Discovering the atmospheres of hot Jupiters
Abstract
Hot Jupiters are an extraordinary class of exoplanets, orbiting their host stars with periods of hours to a few days. Some of these objects have day-side temperatures approaching photospheric temperatures of late K-type stars. I will give an overview of how we characterize the atmospheres of these fascinating objects and some the more recent exciting results to come from ground and space-based telescopes, as well as what the future holds for detailed characterization of short-period exoplanet atmospheres.
- Publication:
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Solar and Stellar Magnetic Fields: Origins and Manifestations
- Pub Date:
- 2020
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1743921320000198
- Bibcode:
- 2020IAUS..354..467C
- Keywords:
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- planetary systems;
- techniques: spectroscopic