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Evidence of star-planet interactions in the form of planet-modulated chromospheric emission has been noted for a number of hot Jupiters. Magnetic star-planet interactions involve the release of energy stored in the stellar and planetary…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-23 P. Wilson Cauley , Evgenya L. Shkolnik , Joe Llama , Antonino F. Lanza

We present a formalism for a first-order estimation of the magnetosphere radius of exoplanets orbiting stars in the range from 0.08 to 1.3 Mo. With this radius, we estimate the atmospheric surface that is not protected from stellar winds.…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2019-10-02 J. M. Rodriguez-Mozos , A. Moya

Context. The tropospheric wind pattern in Jupiter consists of alternating prograde and retrograde zonal jets with typical velocities of up to 100 m/s around the equator. At much higher altitudes, in the ionosphere, strong auroral jets have…

Hot Jupiters are Jupiter-sized exoplanets with close-in orbits, characterized by extreme day-night temperature contrasts due to synchronous rotation. These planets offer unique observational opportunities through transit photometry,…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-08 W. Dietrich , J. Wicht

The M dwarf star GJ 436 hosts a warm-Neptune that is losing substantial amount of atmosphere, which is then shaped by the interactions with the wind of the host star. The stellar wind is formed by particles and magnetic fields that shape…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-18 A. A. Vidotto , V. Bourrier , R. Fares , S. Bellotti , J. F. Donati , P. Petit , G. A. J. Hussain , J. Morin

The outflowing magnetized wind from a host star shapes planetary and exoplanetary magnetospheres dictating the extent of its impact. We carry out three-dimensional (3D) compressible magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of the interactions…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2019-06-05 Srijan Bharati Das , Arnab Basak , Dibyendu Nandy , Bhargav Vaidya

Early studies of ionization in hot Jupiter atmospheres suggest that magnetic coupling can shape their dynamics. These effects may be most pronounced in ultra-hot Jupiters that sustain global magnetic fields. WASP-18 b hosts an ionized…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-03 Aljona Blöcker , Ludmila Carone , Christiane Helling

By analogy with the solar system, it is believed that stellar winds will form bow shocks around exoplanets. For hot Jupiters the bow shock will not form directly between the planet and the star, causing an asymmetric distribution of mass…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 J Llama , A. A. Vidotto , M. Jardine , K. Wood , R. Fares , T. I. Gombosi

The powerful radiative winds of hot stars with strong magnetic fields are magnetically confined into large, corotating magnetospheres, which exert important influences on stellar evolution via rotational spindown and mass-loss quenching.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-12-19 Matthew E. Shultz

We explore the dynamics of magnetically controlled outflows from Hot Jupiters, where these flows are driven by UV heating from the central star. In these systems, some of the open field lines do not allow the flow to pass smoothly through…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2016-01-27 James E. Owen , Fred C. Adams

Hot Jupiters (HJs) are massive gaseous planets orbiting close to their host stars. Due to their physical characteristics and proximity to the central star, HJs are the natural laboratories to study the process of star-planet interaction…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2022-05-25 Salvatore Colombo , Ignazio Pillitteri , Salvatore Orlando , Giuseppina Micela

In this paper we provide the first consideration of magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling at Jupiter-like exoplanets with internal plasma sources such as volcanic moons. We estimate the radio power emitted by such systems under the condition of…

Space Physics · Physics 2015-05-27 J. D. Nichols

Winds of cool dwarfs are difficult to observe, with only a few M dwarfs presenting observationally-derived mass-loss rates (Mdot), which span several orders of magnitude. Close-in exoplanets are conveniently positioned in the inner regions…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-06-20 A. A. Vidotto , V. Bourrier

In this paper we consider the effect of a self-consistently computed magnetosdisc field structure on the magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling current system at Jupiter. We find that the azimuthal current intensity, and thus the stretching of…

Space Physics · Physics 2015-05-30 J. D. Nichols

H$_3^+$ emission is the dominant cooling mechanism in Jupiter's thermosphere and a useful probe of temperature and ion densities. The H$_3^+$ ion is predicted to form in the thermospheres of close-in `hot Jupiters' where its emission would…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Evgenya Shkolnik , Eric Gaidos , Nick Moskovitz

Hot Jupiters are typically assumed to be synchronously rotating, from tidal locking. Their thermally-driven atmospheric winds experience Lorentz drag on the planetary magnetic field anchored at depth. We find that the magnetic torque does…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2025-01-15 Marek Wazny , Kristen Menou

Ultra-hot Jupiters, an extreme class of planets not found in our solar system, provide a unique window into atmospheric processes. The extreme temperature contrasts between their day- and night-sides pose a fundamental climate puzzle: how…

Ultra-hot Jupiters represent an exciting avenue for testing extreme physics and observing atmospheric circulation regimes not found in our solar system. Their high temperatures result in thermally ionized particles embedded in atmospheric…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2022-01-05 Hayley Beltz , Emily Rauscher , Michael Roman , Abigail Guilliat

Ultra-hot Jupiters are the hottest close-in exoplanets discovered so far, and present a unique possibility to explore hot and cold chemistry on one object. The tidally locked ultra-hot Jupiter HAT-P-7b has a day/night temperature difference…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2021-04-21 Ch. Helling , M. Worters , D. Samra , K. Molaverdikhani , N. Iro

Observations of periodic stellar activity near the transit phase of a close-in exoplanet provide evidence of star-planet magnetic interactions (SPMI), similar to the magnetic coupling between Jupiter and its moons. Comparing the power…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-08 Andrés Presa , Aline A. Vidotto , Filip Elekes