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January 19, 2021 updates LIStEN: L′ band Imaging Survey for Exoplanets in the North https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2021/01/aa39541-20/aa39541-20.html A multi-wavelength look at the GJ 9827 system — No evidence of extended atmospheres in GJ 9827 b and d from HST and CARMENES data https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.06277 Planet Occurrence Rate Correlated to Stellar Dynamical History: Evidence from Kepler Stars https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.06621 A Theoretical Framework for the Mass Distribution of Gas Giant Planets forming through the Core Accretion Paradigm https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.06714 A photospheric and chromospheric activity analysis of the quiescent retrograde-planet host ν Octantis A https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.06844 Physical Constraints on Motility with Applications to Possible Life on Mars and Enceladus https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.06876 The ExoGRAVITY project: using single mode interferometry to characterize exoplanets https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.07098 Spectral signature of atmospheric winds in high resolution transit observations https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.07143 January 18, 2021 updates Feasibility assessment of deceleration technologies for interstellar probes https://www.researchgate.net/project/Feasibility-assessment-of-deceleration-technologies-for-interstellar-probes The curse of clouds https://academic.oup.com/astrogeo/article-abstract/62/1/1.36/6102751 Enhanced ion acceleration in the relativistic transparent regime due to the laser rising edge https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6587/abd4c2 Vertically resolved magma ocean–protoatmosphere evolution: H2, H2O, CO2, CH4, CO, O2, and N2 as primary absorbers https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020JE006711 January 14, 2021 updates Search for wormhole candidates in active galactic nuclei: radiation from colliding accreting flows https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.09411 Retraction Notice: Revised instellation patterns for close-in exoplanets https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/501/3/3846/6096437 A Search for Technosignatures around 31 Sun-like Stars with the Green Bank Telescope at 1.15–1.73 GHz https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/abcc77 OGLE-2019-BLG-0960Lb: The Smallest Microlensing Planet https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.04696 A hot mini-Neptune in the radius valley orbiting solar analogue HD 110113 https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.04745 Exoplanet Imaging Data Challenge: benchmarking the various image processing methods for exoplanet detection https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.05080 January 13, 2021 updates Auto-correlation functions of astrophysical processes, and their relation to Gaussian processes – Application to radial velocities of different starspot configurations https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/abs/2021/01/aa39594-20/aa39594-20.html Atmospheric circulation of brown dwarfs and directly imaged exoplanets driven by cloud radiative feedback: global and equatorial dynamics https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.04417 Super-Earths, M Dwarfs, and Photosynthetic Organisms: Habitability in the Lab https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.04448 The complex interplay between tidal inertial waves and zonal flows in differentially rotating stellar and planetary convective regions I. Free waves https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.04656 The Copernican Principle Rules Out BLC1 as a Technological Radio Signal from the Alpha Centauri System https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.04118 The role of atmospheric outflows in the migration of hot Jupiters https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.04112 A Bayesian neural network predicts the dissolution of compact planetary systems https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.04117 Characterizing Atmospheres of Transiting Earth-like Exoplanets Orbiting M Dwarfs with James Webb Space Telescope https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.04139 NGTS-13b: A hot 4.8 Jupiter-mass planet transiting a subgiant star https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.04245 January 12, 2021 updates Heterogeneous Physical Chemistry in the Atmospheres of Earth, Mars, and Venus: Perspectives for Rocky Exoplanets https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.0c00126 The Future Fusion of Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Big Histories https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14746700.2020.1869674 A Tale of Planetary Resurrection https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/a-tale-of-planetary-resurrection A survey of the linear polarization of directly imaged exoplanets and brown dwarf companions with SPHERE-IRDIS. First polarimetric detections revealing disks around DH Tau B and GSC 6214-210 B https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.04033 The atmosphere of HD 209458b seen with ESPRESSO. No detectable planetary absorptions at high resolution https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.04094 Searching for Small Circumbinary Planets I. The STANLEY Automated Algorithm and No New Planets in Existing Systems https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.03186 The Stars Kepler Missed: Investigating the Kepler Target Selection Function Using Gaia DR2 https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.03190 Impact of a moon on the evolution of a planet’s obliquity: a non-resonant case https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.03429 1 2 … 151 Next →
January 19, 2021 updates LIStEN: L′ band Imaging Survey for Exoplanets in the North https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2021/01/aa39541-20/aa39541-20.html A multi-wavelength look at the GJ 9827 system — No evidence of extended atmospheres in GJ 9827 b and d from HST and CARMENES data https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.06277 Planet Occurrence Rate Correlated to Stellar Dynamical History: Evidence from Kepler Stars https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.06621 A Theoretical Framework for the Mass Distribution of Gas Giant Planets forming through the Core Accretion Paradigm https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.06714 A photospheric and chromospheric activity analysis of the quiescent retrograde-planet host ν Octantis A https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.06844 Physical Constraints on Motility with Applications to Possible Life on Mars and Enceladus https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.06876 The ExoGRAVITY project: using single mode interferometry to characterize exoplanets https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.07098 Spectral signature of atmospheric winds in high resolution transit observations https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.07143
January 18, 2021 updates Feasibility assessment of deceleration technologies for interstellar probes https://www.researchgate.net/project/Feasibility-assessment-of-deceleration-technologies-for-interstellar-probes The curse of clouds https://academic.oup.com/astrogeo/article-abstract/62/1/1.36/6102751 Enhanced ion acceleration in the relativistic transparent regime due to the laser rising edge https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6587/abd4c2 Vertically resolved magma ocean–protoatmosphere evolution: H2, H2O, CO2, CH4, CO, O2, and N2 as primary absorbers https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020JE006711
January 14, 2021 updates Search for wormhole candidates in active galactic nuclei: radiation from colliding accreting flows https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.09411 Retraction Notice: Revised instellation patterns for close-in exoplanets https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/501/3/3846/6096437 A Search for Technosignatures around 31 Sun-like Stars with the Green Bank Telescope at 1.15–1.73 GHz https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/abcc77 OGLE-2019-BLG-0960Lb: The Smallest Microlensing Planet https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.04696 A hot mini-Neptune in the radius valley orbiting solar analogue HD 110113 https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.04745 Exoplanet Imaging Data Challenge: benchmarking the various image processing methods for exoplanet detection https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.05080
January 13, 2021 updates Auto-correlation functions of astrophysical processes, and their relation to Gaussian processes – Application to radial velocities of different starspot configurations https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/abs/2021/01/aa39594-20/aa39594-20.html Atmospheric circulation of brown dwarfs and directly imaged exoplanets driven by cloud radiative feedback: global and equatorial dynamics https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.04417 Super-Earths, M Dwarfs, and Photosynthetic Organisms: Habitability in the Lab https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.04448 The complex interplay between tidal inertial waves and zonal flows in differentially rotating stellar and planetary convective regions I. Free waves https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.04656 The Copernican Principle Rules Out BLC1 as a Technological Radio Signal from the Alpha Centauri System https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.04118 The role of atmospheric outflows in the migration of hot Jupiters https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.04112 A Bayesian neural network predicts the dissolution of compact planetary systems https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.04117 Characterizing Atmospheres of Transiting Earth-like Exoplanets Orbiting M Dwarfs with James Webb Space Telescope https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.04139 NGTS-13b: A hot 4.8 Jupiter-mass planet transiting a subgiant star https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.04245
January 12, 2021 updates Heterogeneous Physical Chemistry in the Atmospheres of Earth, Mars, and Venus: Perspectives for Rocky Exoplanets https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.0c00126 The Future Fusion of Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Big Histories https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14746700.2020.1869674 A Tale of Planetary Resurrection https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/a-tale-of-planetary-resurrection A survey of the linear polarization of directly imaged exoplanets and brown dwarf companions with SPHERE-IRDIS. First polarimetric detections revealing disks around DH Tau B and GSC 6214-210 B https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.04033 The atmosphere of HD 209458b seen with ESPRESSO. No detectable planetary absorptions at high resolution https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.04094 Searching for Small Circumbinary Planets I. The STANLEY Automated Algorithm and No New Planets in Existing Systems https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.03186 The Stars Kepler Missed: Investigating the Kepler Target Selection Function Using Gaia DR2 https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.03190 Impact of a moon on the evolution of a planet’s obliquity: a non-resonant case https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.03429