Wind speed measurements in seven ultra-hot Jupiters decrease with temperature, consistent with magnetic drag and implying magnetic field strengths of a few gauss.
Exoplanet atmospheres at high spectral resolution
3 Pith papers cite this work. Polarity classification is still indexing.
abstract
High-resolution spectroscopy (HRS) has grown into one of the main techniques to characterise the atmospheres of extrasolar planets. High spectral resolving power allows for the efficient removal of telluric and host-star contamination. Combined with the large collecting area of ground-based telescopes it enables detailed studies of atmospheric species, temperature structure, atmospheric loss, and global winds and circulation patterns. In this review, the wide range of HRS observation and data-analysis techniques are described and literature results discussed. Key findings include: * The highest irradiated planets show a rich spectrum of atomic and ionic species, just like stars. * Retrieval analyses of Hot Jupiters and directly imaged Super- Jupiters point to Solar metallicities and chemistry, but observed samples are still heterogeneous and incomplete. * There appears to be a clear dichotomy between Hot Jupiters with and without atmospheric inversions, depending on their equilibrium temperature. * Some highly irradiated planets exhibit enormous leading and/or trailing tails of helium gas, providing unique insights into planet evolution and atmospheric escape processes. * Minor isotopes of carbon and oxygen are now being detected in gas giant planets and brown dwarfs with the interesting potential to shed light on formation pathways. A list of potential pitfalls is provided for those new to the field, and synergies with JWST are discussed. HRS has a great future ahead with the advent of the extremely large telescopes, promising to bring temperate rocky exoplanets into view with their increase in HRS detection speed of up to three orders of magnitude.
representative citing papers
A template-matching simulation framework shows that R>1,000 spectrographs yield higher biosignature sensitivity than R~140 for Earth analogs, because correlated speckle noise can suppress detections at low resolution.
Ground-based VLT/CRIRES+ transmission spectroscopy detects CO and H2O in WASP-107 b, confirming JWST results while highlighting reduced error budgets and cloud sensitivity for cooler exoplanets.
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Magnetic field strengths of hot giant exoplanets consistent with Solar System values
Wind speed measurements in seven ultra-hot Jupiters decrease with temperature, consistent with magnetic drag and implying magnetic field strengths of a few gauss.
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Characterizing Earth analogs may require a moderate or high-resolution spectrograph
A template-matching simulation framework shows that R>1,000 spectrographs yield higher biosignature sensitivity than R~140 for Earth analogs, because correlated speckle noise can suppress detections at low resolution.
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VLT/CRIRES+ observations of warm Neptune WASP-107 b: Challenges in detecting molecules with ground-based transmission spectroscopy of cooler and cloudy exoplanets
Ground-based VLT/CRIRES+ transmission spectroscopy detects CO and H2O in WASP-107 b, confirming JWST results while highlighting reduced error budgets and cloud sensitivity for cooler exoplanets.