TY - GEN
T1 - Re-evaluating hot Jupiter WASP-12b
T2 - Conference on Hot Planets and Cool Stars
AU - Crossfield, Ian J.M.
AU - Barman, Travis
AU - Hansen, Brad M.S.
AU - Tanaka, Ichi
AU - Kodama, Tadayuki
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The hot Jupiter WASP-12b is one of the largest, hottest, and best-studied extrasolar planets. We revisit our recent analysis of WASP-12b's emission spectrum in light of near-infrared spectroscopic measurements which have been claimed to support either a hydride-dominated or carbon-rich atmospheric composition. We show that this new spectrum is still consistent with a featureless blackbody, indicating a nearly isothermal photosphere on the planet's day side. Thus the ensemble of occultation measurements for WASP-12b is still insufficient to constrain the planet's atmospheric composition.
AB - The hot Jupiter WASP-12b is one of the largest, hottest, and best-studied extrasolar planets. We revisit our recent analysis of WASP-12b's emission spectrum in light of near-infrared spectroscopic measurements which have been claimed to support either a hydride-dominated or carbon-rich atmospheric composition. We show that this new spectrum is still consistent with a featureless blackbody, indicating a nearly isothermal photosphere on the planet's day side. Thus the ensemble of occultation measurements for WASP-12b is still insufficient to constrain the planet's atmospheric composition.
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U2 - 10.1051/epjconf/20134713005
DO - 10.1051/epjconf/20134713005
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84877631350
SN - 9782759809851
T3 - EPJ Web of Conferences
BT - Hot Planets and Cool Stars
Y2 - 12 November 2012 through 16 November 2012
ER -