Simulations of starspot anomalies within TESS exoplanetary transit light curves
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DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202038261
Abstract: Aims. We determine the starspot detection rate in exoplanetary transit light curves for M and K dwarf stars observed by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) using various starspot filling factors and starspot distributions. Methods.… read more here.
Keywords: exoplanetary transit; light curves; transit light; dwarf ... See more keywords
On signatures of clouds in exoplanetary transit spectra
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stx1849
Abstract: Transmission spectra of exoplanetary atmospheres have been used to infer the presence of clouds/hazes. Such inferences are typically based on spectral slopes in the optical deviant from gaseous Rayleigh scattering or low-amplitude spectral features in… read more here.
Keywords: transmission spectra; exoplanetary transit; transit spectra; signatures clouds ... See more keywords