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.
Techniques: photometric
Planets and satellites: individual: WASP-43b
Planets and satellites: atmospheres
Planets and satellites: gaseous planets
Planets and satellites: detection
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
Chalmers, Rymd-, geo- och miljövetenskap, Astronomi och plasmafysik
Universiteit Leiden
Kevin Heng
Universität Bern
The University of Warwick
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
Universidad de la Laguna
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
G. Anglada
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC)
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
Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)
Università di Padova
Don L. Pollacco
The University of Warwick
D. Queloz
University of Cambridge
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH)
Roberto Ragazzoni
Università di Padova
Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)
N. Rando
European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESA ESTEC)
H. Rauer
Freie Universität Berlin
Technische Universität Berlin
Deutsches Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
I. Ribas
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC)
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 A17Exoplaneter 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.
Satellitstudier av exoplaneters mångfald
Rymdstyrelsen (174/18), 2019-02-04 -- 2023-08-01.
Ämneskategorier (SSIF 2011)
Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi
Atom- och molekylfysik och optik
Annan fysik
DOI
10.1051/0004-6361/202243974