2021AJ....162...82K


Query : 2021AJ....162...82K

2021AJ....162...82K - Astron. J., 162, 82-82 (2021/September-0)

Nondetection of helium in the upper atmospheres of TRAPPIST-1b, e, and f.

KRISHNAMURTHY V., HIRANO T., STEFANSSON G., NINAN J.P., MAHADEVAN S., GAIDOS E., KOPPARAPU R., SATO B., HORI Y., BENDER C.F., CANAS C.I., DIDDAMS S.A., HALVERSON S., HARAKAWA H., HAWLEY S., HEARTY F., HEBB L., HODAPP K., JACOBSON S., KANODIA S., KONISHI M., KOTANI T., KOWALSKI A., KUDO T., KUROKAWA T., KUZUHARA M., LIN A., MANEY M., METCALF A.J., MORRIS B., NISHIKAWA J., OMIYA M., ROBERTSON P., ROY A., SCHWAB C., SERIZAWA T., TAMURA M., UEDA A., VIEVARD S. and WISNIEWSKI J.

Abstract (from CDS):

We obtained high-resolution spectra of the ultracool M-dwarf TRAPPIST-1 during the transit of its planet "b" using two high-dispersion near-infrared spectrographs, the Infrared Doppler (IRD) instrument on the Subaru 8.2m telescope, and the Habitable Zone Planet Finder (HPF) instrument on the 10 m Hobby-Eberly Telescope. These spectroscopic observations are complemented by a photometric transit observation for planet "b" using the APO/ARCTIC, which assisted us in capturing the correct transit times for our transit spectroscopy. Using the data obtained by the new IRD and HPF observations, as well as the prior transit observations of planets "b," "e" and "f" from IRD, we attempt to constrain the atmospheric escape of the planet using the He I triplet 10830 Å absorption line. We do not detect evidence for any primordial extended H-He atmospheres in all three planets. To limit any planet-related absorption, we place an upper limit on the equivalent widths of <7.754 mÅ for planet "b," <10.458 mÅ for planet "e," <4.143 mÅ for planet "f" at 95% confidence from the IRD data, and <3.467 mÅ for planet "b" at 95% confidence from HPF data. Using these limits along with a solar-like composition isothermal Parker wind model, we attempt to constrain the mass-loss rates for the three planets. For TRAPPIST-1b, our models exclude the highest possible energy-limited rate for a wind temperature <5000 K. This nondetection of extended atmospheres with low mean-molecular weights in all three planets aids in further constraining their atmospheric composition by steering the focus toward the search of high-molecular-weight species in their atmospheres.

Abstract Copyright: © 2021. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.

Journal keyword(s): Exoplanets - Transmission spectroscopy - Exoplanet atmospheres

VizieR on-line data: <Available at CDS (J/AJ/162/82): fig1.dat fig2a.dat fig2b.dat>

Simbad objects: 23

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Number of rows : 23
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA
ICRS (J2000)
DEC
Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026
#notes
1 K2-25b Pl 04 13 05.6131374072 +15 14 52.018080576           ~ 108 0
2 WASP-12b Pl 06 30 32.7966092352 +29 40 20.263502460           ~ 847 1
3 NAME LP 424-4b Pl 07 59 05.8395356736 +15 23 29.236065000           ~ 387 1
4 K2-100b Pl 08 38 24.3002838928 +20 06 21.828057218           ~ 83 0
5 Ross 905b Pl 11 42 11.0933350978 +26 42 23.650782778           ~ 913 1
6 WASP-107b Pl 12 33 32.8441110816 -10 08 46.225572324           ~ 289 0
7 * tau Boo b Pl 13 47 15.7381720026 +17 27 24.809555600           ~ 312 1
8 HAT-P-18b Pl 17 05 23.1475097496 +33 00 44.940001716           ~ 153 1
9 NAME G 139-21b Pl 17 15 18.9339850845 +04 57 50.066612336           ~ 845 1
10 BD+47 2936b Pl 19 50 50.2472976936 +48 04 51.101390496           ~ 493 1
11 HD 189733b Pl 20 00 43.7129433648 +22 42 39.073143456           ~ 1610 1
12 HD 195689b Pl 20 31 26.3534153736 +39 56 19.773037500           ~ 358 0
13 HD 197481b Pl 20 45 09.5324974119 -31 20 27.237889841           ~ 158 0
14 BD-05 5432b Pl 21 00 06.1968214728 -05 05 40.034944176           ~ 219 1
15 HD 209458b Pl 22 03 10.7727465312 +18 53 03.549393384           ~ 2037 1
16 TRAPPIST-1 LM* 23 06 29.3684948589 -05 02 29.037301866     18.798 16.466 14.024 M7.5e 1306 0
17 TRAPPIST-1b Pl 23 06 29.3684948589 -05 02 29.037301866           ~ 380 0
18 TRAPPIST-1d Pl 23 06 29.3684948589 -05 02 29.037301866           ~ 263 0
19 TRAPPIST-1c Pl 23 06 29.3684948589 -05 02 29.037301866           ~ 282 0
20 TRAPPIST-1f Pl 23 06 29.3684948589 -05 02 29.037301866           ~ 281 0
21 TRAPPIST-1e Pl 23 06 29.3684948589 -05 02 29.037301866           ~ 384 0
22 WASP-52b Pl 23 13 58.7576098848 +08 45 40.572305352           ~ 155 1
23 * 25 Psc * 23 53 04.7607733320 +02 05 26.218579920   6.275 6.280     B9.5V 47 0

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