Techniques: Spectroscopic

The GTC exoplanet transit spectroscopy survey. VIII. Flat transmission spectrum for the warm gas giant WASP-80b
Aims: We set out to study the atmosphere of WASP-80b, a warm inflated gas giant with an equilibrium temperature of 800 K, using …
H. Parviainen, E. Pallé, G. Chen, L. Nortmann, F. Murgas, G. Nowak, S. Aigrain, A. Booth, M. Abazorius, N. Iro
Posted Jan 1, 2018
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The GTC exoplanet transit spectroscopy survey. IV. Confirmation of the flat transmission spectrum of HAT-P-32b
We observed the hot Jupiter HAT-P-32b (also known as HAT-P-32Ab) to determine its optical transmission spectrum by measuring the …
L. Nortmann, E. Pallé, F. Murgas, S. Dreizler, N. Iro, A. Cabrera-Lavers
Posted Oct 1, 2016
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The GTC exoplanet transit spectroscopy survey. III. No asymmetries in the transit of CoRoT-29b
Context. The launch of the exoplanet space missions obtaining exquisite photometry from space has resulted in the discovery of …
E. Pallé, G. Chen, R. Alonso, G. Nowak, H. Deeg, J. Cabrera, F. Murgas, H. Parviainen, L. Nortmann, S. Hoyer, J. Prieto-Arranz, D. Nespral, A. Cabrera-Lavers, N. Iro
Posted May 1, 2016
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The GTC exoplanet transit spectroscopy survey. II. An overly large Rayleigh-like feature for exoplanet TrES-3b
Aims: We search for Rayleigh scattering and K and Na absorption signatures from the atmosphere of TrES-3b using ground-based …
H. Parviainen, E. Pallé, L. Nortmann, G. Nowak, N. Iro, F. Murgas, S. Aigrain
Posted Jan 1, 2016
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Further Constraints on the Optical Transmission Spectrum of HAT-P-1b
We report on novel observations of HAT-P-1 aimed at constraining the optical transmission spectrum of the atmosphere of its transiting …
M. Montalto, N. Iro, N.~C. Santos, S. Desidera, J.~H.~C. Martins, P. Figueira, R. Alonso
Posted Sep 1, 2015
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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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