629, A5: X-ray emission in the enigmatic CVSO 30 system
Czesla, S., Schneider, P. C., Salz, M., et al.
(See online at https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201935351)
