SPITZER TRANSITS OF THE SUPER-EARTH GJ1214b AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ITS ATMOSPHERE

SPITZER TRANSITS OF THE SUPER-EARTH GJ1214b AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ITS ATMOSPHERE

We observed the transiting super-Earth exoplanet GJ1214b using warm Spitzer at 4.5 μm wavelength during a 20 day quasi-continuous sequence in 2011 May. The goals of our long observation were to accurately define the infrared transit radius of this nearby super-Earth, to search for the secondary ecli...

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Main Authors: Fraine, Jonathan D. (Author), Deming, Drake (Author), Demory, Brice-Olivier (Contributor), Benneke, Bjoern (Contributor), Seager, Sara (Contributor), Knutson, Heather A. (Author), Desert, Jean-Michel (Author), Lewis, Nikole (Contributor), Gillon, M. (Author), Jehin, Emmanuel (Author)
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: IOP Publishing, 2014-04-11T17:13:23Z.
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