Planetary Systems

The Puzzling Chemical Composition of GJ 436b's Atmosphere: Influence of Tidal Heating on the Chemistry
The dissipation of the tidal energy deposited on eccentric planets may induce a heating of the planet that affects its atmospheric …
Marcelino Agúndez, Olivia Venot, Franck Selsis, Nicolas Iro
Posted Feb 1, 2014
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Habitability and Multistability in Earth-like Planets
In this paper we explore the potential multistability of the climate for a planet around the habitable zone. We focus on conditions …
V. Lucarini, S. Pascale, R. Boschi, E. Kirk, N. Iro
Posted Jun 1, 2013
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Spitzer 3.6 and 4.5 ensuremathμm full-orbit light curves of WASP-18
We present new light curves of the massive hot Jupiter system WASP-18 obtained with the Spitzer spacecraft covering the entire orbit at …
P.~F.~L. Maxted, D.~R. Anderson, A.~P. Doyle, M. Gillon, J. Harrington, N. Iro, E. Jehin, D. Lafrenière, B. Smalley, J. Southworth
Posted Jan 1, 2013
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A chemical model for the atmosphere of hot Jupiters
Context. The atmosphere of hot Jupiters can be probed by primary transit and secondary eclipse spectroscopy. Owing to the intense UV …
O. Venot, E. Hébrard, M. Agúndez, M. Dobrijevic, F. Selsis, F. Hersant, N. Iro, R. Bounaceur
Posted Oct 1, 2012
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Transmission spectroscopy of the sodium 'D' doublet in WASP-17b with the VLT
The detection of increased sodium absorption during primary transit implies the presence of an atmosphere around an extrasolar planet, …
P.~L. Wood, P.~F.~L. Maxted, B. Smalley, N. Iro
Posted Apr 1, 2011
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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