Astrophysics

A correlation between the heavy element content of transiting extrasolar planets and the metallicity of their parent stars
Context.Nine extrasolar planets with masses between 110 and 430 M_ensuremathøplus are known to transit their star. The knowledge of …
T. Guillot, N.~C. Santos, F. Pont, N. Iro, C. Melo, I. Ribas
Posted Jul 1, 2006
Cite DOI arXiv
A time-dependent radiative model of HD 209458b
We present a time-dependent radiative model of the atmosphere of HD 209458b and investigate its thermal structure and chemical …
N. Iro, B. Bézard, T. Guillot
Posted Jun 1, 2005
Cite DOI arXiv