Phase curve and geometric albedo of WASP-43b measured with CHEOPS, TESS, and HST WFC3/UVIS
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2022

Context. Observations of the phase curves and secondary eclipses of extrasolar planets provide a window onto the composition and thermal structure of the planetary atmospheres. For example, the photometric observations of secondary eclipses lead to the measurement of the planetary geometric albedo, Ag, which is an indicator of the presence of clouds in the atmosphere. Aims. In this work, we aim to measure the Ag in the optical domain of WASP-43b, a moderately irradiated giant planet with an equilibrium temperature of ~1400 K. Methods. For this purpose, we analyzed the secondary eclipse light curves collected by CHEOPS together with TESS along with observations of the system and the publicly available photometry obtained with HST WFC3/UVIS. We also analyzed the archival infrared observations of the eclipses and retrieve the thermal emission spectrum of the planet. By extrapolating the thermal spectrum to the optical bands, we corrected for the optical eclipses for thermal emission and derived the optical Ag. Results. The fit of the optical data leads to a marginal detection of the phase-curve signal, characterized by an amplitude of 160 ± 60 ppm and 80a-? 50+60 ppm in the CHEOPS and TESS passbands, respectively, with an eastward phase shift of ~50 (1.5Ï ? detection). The analysis of the infrared data suggests a non-inverted thermal profile and solar-like metallicity. The combination of the optical and infrared analyses allows us to derive an upper limit for the optical albedo of Ag< 0.087, with a confidence of 99.9%. Conclusions. Our analysis of the atmosphere of WASP-43b places this planet in the sample of irradiated hot Jupiters, with monotonic temperature-pressure profile and no indication of condensation of reflective clouds on the planetary dayside.

Planets and satellites: atmospheres

Planets and satellites: gaseous planets

Planets and satellites: detection

Techniques: photometric

Planets and satellites: individual: WASP-43b

Författare

Gaetano Scandariato

Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)

V. Singh

Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)

D. Kitzmann

Universität Bern

M. Lendl

Université de Genève

A. Brandeker

Stockholms universitet

G. Bruno

Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)

A. Bekkelien

Université de Genève

W. Benz

Universität Bern

P. Gutermann

CS20330

Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille

P. Maxted

Keele University

A. Bonfanti

Institut fur Weltraumforschung

S. Charnoz

Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

Malcolm Fridlund

Universiteit Leiden

Chalmers, Rymd-, geo- och miljövetenskap, Astronomi och plasmafysik

Kevin Heng

The University of Warwick

Universität Bern

S. Hoyer

Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille

I. Pagano

Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)

Carina Persson

Chalmers, Rymd-, geo- och miljövetenskap, Astronomi och plasmafysik

S. Salmon

Université de Genève

V. Van Grootel

Institut fur Weltraumforschung

T.G. Wilson

University of St Andrews

J. Asquier

European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESA ESTEC)

M. Bergomi

Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)

L. Gambicorti

Europeiska rymdorganisationen (ESA)

J. Hasiba

Institut fur Weltraumforschung

Y. Alibert

Universität Bern

R. Alonso

Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

Universidad de la Laguna

G. Anglada

Institut de Ciències de l'Espai (ICE) - CSIC

Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC)

T. Bárczy

Admatis

D. Barrado

Centro de Astrobiologia (CAB)

S.C.C. Barros

Universidade do Porto

W. Baumjohann

Institut fur Weltraumforschung

M. Beck

Université de Genève

T. Beck

Universität Bern

N. Billot

Université de Genève

X. Bonfils

Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique de Grenoble (IPAG)

C. Broeg

Universität Bern

J. Cabrera

Deutsches Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)

A. Collier Cameron

University of St Andrews

Szilard Csizmadia

Deutsches Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)

M. B. Davies

Lunds universitet

M. Deleuil

Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille

A. Deline

Université de Genève

L. Delrez

Universite de Liège

O. Demangeon

Universidade do Porto

B.O. Demory

Universität Bern

Anders Erikson

Deutsches Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)

A. Fortier

Universität Bern

L. Fossati

Institut fur Weltraumforschung

D. Gandolfi

Universita degli Studi di Torino

Michaël Gillon

Universite de Liège

M. Gudel

Universität Wien

K. Isaak

European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESA ESTEC)

L. Kiss

Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)

Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia

J. Laskar

Observatoire de Paris

A. L. des Etangs

Institut d 'Astrophysique de Paris

C. Lovis

Université de Genève

D. Magrin

Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)

Valerio Nascimbeni

Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)

G. Olofsson

Stockholms universitet

R. Ottensamer

Universität Wien

Enric Palle

Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

H. Parviainen

Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

G. Peter

Deutsches Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)

Giampaolo P. Piotto

Università di Padova

Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)

Don L. Pollacco

The University of Warwick

D. Queloz

University of Cambridge

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH)

Roberto Ragazzoni

Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)

Università di Padova

N. Rando

European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESA ESTEC)

H. Rauer

Technische Universität Berlin

Freie Universität Berlin

Deutsches Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)

I. Ribas

Institut de Ciències de l'Espai (ICE) - CSIC

Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC)

N. C. Santos

Universidade do Porto

D. Segransan

Université de Genève

L. M. Serrano

Universita degli Studi di Torino

A.E. Simon

Universität Bern

Alexis M. S. Smith

Deutsches Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)

S.G. Sousa

Universidade do Porto

Manfred B. Steller

Institut fur Weltraumforschung

G.M. Szabó

Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)

Nicolas Thomas

Universität Bern

S. Udry

Université de Genève

B. Ulmer

Deutsches Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)

N. A. Walton

University of Cambridge

Astronomy and Astrophysics

0004-6361 (ISSN) 1432-0746 (eISSN)

Vol. 668 A17

Satellitstudier av exoplaneters mångfald

Rymdstyrelsen (174/18), 2019-02-04 -- 2023-08-01.

Exoplaneter från rymden - CHEOPS och PLATO, ESA's nästa två rymdteleskop (fas 2)

Rymdstyrelsen (65/19), 2020-01-01 -- 2022-12-31.

Rymdstyrelsen (177/19), 2020-01-01 -- 2022-12-31.

Ämneskategorier

Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi

Atom- och molekylfysik och optik

Annan fysik

DOI

10.1051/0004-6361/202243974

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Senast uppdaterat

2023-09-15