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arxiv: 1908.09599 · v2 · pith:LXEAKK4Fnew · submitted 2019-08-26 · 🌌 astro-ph.EP · astro-ph.IM· astro-ph.SR

The ExoTETHyS package: Tools for Exoplanetary Transits around Host Stars

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We present here the first release of the open-source python package ExoTETHyS, which aims to provide a stand-alone set of tools for modeling spectro-photometric observations of the transiting exoplanets. In particular, we describe: (1) a new calculator of stellar limb-darkening coefficients that outperforms the existing software by one order of magnitude in terms of light-curve model accuracy, i.e., down to <10 parts per million (ppm); (2) an exact transit light-curve generator based on the entire stellar intensity profile rather than limb-darkening coefficients. New tools will be added in later releases to model various effects in exoplanetary transits and eclipsing binaries. ExoTETHyS is a reference package for high-precision exoplanet atmospheric spectroscopy with the upcoming JWST and ARIEL missions.

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