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Título:
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A He I upper atmosphere around the warm Neptune GJ 3470 b
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Autores:
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Cortés Contreras, Miriam ;
Montes Gutiérrez, David
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Tipo de documento:
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texto impreso
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Editorial:
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EDP Sciencies, 2020-06-11
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application/pdf
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Nota general:
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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Palabras clave:
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Estado = Publicado
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Materia = Ciencias: Física: Astrofísica
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Materia = Ciencias: Física: Astronomía
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Tipo = Artículo
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Resumen:
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High resolution transit spectroscopy has proven to be a reliable technique for the characterization of the chemical composition of exoplanet atmospheres. Taking advantage of the broad spectral coverage of the CARMENES spectrograph, we initiated a survey aimed at characterizing a broad range of planetary systems. Here, we report our observations of three transits of GJ 3470 b with CARMENES in search of He (23S) absorption. On one of the nights, the He I region was heavily contaminated by OH? telluric emission and, thus, it was not useful for our purposes. The remaining two nights had a very different signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) due to weather. They both indicate the presence of He (2^(3)S) absorption in the transmission spectrum of GJ 3470 b , although a statistically valid detection can only be claimed for the night with higher S/N. For that night, we retrieved a 1.5 ± 0.3% absorption depth, translating into a R_(p)(?)/R_(p) = 1.15 ± 0.14 at this wavelength. Spectro-photometric light curves for this same night also indicate the presence of extra absorption during the planetary transit with a consistent absorption depth. The He (2^(3)S) absorption is modeled in detail using a radiative transfer code, and the results of our modeling efforts are compared to the observations. We find that the mass-loss rate, M? , is confined to a range of 3 × 10^(10) g s^(?1) for T = 6000 K to 10 × 10^(10) g s^(?1) for T = 9000 K. We discuss the physical mechanisms and implications of the He I detection in GJ 3470 b and put it in context as compared to similar detections and non-detections in other Neptune-size planets. We also present improved stellar and planetary parameter determinations based on our visible and near-infrared observations.
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En línea:
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https://eprints.ucm.es/id/eprint/62055/1/davidmontes108libre.pdf
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