Detection of a transit of the super-Earth 55 Cancri e with warm Spitzer

Detection of a transit of the super-Earth 55 Cancri e with warm Spitzer

We report on the detection of a transit of the super-Earth 55 Cnc e with warm Spitzer in IRAC's 4.5 μm band. Our MCMC analysis includes an extensive modeling of the systematic effects affecting warm Spitzer photometry, and yields a transit depth of 410 ± 63 ppm, which translates to a planetary...

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Main Authors: Gillon, M. (Author), Deming, Drake (Author), Lovis, Christophe (Author), Cubillos, P. (Author), Harrington, Joseph (Author), Stevenson, K. B. (Author), Mayor, Michel (Author), Pepe, F. (Author), Queloz, D. (Author), Segransan, D. (Author), Udry, S. (Author), Demory, Brice-Olivier (Contributor), Valencia, Diana (Contributor), Seager, Sara (Contributor), Benneke, Bjoern (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences, 2014-04-11T15:50:46Z.
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