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For much of human history we have wondered how our solar system formed, and whether there are any other planets like ours around other stars. Only in the last 20 years have we had direct evidence for the existence of exoplanets, with the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-08-26 Jeffrey L. Coughlin

We present the fundamental stellar and planetary properties of the transiting planetary system WASP-13 within the framework of the Homogeneous Study of Transiting Systems (HoSTS). HoSTS aims to derive the fundamental stellar (Teff, [Fe/H],…

We present a re-analysis of transit depths of KELT-19Ab, WASP-156b, and WASP-121b, including data from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). The large $\sim$21$\arcsec$ TESS pixels and point spread function result in significant…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2022-02-09 Fan Yang , Ranga-Ram Chary , Ji-Feng Liu

High-resolution spectroscopy (HRS) plays a crucial role in characterizing exoplanet atmospheres, revealing detailed information about their chemical composition, temperatures, and dynamics. However, inaccuracies in orbital parameters can…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-17 Yasmine J. Meziani , Laura Flagg , Jake D. Turner , Emily K. Deibert , Ray Jayawardhana , Adam B. Langeveld , Ernst J. W. de Mooij

We present 127 new transit light curves for 39 hot Jupiter systems, obtained over the span of five years by two ground-based telescopes. A homogeneous analysis of these newly collected light curves together with archived spectroscopic,…

Straight-forward derivation of planetary parameters can only be achieved in transiting planetary systems. However, planetary attributes such as radius and mass strongly depend on stellar host parameters. Discovering a transit host star to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 S. Daemgen , F. Hormuth , W. Brandner , C. Bergfors , M. Janson , S. Hippler , Th. Henning

We present a detailed transit photometric analysis of the ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-12 b using data from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). The study is based on publicly available calibrated light curves and target pixel files…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-09 Chinedu Jude Nnaji

Using the Spitzer Space Telescope, we observed a transit at 3.6um of KELT-11b (Pepper et al. 2017). We also observed three partial transits from the ground. We simultaneously fit these observations, ground-based photometry from Pepper et…

We present the characterization of the transiting planet KELT-1b % ($R_p \simeq 1.15 R_J, M_p \simeq 27.23 M_J $) using data from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). % during cycle $2$ and sector $17$. Our light curve model…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2022-06-01 Mohammad Eftekhar , Yousefali Abedini

Context. Observationally constraining the atmospheric temperature-pressure (TP) profile of exoplanets is an important step forward for improving planetary atmosphere models, further enabling one to place the detection of spectral features…

We present improved physical parameters for four hot Jupiters: KELT-7 b, HAT-P-14 b, WASP-29 b, WASP-95 b, and a hot Neptune: WASP-156 b, by performing critical and rigorous analysis of the time-series observations from the Transiting…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2021-11-17 Suman Saha , Sujan Sengupta

In this paper a homomorphic filtering scheme is proposed to improve the estimation of the planet/star radius ratio in astronomical transit signals. The idea is to reduce the effect of the short-term earth atmosphere variations. A two-step…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-10-03 Rodrigo Mahu , Patricio Rojo , Ali Dehghan Firoozabadi , Ismael Soto , Elyar Sedaghati , Nestor Becerra Yoma

Accurate parameters of the host stars of exoplanets are important for the interpretation of the new planet systems that continue to emerge. The CoRoT satellite recently discovered a transiting rocky planet with a density similar to the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 H. Bruntt , M. Deleuil , M. Fridlund , R. Alonso , F. Bouchy , A. Hatzes , M. Mayor , C. Moutou , D. Queloz

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is conducting a two-year wide-field survey searching for transiting exoplanets around nearby bright stars that will be ideal for follow-up characterization. To facilitate studies of planet…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2019-05-15 Rachel A. Matson , Steve B. Howell , David Ciardi

We present refined values for the physical parameters of transiting exoplanets, based on a self-consistent and uniform analysis of transit light curves and the observable properties of the host stars. Previously it has been difficult to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 G. Torres , J. N. Winn , M. J. Holman

I derive the physical properties of 30 transiting extrasolar planetary systems using a homogeneous analysis of published data. The light curves are modelled with the JKTEBOP code, with attention paid to limb darkening and eccentricity. The…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 John Southworth

The phenomenon of transit depth variability offers a pathway through which processes such as exoplanet atmospheric activity and orbital dynamics can be studied. In this work we conduct a blind search for transit depth variations among 330…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-07 Gavin Wang , Néstor Espinoza

We present new ground-based, multi-colour, broad-band photometric measurements of the physical parameters, transmission and emission spectra of the transiting extrasolar planet WASP-19b. The measurements are based on observations of 8…

The transit signature of exoplanets provides an avenue through which characterization of exoplanetary properties may be undertaken, such as studies of mean density, structure, and atmospheric composition. The Transit Ephemeris Refinement…