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A Flux-Limited Sample Of Dusty Star-Forming Galaxies From The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Physical Properties And The Case For Multiplicity, K. R. Hall, J. B. Hassan, R. M. Feder, T. A. Marriage, M. Zemcov, Jesus Rivera Jan 2026

A Flux-Limited Sample Of Dusty Star-Forming Galaxies From The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: Physical Properties And The Case For Multiplicity, K. R. Hall, J. B. Hassan, R. M. Feder, T. A. Marriage, M. Zemcov, Jesus Rivera

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The Influence Of Tight Binaries On Protoplanetary Disk Masses, K. Flaherty, P. Knowlton, T. Smith-Gandy, A. M. Hughes, M. Kounkel, Eric L.N. Jensen, J. Muzerolle, K. Covey Dec 2025

The Influence Of Tight Binaries On Protoplanetary Disk Masses, K. Flaherty, P. Knowlton, T. Smith-Gandy, A. M. Hughes, M. Kounkel, Eric L.N. Jensen, J. Muzerolle, K. Covey

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Binary systems are a common site of planet formation, despite the destructive effects of the binary on the disk. While surveys of planet-forming material have found diminished disk masses around binaries with medium separation (∼10–100 au), less is known about tight (< 10 au) binaries, where a significant circumbinary disk may escape the disruptive dynamical effects of the binary. We survey over 100 spectroscopic binaries in the Orion A region with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), detecting significant continuum emission among 21 of them with disk masses ranging from 1 to 100 M⊕. We find evidence of systematically lower disk masses among the binary sample when compared to single-star surveys, which may reflect a diminished planet-forming potential around tight binaries. The infrared excess fraction among the binary sample is comparable to that of single stars, although the tight binaries without significant ALMA emission display tentative evidence of weaker 3–5 …

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The Tess Grand Unified Hot Jupiter Survey. Iii. Thirty More Giant Planets, S. W. Yee, J. N. Winn, J. D. Hartman, J. E. Rodriguez, G. Zhou, D. W. Latham, S. N. Quinn, A. Bieryla, K. A. Collins, J. D. Eastman, K. I. Collins, D. M. Conti, Eric L.N. Jensen, D. Baker, K. Barkaoui, Ö. Baştürk, M. P. Battley, D. Bayliss, T. G. Beatty, Y. Beletsky, A. A. Belinski, Z. Benkhaldoun, P. Benni, P. Bosch-Cabot, C. Briceño, A. Brudny, M. R. Burleigh, R. P. Butler, S. Chairetas, A. Chontos, J. Christiansen, D. R. Ciardi, C. A. Clark, R. Cloutier, M. W. Craig, J. D. Crane, N. Dowling, C. D. Dressing, J. Emmanuel, P. Evans, M. E. Everett, G. Fernández-Rodríguez, J. F. Fernández, R. Forés-Toribio, C. D. Fortenbach, A. Fukui, E. Furlan, T. Gan, M. Ghachoui, S. Giacalone, S. Gill, M. Gillon, K. Hall, Y. Hayashi, C. Hedges, J. Higuera, E. G. Hintz, L. Hirsch, R. Holcomb, K. Horne, F. G. Horta, A. W. Howard, S. B. Howell, H. Isaacson, J. M. Jenkins, T. Kagetani, J. Kamler, A. Kendall, J. Korth, M. A. Kroft, G. Lacedelli, D. Laloum, N. Law, J. P. De Leon, A. M. Levine, P. Lewin, S. E. Logsdon, M. B. Lund, M. M. Madsen, A. W. Mann, C. R. Mann, N. A. Maslennikova, S. Matutano, M. Mccormack, K. K. Mcleod, E. J. Michaels, I. Mireles, M. Mori, J. A. Muñoz, F. Murgas, N. Narita, S. M. O’Brien, C. Odden, E. Palle, Y. G. Patel, P. Plavchan, A. S. Polanski, A. Popowicz, D. J. Radford, P. A. Reed, H. M. Relles, M. Rice, G. R. Ricker, B. S. Safonov, A. B. Savel, J. Schulte, R. P. Schwarz, H. Schweiker, S. Seager, R. Sefako, S. A. Shectman, A. Shporer, D. C. Stephens, C. Stockdale, S. Striegel, T.-G. Tan, J. K. Teske, M. Timmermans, S. Ulmer-Moll, G. Wang, P. J. Wheatley, S. Yalcinkaya, R. Zambelli, J. Van Zandt, C. Ziegler Sep 2025

The Tess Grand Unified Hot Jupiter Survey. Iii. Thirty More Giant Planets, S. W. Yee, J. N. Winn, J. D. Hartman, J. E. Rodriguez, G. Zhou, D. W. Latham, S. N. Quinn, A. Bieryla, K. A. Collins, J. D. Eastman, K. I. Collins, D. M. Conti, Eric L.N. Jensen, D. Baker, K. Barkaoui, Ö. Baştürk, M. P. Battley, D. Bayliss, T. G. Beatty, Y. Beletsky, A. A. Belinski, Z. Benkhaldoun, P. Benni, P. Bosch-Cabot, C. Briceño, A. Brudny, M. R. Burleigh, R. P. Butler, S. Chairetas, A. Chontos, J. Christiansen, D. R. Ciardi, C. A. Clark, R. Cloutier, M. W. Craig, J. D. Crane, N. Dowling, C. D. Dressing, J. Emmanuel, P. Evans, M. E. Everett, G. Fernández-Rodríguez, J. F. Fernández, R. Forés-Toribio, C. D. Fortenbach, A. Fukui, E. Furlan, T. Gan, M. Ghachoui, S. Giacalone, S. Gill, M. Gillon, K. Hall, Y. Hayashi, C. Hedges, J. Higuera, E. G. Hintz, L. Hirsch, R. Holcomb, K. Horne, F. G. Horta, A. W. Howard, S. B. Howell, H. Isaacson, J. M. Jenkins, T. Kagetani, J. Kamler, A. Kendall, J. Korth, M. A. Kroft, G. Lacedelli, D. Laloum, N. Law, J. P. De Leon, A. M. Levine, P. Lewin, S. E. Logsdon, M. B. Lund, M. M. Madsen, A. W. Mann, C. R. Mann, N. A. Maslennikova, S. Matutano, M. Mccormack, K. K. Mcleod, E. J. Michaels, I. Mireles, M. Mori, J. A. Muñoz, F. Murgas, N. Narita, S. M. O’Brien, C. Odden, E. Palle, Y. G. Patel, P. Plavchan, A. S. Polanski, A. Popowicz, D. J. Radford, P. A. Reed, H. M. Relles, M. Rice, G. R. Ricker, B. S. Safonov, A. B. Savel, J. Schulte, R. P. Schwarz, H. Schweiker, S. Seager, R. Sefako, S. A. Shectman, A. Shporer, D. C. Stephens, C. Stockdale, S. Striegel, T.-G. Tan, J. K. Teske, M. Timmermans, S. Ulmer-Moll, G. Wang, P. J. Wheatley, S. Yalcinkaya, R. Zambelli, J. Van Zandt, C. Ziegler

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We present the discovery of 30 transiting giant planets that were initially detected using data from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite mission. These new planets orbit relatively bright (G ≤ 12.5) FGK host stars with orbital periods between 1.6 and 8.2 days, and have radii between 0.9 and 1.7 Jupiter radii. We performed follow-up ground-based photometry, high angular resolution imaging, high-resolution spectroscopy, and radial velocity monitoring for each of these objects to confirm that they are planets and determine their masses and other system parameters. The planets’ masses span more than an order of magnitude (0.17 MJ < M …

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Wide Binary Orbits Are Preferentially Aligned With The Orbits Of Small Planets, But Probably Not Hot Jupiters, S. Christian, A. Vanderburg, J. Becker, A. L. Kraus, L. Pearce, K. A. Collins, M. Rice, Eric L.N. Jensen, D. Baker, V. Bozza, P. Benni, A. Bieryla, A. Binnenfeld, K. I. Collins, D. M. Conti, I. J. M. Crossfield, P. Evans, M. C. Johnson, E. Girardin, J. Gregorio, P. Lewin, T. Mazeh, F. Murgas, A. Panahi, F. J. Pozuelos, D. J. Radford, H. M. Relles, F. Rodriguez Frustaglia, R. P. Schwarz, G. Srdoc, C. Stockdale, T.-G. Tan, W. C. Waalkes, G. Wang, J. Wittrock, S. Zucker Jun 2025

Wide Binary Orbits Are Preferentially Aligned With The Orbits Of Small Planets, But Probably Not Hot Jupiters, S. Christian, A. Vanderburg, J. Becker, A. L. Kraus, L. Pearce, K. A. Collins, M. Rice, Eric L.N. Jensen, D. Baker, V. Bozza, P. Benni, A. Bieryla, A. Binnenfeld, K. I. Collins, D. M. Conti, I. J. M. Crossfield, P. Evans, M. C. Johnson, E. Girardin, J. Gregorio, P. Lewin, T. Mazeh, F. Murgas, A. Panahi, F. J. Pozuelos, D. J. Radford, H. M. Relles, F. Rodriguez Frustaglia, R. P. Schwarz, G. Srdoc, C. Stockdale, T.-G. Tan, W. C. Waalkes, G. Wang, J. Wittrock, S. Zucker

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Studying the relative orientations of the orbits of exoplanets and wide-orbiting binary companions (semimajor axis greater than 100 au) can shed light on how planets form and evolve in binary systems. Previous observations by multiple groups discovered a possible alignment between the orbits of visual binaries and the exoplanets that reside in them. In this study, using data from Gaia DR3 and TESS, we confirm the existence of an alignment between the orbits of small planets (R < 6 R⊕) and binary systems with semimajor axes below 700 au (p = 10⁻⁶). However, we find no statistical evidence …

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Sites Of Planet Formation In Binary Systems. Ii. Double The Disks In Df Tau, T. Kutra, B. M. Tofflemire, R. Akeson, G. H. Schaefer, S.-Y. Tang, D. Segura-Cox, C. M. Johns-Krull, A. Kraus, S. Andrews, Eric L.N. Jensen Jan 2025

Sites Of Planet Formation In Binary Systems. Ii. Double The Disks In Df Tau, T. Kutra, B. M. Tofflemire, R. Akeson, G. H. Schaefer, S.-Y. Tang, D. Segura-Cox, C. M. Johns-Krull, A. Kraus, S. Andrews, Eric L.N. Jensen

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This article presents the latest results of our Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) program to study circumstellar disk characteristics as a function of orbital and stellar properties in a sample of young binary star systems known to host at least one disk. Optical and infrared observations of the eccentric, ∼48 yr period binary DF Tau indicated the presence of only one disk around the brighter component. However, our 1.3 mm ALMA thermal continuum maps show two nearly equal-brightness components in this system. We present these observations within the context of updated stellar and orbital properties, which indicate that the inner …

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Binary Orbit And Disks Properties Of The Rw Aur System Using Alma Observations, N. T. Kurtovic, S. Facchini, M. Benisty, P. Penilla, Eric L.N. Jensen, C. Dougados, R. Booth, C. N. Kimmig, C. F. Manara, J. E. Rodriguez Dec 2024

Binary Orbit And Disks Properties Of The Rw Aur System Using Alma Observations, N. T. Kurtovic, S. Facchini, M. Benisty, P. Penilla, Eric L.N. Jensen, C. Dougados, R. Booth, C. N. Kimmig, C. F. Manara, J. E. Rodriguez

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Context. The dynamical interactions between young binaries can perturb the material distribution of their circumstellar disks, and modify the planet formation process. In order to understand how planets form in multiple stellar systems, it is necessary to characterize both their binary orbit and their disks properties. Aims. In order to constrain the impact and nature of the binary interaction in the RW Aur system (bound or unbound), we analyzed the circumstellar material at 1.3 mm wavelengths, as observed at multiple epochs by the Atacama Large (sub-)millimeter Array (ALMA). Methods. We analyzed the disk properties through parametric visibility …

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K2-399 B Is Not A Planet, J. Lillo-Box, D. W. Latham, K. A. Collins, D. J. Armstrong, D. Gandolfi, Eric L.N. Jensen, A. Castro-González, O. Balsalobre-Ruza, B. Montesinos, S. G. Sousa, J. Aceituno, R. P. Schwarz, N. Narita, A. Fukui, J. Cabrera, A. Hadjigeorghiou, M. Kuzuhara, T. Hirano, M. Fridlund, A. P. Hatzes, O. Barragán, N. M. Batalha Sep 2024

K2-399 B Is Not A Planet, J. Lillo-Box, D. W. Latham, K. A. Collins, D. J. Armstrong, D. Gandolfi, Eric L.N. Jensen, A. Castro-González, O. Balsalobre-Ruza, B. Montesinos, S. G. Sousa, J. Aceituno, R. P. Schwarz, N. Narita, A. Fukui, J. Cabrera, A. Hadjigeorghiou, M. Kuzuhara, T. Hirano, M. Fridlund, A. P. Hatzes, O. Barragán, N. M. Batalha

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Context. The transit technique has been very efficient over the past decades in detecting planet-candidate signals. The so-called statistical validation approach has become a popular way of verifying a candidate’s planetary nature. However, the incomplete consideration of false-positive scenarios and data quality can lead to misinterpretation of the results. Aims. In this work, we revise the planetary status of K2-399 b, a validated planet with an estimated false-positive probability of 0.078% located in the middle of the so-called Neptunian desert, and hence a potential key target for atmospheric prospects. Methods. We used radial velocity data from the …

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Identification Of The Top Tess Objects Of Interest For Atmospheric Characterization Of Transiting Exoplanets With Jwst, B. J. Hord, E. M.-R. Kempton, T. M. Evans-Soma, D. W. Latham, D. R. Ciardi, D. Dragomir, K. D. Colón, G. Ross, A. Vanderburg, Z. L. De Beurs, K. A. Collins, C. N. Watkins, J. Bean, N. B. Cowan, T. Daylan, C. V. Morley, J. Ih, D. Baker, K. Barkaoui, N. M. Batalha, A. Behmard, A. Belinski, Z. Benkhaldoun, P. Benni, K. Bernacki, A. Bieryla, A. Binnenfeld, P. Bosch-Cabot, F. Bouchy, V. Bozza, R. Brahm, L. A. Buchhave, M. Calkins, A. Chontos, C. A. Clark, R. Cloutier, M. Cointepas, K. I. Collins, D. M. Conti, I. J. M. Crossfield, F. Dai, J. P. De Leon, G. Dransfield, C. Dressing, A. Dustor, G. Esquerdo, P. Evans, S. B. Fajardo-Acosta, J. Fiołka, R. Forés-Toribio, A. Frasca, A. Fukui, B. Fulton, E. Furlan, T. Gan, D. Gandolfi, M. Ghachoui, S. Giacalone, E. A. Gilbert, M. Gillon, E. Girardin, E. Gonzales, F. Grau Horta, J. Gregorio, M. Greklek-Mckeon, P. Guerra, J. D. Hartman, C. Hellier, I. Helm, K. G. Hełminiak, T. Henning, M. L. Hill, K. Horne, A. W. Howard, S. B. Howell, D. Huber, G. Isopi, E. Jehin, J. M. Jenkins, Eric L.N. Jensen, M. C. Johnson, A. Jordán, S. R. Kane, J. F. Kielkopf, V. Krushinsky, S. Lasota, E. Lee, P. Lewin, J. H. Livingston, J. Lubin, M. B. Lund, F. Mallia, C. R. Mann, G. Marino, N. Maslennikova, B. Massey, R. Matson, E. Matthews, A. W. Mayo, T. Mazeh, K. K. Mcleod, E. J. Michaels, T. Močnik, M. Mori, G. Mraz, J. A. Muñoz, N. Narita, K. Natarajan, L. D. Nielsen, H. Osborn, E. Palle, A. Panahi, R. Papini, P. Plavchan, A. S. Polanski, A. Popowicz, F. J. Pozuelos, S. N. Quinn, D. J. Radford, P. A. Reed, H. M. Relles, M. Rice, P. Robertson, J. E. Rodriguez, L. J. Rosenthal, R. A. Rubenzahl, N. Schanche, J. Schlieder, R. P. Schwarz, R. Sefako, A. Shporer, A. Sozzetti, G. Srdoc, C. Stockdale, A. Tarasenkov, T.-G. Tan, M. Timmermans, E. B. Ting, J. Van Zandt, Jp Vignes, I. Waite, N. Watanabe, L. M. Weiss, J. Wittrock, G. Zhou, C. Ziegler, S. Zucker May 2024

Identification Of The Top Tess Objects Of Interest For Atmospheric Characterization Of Transiting Exoplanets With Jwst, B. J. Hord, E. M.-R. Kempton, T. M. Evans-Soma, D. W. Latham, D. R. Ciardi, D. Dragomir, K. D. Colón, G. Ross, A. Vanderburg, Z. L. De Beurs, K. A. Collins, C. N. Watkins, J. Bean, N. B. Cowan, T. Daylan, C. V. Morley, J. Ih, D. Baker, K. Barkaoui, N. M. Batalha, A. Behmard, A. Belinski, Z. Benkhaldoun, P. Benni, K. Bernacki, A. Bieryla, A. Binnenfeld, P. Bosch-Cabot, F. Bouchy, V. Bozza, R. Brahm, L. A. Buchhave, M. Calkins, A. Chontos, C. A. Clark, R. Cloutier, M. Cointepas, K. I. Collins, D. M. Conti, I. J. M. Crossfield, F. Dai, J. P. De Leon, G. Dransfield, C. Dressing, A. Dustor, G. Esquerdo, P. Evans, S. B. Fajardo-Acosta, J. Fiołka, R. Forés-Toribio, A. Frasca, A. Fukui, B. Fulton, E. Furlan, T. Gan, D. Gandolfi, M. Ghachoui, S. Giacalone, E. A. Gilbert, M. Gillon, E. Girardin, E. Gonzales, F. Grau Horta, J. Gregorio, M. Greklek-Mckeon, P. Guerra, J. D. Hartman, C. Hellier, I. Helm, K. G. Hełminiak, T. Henning, M. L. Hill, K. Horne, A. W. Howard, S. B. Howell, D. Huber, G. Isopi, E. Jehin, J. M. Jenkins, Eric L.N. Jensen, M. C. Johnson, A. Jordán, S. R. Kane, J. F. Kielkopf, V. Krushinsky, S. Lasota, E. Lee, P. Lewin, J. H. Livingston, J. Lubin, M. B. Lund, F. Mallia, C. R. Mann, G. Marino, N. Maslennikova, B. Massey, R. Matson, E. Matthews, A. W. Mayo, T. Mazeh, K. K. Mcleod, E. J. Michaels, T. Močnik, M. Mori, G. Mraz, J. A. Muñoz, N. Narita, K. Natarajan, L. D. Nielsen, H. Osborn, E. Palle, A. Panahi, R. Papini, P. Plavchan, A. S. Polanski, A. Popowicz, F. J. Pozuelos, S. N. Quinn, D. J. Radford, P. A. Reed, H. M. Relles, M. Rice, P. Robertson, J. E. Rodriguez, L. J. Rosenthal, R. A. Rubenzahl, N. Schanche, J. Schlieder, R. P. Schwarz, R. Sefako, A. Shporer, A. Sozzetti, G. Srdoc, C. Stockdale, A. Tarasenkov, T.-G. Tan, M. Timmermans, E. B. Ting, J. Van Zandt, Jp Vignes, I. Waite, N. Watanabe, L. M. Weiss, J. Wittrock, G. Zhou, C. Ziegler, S. Zucker

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JWST has ushered in an era of unprecedented ability to characterize exoplanetary atmospheres. While there are over 5000 confirmed planets, more than 4000 Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) planet candidates are still unconfirmed and many of the best planets for atmospheric characterization may remain to be identified. We present a sample of TESS planets and planet candidates that we identify as "best-in-class" for transmission and emission spectroscopy with JWST. These targets are sorted into bins across equilibrium temperature Teq and planetary radius Rp and are ranked by a transmission and an emission spectroscopy metric (TSM and ESM, respectively) …

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Sites Of Planet Formation In Binary Systems. I. Evidence For Disk−Orbit Alignment In The Close Binary Fo Tau, B. M. Tofflemire, L. Prato, A. L. Kraus, D. Segura-Cox, G. H. Schaefer, R. Akeson, S. Andrews, Eric L.N. Jensen, C. M. Johns-Krull, J. J. Zanazzi, M. Simon May 2024

Sites Of Planet Formation In Binary Systems. I. Evidence For Disk−Orbit Alignment In The Close Binary Fo Tau, B. M. Tofflemire, L. Prato, A. L. Kraus, D. Segura-Cox, G. H. Schaefer, R. Akeson, S. Andrews, Eric L.N. Jensen, C. M. Johns-Krull, J. J. Zanazzi, M. Simon

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Close binary systems present challenges to planet formation. As binary separations decrease, so do the occurrence rates of protoplanetary disks in young systems and planets in mature systems. For systems that do retain disks, their disk masses and sizes are altered by the presence of the binary companion. Through the study of protoplanetary disks in binary systems with known orbital parameters, we seek to determine the properties that promote disk retention and therefore planet formation. In this work, we characterize the young binary−disk system FO Tau. We determine the first full orbital solution for the system, finding masses of 0.35 …

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Lhs 475 B: A Potential Venus Analog Orbiting A Nearby M Dwarf, K. Ment, D. Charbonneau, J. Irwin, J. G. Winters, E. Pass, A. Shporer, K. A. Collins, K. I. Collins, Eric L.N. Jensen, R. P. Schwarz, K. Horne, Z. Essack, V. B. Kostov, M. Kunimoto, A. Levine, S. Seager, R. Vanderspek, J. N. Winn May 2024

Lhs 475 B: A Potential Venus Analog Orbiting A Nearby M Dwarf, K. Ment, D. Charbonneau, J. Irwin, J. G. Winters, E. Pass, A. Shporer, K. A. Collins, K. I. Collins, Eric L.N. Jensen, R. P. Schwarz, K. Horne, Z. Essack, V. B. Kostov, M. Kunimoto, A. Levine, S. Seager, R. Vanderspek, J. N. Winn

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Based on photometric observations by TESS, we present the discovery of a potential Venus analog transiting LHS 475, an M3 dwarf located 12.5 pc from the Sun. The mass of the star is 0.274 ± 0.015 M☉. The planet, originally reported as TOI 910.01, has an orbital period of 2.0291010 ± 0.0000017 days and an estimated radius of 0.975 ± 0.058 R⊕. We confirm the validity and source of the transit signal with MEarth and Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope ground-based follow-up photometry. We present radial velocity data from CHIRON that rule out massive companions. In …

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Toi-1135 B: A Young Hot Saturn-Size Planet Orbiting A Solar-Type Star, M. Mallorquín, N. Lodieu, V. J. S. Béjar, M. R. Zapatero Osorio, J. Sanz-Forcada, M. R. Alarcon, H. M. Tabernero, E. Nagel, K. A. Collins, D. R. Ciardi, M. Serra-Ricart, J. Orell-Miquel, K. Barkaoui, A. Burdanov, J. De Wit, M. E. Everett, M. Gillon, Eric L.N. Jensen, L. G. Murphy, P. A. Reed, B. Safonov, I. A. Strakhov, C. Ziegler May 2024

Toi-1135 B: A Young Hot Saturn-Size Planet Orbiting A Solar-Type Star, M. Mallorquín, N. Lodieu, V. J. S. Béjar, M. R. Zapatero Osorio, J. Sanz-Forcada, M. R. Alarcon, H. M. Tabernero, E. Nagel, K. A. Collins, D. R. Ciardi, M. Serra-Ricart, J. Orell-Miquel, K. Barkaoui, A. Burdanov, J. De Wit, M. E. Everett, M. Gillon, Eric L.N. Jensen, L. G. Murphy, P. A. Reed, B. Safonov, I. A. Strakhov, C. Ziegler

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Despite the thousands of planets in orbit around stars known to date, the mechanisms of planetary formation, migration, and atmospheric loss remain unresolved. In this work, we confirm the planetary nature of a young Saturn-size planet transiting a solar-type star every 8.03 d, TOI-1135 b. The age of the parent star is estimated to be in the interval of 125-1000 Myr based on various activity and age indicators, including its stellar rotation period of 5.13 ± 0.27 days and the intensity of photospheric lithium. We obtained follow-up photometry and spectroscopy, including precise radial velocity measurements using the CARMENES spectrograph, which …

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Toi-2266 B: A Keystone Super-Earth At The Edge Of The M Dwarf Radius Valley, H. Parviainen, F. Murgas, E. Esparza-Borges, A. Peláez-Torres, E. Palle, R. Luque, M. R. Zapatero-Osorio, J. Korth, A. Fukui, N. Narita, K. A. Collins, V. J. S. Béjar, G. Morello, M. Monelli, N. Abreu Garcia, G. Chen, N. Crouzet, J. P. De Leon, K. Isogai, T. Kagetani, K. Kawauchi, P. Klagyivik, T. Kodama, N. Kusakabe, J. H. Livingston, P. Meni, M. Mori, G. Nowak, M. Tamura, Y. Terada, N. Watanabe, D. R. Ciardi, M. B. Lund, J. L. Christiansen, C. D. Dressing, S. Giacalone, A. B. Savel, L. Hirsch, S. G. Parsons, P. Brown, K. I. Collins, K. Barkaoui, M. Timmermans, M. Ghachoui, A. Soubkiou, Z. Benkhaldoun, S. Mcdermott, T. Pritchard, P. Rowden, S. Striegel, T. Gan, K. Horne, Eric L.N. Jensen, R. P. Schwarz, A. Shporer, G. Srdoc, S. Seager, J. N. Winn, J. M. Jenkins, G. Ricker, R. Vanderspek, D. Dragomir Mar 2024

Toi-2266 B: A Keystone Super-Earth At The Edge Of The M Dwarf Radius Valley, H. Parviainen, F. Murgas, E. Esparza-Borges, A. Peláez-Torres, E. Palle, R. Luque, M. R. Zapatero-Osorio, J. Korth, A. Fukui, N. Narita, K. A. Collins, V. J. S. Béjar, G. Morello, M. Monelli, N. Abreu Garcia, G. Chen, N. Crouzet, J. P. De Leon, K. Isogai, T. Kagetani, K. Kawauchi, P. Klagyivik, T. Kodama, N. Kusakabe, J. H. Livingston, P. Meni, M. Mori, G. Nowak, M. Tamura, Y. Terada, N. Watanabe, D. R. Ciardi, M. B. Lund, J. L. Christiansen, C. D. Dressing, S. Giacalone, A. B. Savel, L. Hirsch, S. G. Parsons, P. Brown, K. I. Collins, K. Barkaoui, M. Timmermans, M. Ghachoui, A. Soubkiou, Z. Benkhaldoun, S. Mcdermott, T. Pritchard, P. Rowden, S. Striegel, T. Gan, K. Horne, Eric L.N. Jensen, R. P. Schwarz, A. Shporer, G. Srdoc, S. Seager, J. N. Winn, J. M. Jenkins, G. Ricker, R. Vanderspek, D. Dragomir

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We validate the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) object of interest TOI-2266.01 (TIC 8348911) as a small transiting planet (most likely a super-Earth) orbiting a faint M5 dwarf (V = 16.54) on a 2.33 d orbit. The validation is based on an approach where multicolour transit light curves are used to robustly estimate the upper limit of the transiting object's radius. Our analysis uses SPOC-pipeline TESS light curves from Sectors 24, 25, 51, and 52, simultaneous multicolour transit photometry observed with MuSCAT2, MuSCAT3' and HiPERCAM, and additional transit photometry observed with the LCOGT telescopes. TOI-2266 b is found to …

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Toi-1994b: A Low-Mass Eccentric Brown Dwarf Transiting A Subgiant Star, E. Page, J. Pepper, D. Wright, J. E. Rodriguez, R. A. Wittenmyer, S. R. Kane, B. Addison, T. Bedding, B. P. Bowler, T. Barclay, K. A. Collins, P. Evans, J. Horner, Eric L.N. Jensen, M. C. Johnson, J. Kielkopf, I. Mireles, P. Plavchan, S. N. Quinn, S. Seager, A. Shporer, K. G. Stassun, S. Striegal, J. N. Winn, G. Zhou, C. Ziegler Mar 2024

Toi-1994b: A Low-Mass Eccentric Brown Dwarf Transiting A Subgiant Star, E. Page, J. Pepper, D. Wright, J. E. Rodriguez, R. A. Wittenmyer, S. R. Kane, B. Addison, T. Bedding, B. P. Bowler, T. Barclay, K. A. Collins, P. Evans, J. Horner, Eric L.N. Jensen, M. C. Johnson, J. Kielkopf, I. Mireles, P. Plavchan, S. N. Quinn, S. Seager, A. Shporer, K. G. Stassun, S. Striegal, J. N. Winn, G. Zhou, C. Ziegler

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We present the discovery of TOI-1994b, a low-mass brown dwarf transiting a hot subgiant star on a moderately eccentric orbit. TOI-1994 has an effective temperature of 7700 +720/-410 K, V magnitude of 10.51 mag and log(g) of 3.982 +0.067/-0.065. The brown dwarf has a mass of 22.1 +2.6/-2.5 MJ, a period of 4.034 days, an eccentricity of 0.341 +0.054/-0.059, and a radius of 1.220 +0.082/-0.071 RJ. TOI-1994b is more eccentric than other transiting brown dwarfs with similar masses and periods. The population of low-mass brown dwarfs may have properties similar to planetary systems …

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Dynamical Architectures Of S-Type Transiting Planets In Binaries. I. Target Selection Using Hipparcos And Gaia Proper Motion Anomalies, J. Zhang, L. M. Weiss, D. Huber, Eric L.N. Jensen, T. D. Brandt, K. Collins, D. M. Conti, H. Isaacson, P. Lewin, G. Marino, B. Massey, F. Murgas, E. Palle, D. J. Radford, H. M. Relles, G. Srdoc, C. Stockdale, T.-G. Tan, G. Wang Mar 2024

Dynamical Architectures Of S-Type Transiting Planets In Binaries. I. Target Selection Using Hipparcos And Gaia Proper Motion Anomalies, J. Zhang, L. M. Weiss, D. Huber, Eric L.N. Jensen, T. D. Brandt, K. Collins, D. M. Conti, H. Isaacson, P. Lewin, G. Marino, B. Massey, F. Murgas, E. Palle, D. J. Radford, H. M. Relles, G. Srdoc, C. Stockdale, T.-G. Tan, G. Wang

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The effect of stellar multiplicity on planetary architecture and orbital dynamics provides an important context for exoplanet demographics. We present a volume-limited catalog of up to 300 pc of 66 stars hosting planets and planet candidates from Kepler, K2, and TESS with significant Hipparcos-Gaia proper motion anomalies, which indicates the presence of companions. We assess the reliability of each transiting planet candidate using ground-based follow-up observations, and find that the TESS Objects of Interest (TOIs) with significant proper anomalies show nearly four times more false positives due to eclipsing binaries compared to TOIs with marginal proper anomalies. In addition, we …

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Separated Twins Or Just Siblings? A Multiplanet System Around An M Dwarf Including A Cool Sub-Neptune, M. Harris, D. Dragomir, I. Mireles, K. A. Collins, S. Ulmer-Moll, S. B. Howell, K. G. Stassun, G. Zhou, C. Ziegler, F. Bouchy, C. Briceño, D. Charbonneau, K. I. Collins, G. Fűűrész, N. M. Guerrero, J. M. Jenkins, Eric L.N. Jensen, M. H. K. Kristiansen, N. Law, M. Lendl, A. W. Mann, H. P. Osborn, S. N. Quinn, G. R. Ricker, R. P. Schwarz, S. Seager, E. B. Ting, R. Vanderspek, D. Watanabe, J. N. Winn Dec 2023

Separated Twins Or Just Siblings? A Multiplanet System Around An M Dwarf Including A Cool Sub-Neptune, M. Harris, D. Dragomir, I. Mireles, K. A. Collins, S. Ulmer-Moll, S. B. Howell, K. G. Stassun, G. Zhou, C. Ziegler, F. Bouchy, C. Briceño, D. Charbonneau, K. I. Collins, G. Fűűrész, N. M. Guerrero, J. M. Jenkins, Eric L.N. Jensen, M. H. K. Kristiansen, N. Law, M. Lendl, A. W. Mann, H. P. Osborn, S. N. Quinn, G. R. Ricker, R. P. Schwarz, S. Seager, E. B. Ting, R. Vanderspek, D. Watanabe, J. N. Winn

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We report the discovery of two TESS sub-Neptunes orbiting the early M dwarf TOI-904 (TIC 261257684). Both exoplanets, TOI-904 b and c, were initially observed in TESS Sector 12 with twin sizes of 2.426 (+0.163)/(-0.157) and 2.167 (+0.130)/(-0.118) R⊕, respectively. Through observations in five additional sectors in the TESS primary mission and the first and second extended missions, the orbital periods of the planets were measured to be 10.887 ± 0.001 and 83.999 ± 0.001 days, respectively. Reconnaissance radial velocity measurements (taken with EULER/CORALIE and SMARTS/CHIRON) and high-resolution speckle imaging with adaptive optics (obtained from SOAR/HRCAM and Gemini …

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Toi-908: A Planet At The Edge Of The Neptune Desert Transiting A G-Type Star, F. Hawthorn, D. Bayliss, D. J. Armstrong, J. Fernández Fernández, A. Osborn, S. G. Sousa, V. Adibekyan, J. Davoult, K. A. Collins, Y. Alibert, S. C. C. Barros, F. Bouchy, M. Brogi, D. R. Ciardi, T. Daylan, E. Delgado Mena, O. D. S. Demangeon, R. F. Díaz, T. Gan, K. Horne, S. Hoyer, J. M. Jenkins, Eric L.N. Jensen, J. F. Kielkopf, V. Kostov, D. W. Latham, A. M. Levine, J. Lillo-Box, L. D. Nielsen, H. P. Osborn, G. R. Ricker, J. Rodrigues, N. C. Santos, R. P. Schwarz, S. Seager, J. Serrano Bell, A. Shporer, C. Stockdale, P. A. Strøm, P. Tenenbaum, S. Udry, P. J. Wheatley, J. N. Winn, C. Ziegler Sep 2023

Toi-908: A Planet At The Edge Of The Neptune Desert Transiting A G-Type Star, F. Hawthorn, D. Bayliss, D. J. Armstrong, J. Fernández Fernández, A. Osborn, S. G. Sousa, V. Adibekyan, J. Davoult, K. A. Collins, Y. Alibert, S. C. C. Barros, F. Bouchy, M. Brogi, D. R. Ciardi, T. Daylan, E. Delgado Mena, O. D. S. Demangeon, R. F. Díaz, T. Gan, K. Horne, S. Hoyer, J. M. Jenkins, Eric L.N. Jensen, J. F. Kielkopf, V. Kostov, D. W. Latham, A. M. Levine, J. Lillo-Box, L. D. Nielsen, H. P. Osborn, G. R. Ricker, J. Rodrigues, N. C. Santos, R. P. Schwarz, S. Seager, J. Serrano Bell, A. Shporer, C. Stockdale, P. A. Strøm, P. Tenenbaum, S. Udry, P. J. Wheatley, J. N. Winn, C. Ziegler

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We present the discovery of an exoplanet transiting TOI-908 (TIC-350153977) using data from TESS sectors 1, 12, 13, 27, 28, and 39. TOI-908 is a T = 10.7 mag G-dwarf (Teff = 5626 ± 61 K) solar-like star with a mass of 0.950 ± 0.010 M⊙ and a radius of 1.028 ± 0.030 R⊙. The planet, TOI-908 b, is a 3.18 ± 0.16 R⊕ planet in a 3.18 d orbit. Radial velocity measurements from HARPS reveal TOI-908 b has a mass of approximately 16.1 ± 4.1 M⊕, resulting in a bulk planetary density of 2.7 (+0.2)/(-0.4)g cm⁻³. TOI-908 b …

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The Unusual M-Dwarf Warm Jupiter Toi-1899 B: Refinement Of Orbital And Planetary Parameters, A. S. J. Lin, J. E. Libby-Roberts, J. A. Alvarado-Montes, C. I. Cañas, S. Kanodia, T. Han, L. Hebb, Eric L.N. Jensen, S. Mahadevan, L. C. Powers, T. N. Swaby, J. Wisniewski, C. Beard, C. F. Bender, C. H. Blake, W. D. Cochran, S. A. Diddams, R. C. Frazier, C. Fredrick, M. Gully-Santiago, S. Halverson, S. E. Logsdon, M. W. Mcelwain, C. Morley, J. P. Ninan, J. Rajagopal, L. W. Ramsey, P. Robertson, A. Roy, C. Schwab, G. Stefánsson, D. J. Stevens, R. C. Terrien, J. T. Wright Sep 2023

The Unusual M-Dwarf Warm Jupiter Toi-1899 B: Refinement Of Orbital And Planetary Parameters, A. S. J. Lin, J. E. Libby-Roberts, J. A. Alvarado-Montes, C. I. Cañas, S. Kanodia, T. Han, L. Hebb, Eric L.N. Jensen, S. Mahadevan, L. C. Powers, T. N. Swaby, J. Wisniewski, C. Beard, C. F. Bender, C. H. Blake, W. D. Cochran, S. A. Diddams, R. C. Frazier, C. Fredrick, M. Gully-Santiago, S. Halverson, S. E. Logsdon, M. W. Mcelwain, C. Morley, J. P. Ninan, J. Rajagopal, L. W. Ramsey, P. Robertson, A. Roy, C. Schwab, G. Stefánsson, D. J. Stevens, R. C. Terrien, J. T. Wright

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TOI-1899 b is a rare exoplanet, a temperate warm Jupiter orbiting an M dwarf, first discovered by Cañas et al. (2020) from a TESS single-transit event. Using new radial velocities (RVs) from the precision RV spectrographs HPF and NEID, along with additional TESS photometry and ground-based transit follow-up, we are able to derive a much more precise orbital period of P = 29.090312 (+0.000036)/(-0.000035) days, along with a radius of Rp = 0.99 ± 0.03 Rj. We have also improved the constraints on planet mass, Mp = 0.67 ± 0.04 Mj, and eccentricity, which …

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On The Frequencies Of Circumbinary Discs In Protostellar Systems, D. Elsender, M. R. Bate, B. S. Lakeland, Eric L.N. Jensen, S. H. Lubow Aug 2023

On The Frequencies Of Circumbinary Discs In Protostellar Systems, D. Elsender, M. R. Bate, B. S. Lakeland, Eric L.N. Jensen, S. H. Lubow

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We report the analysis of circumbinary (CB) discs formed in a radiation hydrodynamical simulation of star cluster formation. We consider both pure binary stars and pairs within triple and quadruple systems. The protostellar systems are all young (ages < 10⁵ yrs). We find that the systems that host a CB disc have a median separation of ≈11 au, and the median characteristic radius of the discs is ≈64 au. We find that 89 per cent of pure binaries with semimajor axes a < 1 au have a CB disc, and the occurrence rate of CB discs is bimodal with log-separation in pure binaries with a second peak at a ≈ 50 au. Systems with a > 100 au almost never have a CB disc. The median size of a CB disc is between ≈5 and 6 a depending on the order of the system, with higher order systems having larger discs relative to binary separation. We find the underlying distributions of mutual inclination between CB discs and binary orbits from …

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Two Warm Neptunes Transiting Hip 9618 Revealed By Tess And Cheops, H. P. Osborn, G. Nowak, G. Hébrard, T. Masseron, J. Lillo-Box, E. Pallé, A. Bekkelien, H.-G. Florén, P. Guterman, A. E. Simon, V. Adibekyan, A. Bieryla, L. Borsato, A. Brandeker, D. R. Ciardi, A. Collier Cameron, K. A. Collins, J. A. Egger, D. Gandolfi, M. J. Hooton, D. W. Latham, M. Lendl, E. C. Matthews, A. Tuson, S. Ulmer-Moll, A. Vanderburg, T. G. Wilson, C. Ziegler, Y. Alibert, R. Alonso, G. Anglada, L. Arnold, J. Asquier, D. Barrado Y Navascues, W. Baumjohann, T. Beck, A. A. Belinski, W. Benz, F. Biondi, I. Boisse, X. Bonfils, C. Broeg, L. A. Buchhave, T. Bárczy, S. C. C. Barros, J. Cabrera, C. Cardona Guillen, I. Carleo, A. Castro-González, S. Charnoz, J. Christiansen, P. Cortes-Zuleta, S. Csizmadia, S. Dalal, M. B. Davies, M. Deleuil, X. Delfosse, L. Delrez, B.-O. Demory, A. B. Dunlavey, D. Ehrenreich, A. Erikson, R. B. Fernandes, A. Fortier, T. Forveille, L. Fossati, M. Fridlund, M. Gillon, R. F. Goeke, M. V. Goliguzova, E. J. Gonzales, M. N. Günther, M. Güdel, N. Heidari, C. E. Henze, S. Howell, S. Hoyer, J. I. Frey, K. G. Isaak, J. M. Jenkins, F. Kiefer, L. Kiss, J. Korth, P. F. L. Maxted, J. Laskar, A. Lecavelier Des Etangs, C. Lovis, M. B. Lund, R. Luque, D. Magrin, J. M. Almenara, E. Martioli, M. Mecina, J. V. Medina, D. Moldovan, M. Morales-Calderón, G. Morello, C. Moutou, F. Murgas, Eric L.N. Jensen, V. Nascimbeni, G. Olofsson, R. Ottensamer, I. Pagano, G. Peter, G. Piotto, D. Pollacco, D. Queloz, R. Ragazzoni, N. Rando, H. Rauer, I. Ribas, G. Ricker, O. D. S. Demangeon, A. M. S. Smith, N. Santos, G. Scandariato, S. Seager, S. G. Sousa, M. Steller, G. M. Szabó, D. Ségransan, N. Thomas, S. Udry, B. Ulmer, V. Van Grootel, R. Vanderspek, N. Walton, J. N. Winn Aug 2023

Two Warm Neptunes Transiting Hip 9618 Revealed By Tess And Cheops, H. P. Osborn, G. Nowak, G. Hébrard, T. Masseron, J. Lillo-Box, E. Pallé, A. Bekkelien, H.-G. Florén, P. Guterman, A. E. Simon, V. Adibekyan, A. Bieryla, L. Borsato, A. Brandeker, D. R. Ciardi, A. Collier Cameron, K. A. Collins, J. A. Egger, D. Gandolfi, M. J. Hooton, D. W. Latham, M. Lendl, E. C. Matthews, A. Tuson, S. Ulmer-Moll, A. Vanderburg, T. G. Wilson, C. Ziegler, Y. Alibert, R. Alonso, G. Anglada, L. Arnold, J. Asquier, D. Barrado Y Navascues, W. Baumjohann, T. Beck, A. A. Belinski, W. Benz, F. Biondi, I. Boisse, X. Bonfils, C. Broeg, L. A. Buchhave, T. Bárczy, S. C. C. Barros, J. Cabrera, C. Cardona Guillen, I. Carleo, A. Castro-González, S. Charnoz, J. Christiansen, P. Cortes-Zuleta, S. Csizmadia, S. Dalal, M. B. Davies, M. Deleuil, X. Delfosse, L. Delrez, B.-O. Demory, A. B. Dunlavey, D. Ehrenreich, A. Erikson, R. B. Fernandes, A. Fortier, T. Forveille, L. Fossati, M. Fridlund, M. Gillon, R. F. Goeke, M. V. Goliguzova, E. J. Gonzales, M. N. Günther, M. Güdel, N. Heidari, C. E. Henze, S. Howell, S. Hoyer, J. I. Frey, K. G. Isaak, J. M. Jenkins, F. Kiefer, L. Kiss, J. Korth, P. F. L. Maxted, J. Laskar, A. Lecavelier Des Etangs, C. Lovis, M. B. Lund, R. Luque, D. Magrin, J. M. Almenara, E. Martioli, M. Mecina, J. V. Medina, D. Moldovan, M. Morales-Calderón, G. Morello, C. Moutou, F. Murgas, Eric L.N. Jensen, V. Nascimbeni, G. Olofsson, R. Ottensamer, I. Pagano, G. Peter, G. Piotto, D. Pollacco, D. Queloz, R. Ragazzoni, N. Rando, H. Rauer, I. Ribas, G. Ricker, O. D. S. Demangeon, A. M. S. Smith, N. Santos, G. Scandariato, S. Seager, S. G. Sousa, M. Steller, G. M. Szabó, D. Ségransan, N. Thomas, S. Udry, B. Ulmer, V. Van Grootel, R. Vanderspek, N. Walton, J. N. Winn

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HIP 9618 (HD 12572, TOI-1471, TIC 306263608) is a bright (G = 9.0 mag) solar analogue. TESS photometry revealed the star to have two candidate planets with radii of 3.9 ± 0.044 R⊕ (HIP 9618 b) and 3.343 ± 0.039 R⊕ (HIP 9618 c). While the 20.77291 d period of HIP 9618 b was measured unambiguously, HIP 9618 c showed only two transits separated by a 680-d gap in the time series, leaving many possibilities for the period. To solve this issue, CHEOPS performed targeted photometry of period aliases to attempt to recover the true period of planet c, …

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Discovery Of Extraordinary X-Ray Emission From Magnetospheric Interaction In The Unique Binary Stellar System Ε Lupi, B. Das, V. Petit, Y. Nazé, M. F. Corcoran, David H. Cohen, A. Biswas, P. Chandra, A. David-Uraz, M. A. Leutenegger, C. Neiner, H. Pablo, E. Paunzen, M. E. Shultz, A. Ud-Doula, G. A. Wade Jul 2023

Discovery Of Extraordinary X-Ray Emission From Magnetospheric Interaction In The Unique Binary Stellar System Ε Lupi, B. Das, V. Petit, Y. Nazé, M. F. Corcoran, David H. Cohen, A. Biswas, P. Chandra, A. David-Uraz, M. A. Leutenegger, C. Neiner, H. Pablo, E. Paunzen, M. E. Shultz, A. Ud-Doula, G. A. Wade

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We report detailed X-ray observations of the unique binary system ϵ Lupi, the only known short-period binary consisting of two magnetic early-type stars. The components have comparably strong, but anti-aligned magnetic fields. The orbital and magnetic properties of the system imply that the magnetospheres overlap at all orbital phases, suggesting the possibility of variable inter-star magnetospheric interaction due to the non-negligible eccentricity of the orbit. To investigate this effect, we observed the X-ray emission from ϵ Lupi, both near and away from periastron passage, using the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer mission (NICER) X-ray Telescope. We find that the system …

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Toi-2498 B: A Hot Bloated Super-Neptune Within The Neptune Desert, G. Frame, D. J. Armstrong, H. M. Cegla, J. Fernández Fernández, A. Osborn, V. Adibekyan, K. A. Collins, E. Delgado Mena, S. Giacalone, J. F. Kielkopf, N. C. Santos, S. G. Sousa, K. G. Stassun, C. Ziegler, D. R. Anderson, S. C. C. Barros, D. Bayliss, C. Briceño, D. M. Conti, C. D. Dressing, X. Dumusque, P. Figueira, W. Fong, S. Gill, F. Hawthorn, J. M. Jenkins, Eric L.N. Jensen, M. A. F. Keniger, D. W. Latham, N. Law, J. J. Lissauer, A. W. Mann, L. D. Nielsen, H. Osborn, M. Paegert, S. Seager, R. P. Schwarz, A. Shporer, G. Srdoc, P. A. Strøm, J. N. Winn, P. J. Wheatley Jul 2023

Toi-2498 B: A Hot Bloated Super-Neptune Within The Neptune Desert, G. Frame, D. J. Armstrong, H. M. Cegla, J. Fernández Fernández, A. Osborn, V. Adibekyan, K. A. Collins, E. Delgado Mena, S. Giacalone, J. F. Kielkopf, N. C. Santos, S. G. Sousa, K. G. Stassun, C. Ziegler, D. R. Anderson, S. C. C. Barros, D. Bayliss, C. Briceño, D. M. Conti, C. D. Dressing, X. Dumusque, P. Figueira, W. Fong, S. Gill, F. Hawthorn, J. M. Jenkins, Eric L.N. Jensen, M. A. F. Keniger, D. W. Latham, N. Law, J. J. Lissauer, A. W. Mann, L. D. Nielsen, H. Osborn, M. Paegert, S. Seager, R. P. Schwarz, A. Shporer, G. Srdoc, P. A. Strøm, J. N. Winn, P. J. Wheatley

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We present the discovery and confirmation of a transiting hot bloated super-Neptune using photometry from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope (LCOGT) and radial velocity measurements from the High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS). The host star TOI-2498 is a V = 11.2, G-type (Teff = 5905 ± 12 K) solar-like star with a mass of 1.12 ± 0.02 M⊙ and a radius of 1.26 ± 0.04 R⊙. The planet, TOI-2498 b, orbits the star with a period of 3.7 d, has a radius of …

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Spinning Up A Daze: Tess Uncovers A Hot Jupiter Orbiting The Rapid Rotator Toi-778, J. T. Clark, B. C. Addison, J. Okumura, S. Vach, A. Errico, A. Heitzmann, J. E. Rodriguez, D. J. Wright, M. Clerté, C. J. Brown, T. Fetherolf, R. A. Wittenmyer, P. Plavchan, S. R. Kane, J. Horner, J. F. Kielkopf, A. Shporer, C. G. Tinney, L. Hui-Gen, S. Ballard, B. P. Bowler, M. W. Mengel, G. Zhou, A. S. Lee, A. David, J. Heim, M. E. Lee, V. Sevilla, N. E. Zafar, N. R. Hinkel, B. E. Allen, D. Bayliss, A. Berberyan, P. Berlind, A. Bieryla, F. Bouchy, R. Brahm, E. M. Bryant, J. L. Christiansen, D. R. Ciardi, K. N. Ciardi, K. A. Collins, J. Dallant, A. B. Davis, M. R. Díaz, C. D. Dressing, G. A. Esquerdo, J.-V. Harre, S. B. Howell, J. M. Jenkins, Eric L.N. Jensen, M. I. Jones, A. Jordán, D. W. Latham, M. B. Lund, J. Mccormac, L. D. Nielsen, J. Otegi, S. N. Quinn, D. J. Radford, G. R. Ricker, R. P. Schwarz, S. Seager, A. M. S. Smith, C. Stockdale, T.-G. Tan, S. Udry, R. Vanderspek, M. N. Günther, S. Wang, G. Wingham, J. N. Winn May 2023

Spinning Up A Daze: Tess Uncovers A Hot Jupiter Orbiting The Rapid Rotator Toi-778, J. T. Clark, B. C. Addison, J. Okumura, S. Vach, A. Errico, A. Heitzmann, J. E. Rodriguez, D. J. Wright, M. Clerté, C. J. Brown, T. Fetherolf, R. A. Wittenmyer, P. Plavchan, S. R. Kane, J. Horner, J. F. Kielkopf, A. Shporer, C. G. Tinney, L. Hui-Gen, S. Ballard, B. P. Bowler, M. W. Mengel, G. Zhou, A. S. Lee, A. David, J. Heim, M. E. Lee, V. Sevilla, N. E. Zafar, N. R. Hinkel, B. E. Allen, D. Bayliss, A. Berberyan, P. Berlind, A. Bieryla, F. Bouchy, R. Brahm, E. M. Bryant, J. L. Christiansen, D. R. Ciardi, K. N. Ciardi, K. A. Collins, J. Dallant, A. B. Davis, M. R. Díaz, C. D. Dressing, G. A. Esquerdo, J.-V. Harre, S. B. Howell, J. M. Jenkins, Eric L.N. Jensen, M. I. Jones, A. Jordán, D. W. Latham, M. B. Lund, J. Mccormac, L. D. Nielsen, J. Otegi, S. N. Quinn, D. J. Radford, G. R. Ricker, R. P. Schwarz, S. Seager, A. M. S. Smith, C. Stockdale, T.-G. Tan, S. Udry, R. Vanderspek, M. N. Günther, S. Wang, G. Wingham, J. N. Winn

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NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission has been uncovering a growing number of exoplanets orbiting nearby, bright stars. Most exoplanets that have been discovered by TESS orbit narrow-line, slow-rotating stars, facilitating the confirmation and mass determination of these worlds. We present the discovery of a hot Jupiter orbiting a rapidly rotating (v sin (i) = 35.1 ± 1.0 km s⁻¹) early F3V-dwarf, HD 115447 (TOI-778). The transit signal taken from Sectors 10 and 37 of TESS's initial detection of the exoplanet is combined with follow-up ground-based photometry and velocity measurements taken from Minerva-Australis, TRES, CORALIE, and …

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Toi-836: A Super-Earth And Mini-Neptune Transiting A Nearby K-Dwarf, F. Hawthorn, D. Bayliss, T. G. Wilson, A. Bonfanti, V. Adibekyan, Y. Alibert, S. G. Sousa, K. A. Collins, E. M. Bryant, A. Osborn, D. J. Armstrong, L. Abe, J. S. Acton, B. C. Addison, K. Agabi, R. Alonso, D. R. Alves, G. Anglada-Escudé, T. Bárczy, T. Barclay, D. Barrado, S. C. C. Barros, W. Baumjohann, P. Bendjoya, W. Benz, A. Bieryla, X. Bonfils, F. Bouchy, A. Brandeker, C. Broeg, D. J. A. Brown, M. R. Burleigh, M. Buttu, J. Cabrera, D. A. Caldwell, S. L. Casewell, D. Charbonneau, S. Charnoz, R. Cloutier, A. Collier Cameron, K. I. Collins, D. M. Conti, N. Crouzet, S. Czismadia, M. B. Davies, M. Deleuil, E. Delgado-Mena, L. Delrez, O. D. S. Demangeon, B.-O. Demoray, G. Dransfield, X. Dumusque, J. A. Egger, D. Ehrenreich, P. Eigmüller, A. Erickson, Z. Essack, A. Fortier, L. Fossati, M. Fridlund, M. N. Günther, M. Güdel, D. Gandolfi, H. Gillard, M. Gillon, C. Gnilka, M. R. Goad, R. F. Goeke, T. Guillot, A. Hadjigeorghiou, C. Hellier, B. A. Henderson, K. Heng, M. J. Hooton, K. Horne, S. B. Howell, S. Hoyer, J. M. Irwin, J. S. Jenkins, J. M. Jenkins, Eric L.N. Jensen, S. R. Kane, A. Kendall, J. F. Kielkopf, L. L. Kiss, G. Lacedelli, J. Laskar, D. W. Latham, A. Lecavalier Des Etangs, A. Leleu, M. Lendl, J. Lillo-Box, C. Lovis, D. Mékarnia, B. Massey, T. Masters, P. F. L. Maxted, V. Nascimbeni, L. D. Nielsen, S. M. O'Brien, G. Olofsson, H. P. Osborn, I. Pagano, E. Pallé, C. M. Persson, G. Piotto, P. Plavchan, D. Pollacco, D. Queloz, R. Ragazzoni, H. Rauer, I. Ribas, G. Ricker, D. Ségransan, S. Salmon, A. Santerne, N. C. Santos, G. Scandariato, F.-X. Schmider, R. P. Schwarz, S. Seager, A. Shporer, A. E. Simon, A. M. S. Smith, G. Srdoc, M. Steller, O. Suarez, G. M. Szabó, J. Teske, N. Thomas, R. H. Tilbrook, A. H. M. J. Triaud, S. Udry, V. Van Grootel, N. Walton, S. X. Wang, P. J. Wheatley, J. N. Winn, R. A. Wittenmyer, H. Zhang Apr 2023

Toi-836: A Super-Earth And Mini-Neptune Transiting A Nearby K-Dwarf, F. Hawthorn, D. Bayliss, T. G. Wilson, A. Bonfanti, V. Adibekyan, Y. Alibert, S. G. Sousa, K. A. Collins, E. M. Bryant, A. Osborn, D. J. Armstrong, L. Abe, J. S. Acton, B. C. Addison, K. Agabi, R. Alonso, D. R. Alves, G. Anglada-Escudé, T. Bárczy, T. Barclay, D. Barrado, S. C. C. Barros, W. Baumjohann, P. Bendjoya, W. Benz, A. Bieryla, X. Bonfils, F. Bouchy, A. Brandeker, C. Broeg, D. J. A. Brown, M. R. Burleigh, M. Buttu, J. Cabrera, D. A. Caldwell, S. L. Casewell, D. Charbonneau, S. Charnoz, R. Cloutier, A. Collier Cameron, K. I. Collins, D. M. Conti, N. Crouzet, S. Czismadia, M. B. Davies, M. Deleuil, E. Delgado-Mena, L. Delrez, O. D. S. Demangeon, B.-O. Demoray, G. Dransfield, X. Dumusque, J. A. Egger, D. Ehrenreich, P. Eigmüller, A. Erickson, Z. Essack, A. Fortier, L. Fossati, M. Fridlund, M. N. Günther, M. Güdel, D. Gandolfi, H. Gillard, M. Gillon, C. Gnilka, M. R. Goad, R. F. Goeke, T. Guillot, A. Hadjigeorghiou, C. Hellier, B. A. Henderson, K. Heng, M. J. Hooton, K. Horne, S. B. Howell, S. Hoyer, J. M. Irwin, J. S. Jenkins, J. M. Jenkins, Eric L.N. Jensen, S. R. Kane, A. Kendall, J. F. Kielkopf, L. L. Kiss, G. Lacedelli, J. Laskar, D. W. Latham, A. Lecavalier Des Etangs, A. Leleu, M. Lendl, J. Lillo-Box, C. Lovis, D. Mékarnia, B. Massey, T. Masters, P. F. L. Maxted, V. Nascimbeni, L. D. Nielsen, S. M. O'Brien, G. Olofsson, H. P. Osborn, I. Pagano, E. Pallé, C. M. Persson, G. Piotto, P. Plavchan, D. Pollacco, D. Queloz, R. Ragazzoni, H. Rauer, I. Ribas, G. Ricker, D. Ségransan, S. Salmon, A. Santerne, N. C. Santos, G. Scandariato, F.-X. Schmider, R. P. Schwarz, S. Seager, A. Shporer, A. E. Simon, A. M. S. Smith, G. Srdoc, M. Steller, O. Suarez, G. M. Szabó, J. Teske, N. Thomas, R. H. Tilbrook, A. H. M. J. Triaud, S. Udry, V. Van Grootel, N. Walton, S. X. Wang, P. J. Wheatley, J. N. Winn, R. A. Wittenmyer, H. Zhang

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We present the discovery of two exoplanets transiting TOI-836 (TIC 440887364) using data from TESS Sector 11 and Sector 38. TOI-836 is a bright (T = 8.5 mag), high proper motion (∼200 mas yr⁻¹), low metallicity ([Fe/H]≈−0.28) K-dwarf with a mass of 0.68 ± 0.05 M⊙ and a radius of 0.67 ± 0.01 R⊙. We obtain photometric follow-up observations with a variety of facilities, and we use these data sets to determine that the inner planet, TOI-836 b, is a 1.70 ± 0.07 R⊕ super-Earth in a 3.82-d orbit, placing it directly within the so-called …

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Characterization Of A Set Of Small Planets With Tess And Cheops And An Analysis Of Photometric Performance, D. Oddo, D. Dragomir, A. Brandeker, H. P. Osborn, K. Collins, K. G. Stassun, N. Astudillo-Defru, A. Bieryla, S. B. Howell, D. R. Ciardi, S. Quinn, J. M. Almenara, C. Briceño, K. I. Collins, K. D. Colón, D. M. Conti, N. Crouzet, E. Furlan, T. Gan, C. L. Gnilka, R. F. Goeke, E. Gonzales, M. Harris, J. M. Jenkins, Eric L.N. Jensen, D. Latham, N. Law, M. B. Lund, A. W. Mann, B. Massey, F. Murgas, G. Ricker, H. M. Relles, P. Rowden, R. P. Schwarz, J. Schlieder, A. Shporer, S. Seager, G. Srdoc, G. Torres, J. D. Twicken, R. Vanderspek, J. N. Winn, C. Ziegler Mar 2023

Characterization Of A Set Of Small Planets With Tess And Cheops And An Analysis Of Photometric Performance, D. Oddo, D. Dragomir, A. Brandeker, H. P. Osborn, K. Collins, K. G. Stassun, N. Astudillo-Defru, A. Bieryla, S. B. Howell, D. R. Ciardi, S. Quinn, J. M. Almenara, C. Briceño, K. I. Collins, K. D. Colón, D. M. Conti, N. Crouzet, E. Furlan, T. Gan, C. L. Gnilka, R. F. Goeke, E. Gonzales, M. Harris, J. M. Jenkins, Eric L.N. Jensen, D. Latham, N. Law, M. B. Lund, A. W. Mann, B. Massey, F. Murgas, G. Ricker, H. M. Relles, P. Rowden, R. P. Schwarz, J. Schlieder, A. Shporer, S. Seager, G. Srdoc, G. Torres, J. D. Twicken, R. Vanderspek, J. N. Winn, C. Ziegler

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The radius valley carries implications for how the atmospheres of small planets form and evolve, but this feature is visible only with highly precise characterizations of many small planets. We present the characterization of nine planets and one planet candidate with both NASA TESS and ESA CHEOPS observations, which adds to the overall population of planets bordering the radius valley. While five of our planets—TOI 118 b, TOI 262 b, TOI 455 b, TOI 560 b, and TOI 562 b—have already been published, we vet and validate transit signals as planetary using follow-up observations for four new TESS planets, including …

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Tess Discovery Of Twin Planets Near 2:1 Resonance Around Early M Dwarf Toi 4342, E. Tey, C. X. Huang, M. Kunimoto, A. Vanderburg, A. Shporer, S. N. Quinn, G. Zhou, K. A. Collins, K. I. Collins, Eric L.N. Jensen, R. P. Schwarz, R. Sefako, T. Gan, E. Furlan, C. L. Gnilka, S. B. Howell, K. V. Lester, C. Ziegler, C. Briceño, N. Law, A. W. Mann, G. R. Ricker, R. K. Vanderspek, D. W. Latham, S. Seager, J. M. Jenkins, J. N. Winn, D. A. Caldwell, D. Charbonneau, C. J. Burke, Z. Essack Mar 2023

Tess Discovery Of Twin Planets Near 2:1 Resonance Around Early M Dwarf Toi 4342, E. Tey, C. X. Huang, M. Kunimoto, A. Vanderburg, A. Shporer, S. N. Quinn, G. Zhou, K. A. Collins, K. I. Collins, Eric L.N. Jensen, R. P. Schwarz, R. Sefako, T. Gan, E. Furlan, C. L. Gnilka, S. B. Howell, K. V. Lester, C. Ziegler, C. Briceño, N. Law, A. W. Mann, G. R. Ricker, R. K. Vanderspek, D. W. Latham, S. Seager, J. M. Jenkins, J. N. Winn, D. A. Caldwell, D. Charbonneau, C. J. Burke, Z. Essack

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With data from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), we showcase improvements to the MIT Quick Look Pipeline (QLP) through the discovery and validation of a multiplanet system around M dwarf TOI 4342 (Tmag = 11.032, M⋆ = 0.63 M⊙, R⋆ = 0.60 R⊙, Teff = 3900 K, d = 61.54 pc). With updates to QLP, including a new multiplanet search, as well as faster cadence data from TESS's First Extended Mission, we discovered two sub-Neptunes (Rb = 2.266 (+0.038)/(-0.038) R⊕ and Rc = 2.415 (+0.043)/(-0.040) R …

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The Tess Grand Unified Hot Jupiter Survey. Ii. Twenty New Giant Planets, S. W. Yee, J. N. Winn, J. D. Hartman, L. G. Bouma, G. Zhou, S. N. Quinn, D. W. Latham, A. Bieryla, J. E. Rodriguez, K. A. Collins, O. Alfaro, K. Barkaoui, C. Beard, A. A. Belinski, Z. Benkhaldoun, P. Benni, K. Bernacki, A. W. Boyle, R. P. Butler, D. A. Caldwell, A. Chontos, J. L. Christiansen, D. R. Ciardi, K. I. Collins, D. M. Conti, J. D. Crane, T. Daylan, C. D. Dressing, J. D. Eastman, Z. Essack, P. Evans, M. E. Everett, S. Fajardo-Acosta, R. Forés-Toribio, E. Furlan, M. Ghachoui, M. Gillon, C. Hellier, I. Helm, A. W. Howard, S. B. Howell, H. Isaacson, E. Jehin, J. M. Jenkins, Eric L.N. Jensen, J. F. Kielkopf, D. Laloum, N. Leonhardes-Barboza, P. Lewin, S. E. Logsdon, J. Lubin, M. B. Lund, M. G. Macdougall, A. W. Mann, N. A. Maslennikova, B. Massey, K. K. Mcleod, J. A. Muñoz, P. Newman, V. Orlov, P. Plavchan, A. Popowicz, F. J. Pozuelos, T. A. Pritchard, D. J. Radford, M. Reefe, G. R. Ricker, A. Rudat, B. S. Safonov, R. P. Schwarz, H. Schweiker, N. J. Scott, S. Seager, S. A. Shectman, C. Stockdale, T.-G. Tan, J. K. Teske, N. B. Thomas, M. Timmermans, R. Vanderspek, D. Vermilion, D. Watanabe, L. M. Weiss, R. G. West, J. Van Zandt, M. Zejmo, C. Ziegler Mar 2023

The Tess Grand Unified Hot Jupiter Survey. Ii. Twenty New Giant Planets, S. W. Yee, J. N. Winn, J. D. Hartman, L. G. Bouma, G. Zhou, S. N. Quinn, D. W. Latham, A. Bieryla, J. E. Rodriguez, K. A. Collins, O. Alfaro, K. Barkaoui, C. Beard, A. A. Belinski, Z. Benkhaldoun, P. Benni, K. Bernacki, A. W. Boyle, R. P. Butler, D. A. Caldwell, A. Chontos, J. L. Christiansen, D. R. Ciardi, K. I. Collins, D. M. Conti, J. D. Crane, T. Daylan, C. D. Dressing, J. D. Eastman, Z. Essack, P. Evans, M. E. Everett, S. Fajardo-Acosta, R. Forés-Toribio, E. Furlan, M. Ghachoui, M. Gillon, C. Hellier, I. Helm, A. W. Howard, S. B. Howell, H. Isaacson, E. Jehin, J. M. Jenkins, Eric L.N. Jensen, J. F. Kielkopf, D. Laloum, N. Leonhardes-Barboza, P. Lewin, S. E. Logsdon, J. Lubin, M. B. Lund, M. G. Macdougall, A. W. Mann, N. A. Maslennikova, B. Massey, K. K. Mcleod, J. A. Muñoz, P. Newman, V. Orlov, P. Plavchan, A. Popowicz, F. J. Pozuelos, T. A. Pritchard, D. J. Radford, M. Reefe, G. R. Ricker, A. Rudat, B. S. Safonov, R. P. Schwarz, H. Schweiker, N. J. Scott, S. Seager, S. A. Shectman, C. Stockdale, T.-G. Tan, J. K. Teske, N. B. Thomas, M. Timmermans, R. Vanderspek, D. Vermilion, D. Watanabe, L. M. Weiss, R. G. West, J. Van Zandt, M. Zejmo, C. Ziegler

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NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission promises to improve our understanding of hot Jupiters by providing an all-sky, magnitude-limited sample of transiting hot Jupiters suitable for population studies. Assembling such a sample requires confirming hundreds of planet candidates with additional follow-up observations. Here we present 20 hot Jupiters that were detected using TESS data and confirmed to be planets through photometric, spectroscopic, and imaging observations coordinated by the TESS Follow-up Observing Program. These 20 planets have orbital periods shorter than 7 days and orbit relatively bright FGK stars (10.9 < G < 13.0). Most of the planets are comparable in mass to Jupiter, although there are four planets with masses less than that of Saturn. TOI-3976b, the longest-period planet in our sample (P = 6.6 days), may be on a moderately eccentric orbit (e = 0.18 ± 0.06), while observations of the other …

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Toi-1468: A System Of Two Transiting Planets, A Super-Earth And A Mini-Neptune, On Opposite Sides Of The Radius Valley, P. Chaturvedi, P. Bluhm, E. Nagel, A. P. Hatzes, G. Morello, M. Brady, J. Korth, K. Molaverdikhani, D. Kossakowski, J. A. Caballero, E. W. Guenther, E. Pallé, N. Espinoza, A. Seifahrt, N. Lodieu, C. Cifuentes, E. Furlan, P. J. Amado, T. Barclay, J. Bean, V. J. S. Béjar, G. Bergond, A. W. Boyle, D. Ciardi, K. A. Collins, K. I. Collins, E. Esparza-Borges, A. Fukui, C. L. Gnilka, R. Goeke, P. Guerra, T. Henning, E. Herrero, S. B. Howell, S. V. Jeffers, J. M. Jenkins, Eric L.N. Jensen, D. Kasper, T. Kodama, D. W. Latham, M. J. López-González, R. Luque, D. Montes, J. C. Morales, M. Mori, F. Murgas, N. Narita, G. Nowak, H. Parviainen, V. M. Passegger, A. Quirrenbach, S. Reffert, A. Reiners, I. Ribas, G. R. Ricker, E. Rodriguez, C. Rodríguez-López, M. Schlecker, R. P. Schwarz, A. Schweitzer, S. Seager, G. Stefánsson, C. Stockdale, L. Tal-Or, J. D. Twicken, S. Vanaverbeke, G. Wang, D. Watanabe, J. N. Winn, M. Zechmeister Oct 2022

Toi-1468: A System Of Two Transiting Planets, A Super-Earth And A Mini-Neptune, On Opposite Sides Of The Radius Valley, P. Chaturvedi, P. Bluhm, E. Nagel, A. P. Hatzes, G. Morello, M. Brady, J. Korth, K. Molaverdikhani, D. Kossakowski, J. A. Caballero, E. W. Guenther, E. Pallé, N. Espinoza, A. Seifahrt, N. Lodieu, C. Cifuentes, E. Furlan, P. J. Amado, T. Barclay, J. Bean, V. J. S. Béjar, G. Bergond, A. W. Boyle, D. Ciardi, K. A. Collins, K. I. Collins, E. Esparza-Borges, A. Fukui, C. L. Gnilka, R. Goeke, P. Guerra, T. Henning, E. Herrero, S. B. Howell, S. V. Jeffers, J. M. Jenkins, Eric L.N. Jensen, D. Kasper, T. Kodama, D. W. Latham, M. J. López-González, R. Luque, D. Montes, J. C. Morales, M. Mori, F. Murgas, N. Narita, G. Nowak, H. Parviainen, V. M. Passegger, A. Quirrenbach, S. Reffert, A. Reiners, I. Ribas, G. R. Ricker, E. Rodriguez, C. Rodríguez-López, M. Schlecker, R. P. Schwarz, A. Schweitzer, S. Seager, G. Stefánsson, C. Stockdale, L. Tal-Or, J. D. Twicken, S. Vanaverbeke, G. Wang, D. Watanabe, J. N. Winn, M. Zechmeister

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We report the discovery and characterization of two small transiting planets orbiting the bright M3.0V star TOI-1468 (LSPM J0106+1913), whose transit signals were detected in the photometric time series in three sectors of the TESS mission. We confirm the planetary nature of both of them using precise radial velocity measurements from the CARMENES and MAROON-X spectrographs, and supplement them with ground-based transit photometry. A joint analysis of all these data reveals that the shorter-period planet, TOI-1468 b (Pb = 1.88 d), has a planetary mass of Mb = 3.21 ± 0.24 M⊕ and a radius of …

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Gj 3090 B: One Of The Most Favourable Mini-Neptune For Atmospheric Characterisation, J. M. Almenara, X. Bonfils, J. F. Otegi, O. Attia, M. Turbet, N. Astudillo-Defru, K. A. Collins, A. S. Polanski, V. Bourrier, C. Hellier, C. Ziegler, F. Bouchy, C. Briceno, D. Charbonneau, M. Cointepas, K. I. Collins, I. Crossfield, X. Delfosse, R. F. Diaz, C. Dorn, J. P. Doty, T. Forveille, G. Gaisné, T. Gan, R. Helled, K. Hesse, J. M. Jenkins, Eric L.N. Jensen, D. W. Latham, N. Law, A. W. Mann, S. Mao, B. Mclean, F. Murgas, G. Myers, S. Seager, A. Shporer, T. G. Tan, J. D. Twicken, J. Winn Sep 2022

Gj 3090 B: One Of The Most Favourable Mini-Neptune For Atmospheric Characterisation, J. M. Almenara, X. Bonfils, J. F. Otegi, O. Attia, M. Turbet, N. Astudillo-Defru, K. A. Collins, A. S. Polanski, V. Bourrier, C. Hellier, C. Ziegler, F. Bouchy, C. Briceno, D. Charbonneau, M. Cointepas, K. I. Collins, I. Crossfield, X. Delfosse, R. F. Diaz, C. Dorn, J. P. Doty, T. Forveille, G. Gaisné, T. Gan, R. Helled, K. Hesse, J. M. Jenkins, Eric L.N. Jensen, D. W. Latham, N. Law, A. W. Mann, S. Mao, B. Mclean, F. Murgas, G. Myers, S. Seager, A. Shporer, T. G. Tan, J. D. Twicken, J. Winn

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We report the detection of GJ 3090 b (TOI-177.01), a mini-Neptune on a 2.9-day orbit transiting a bright (K = 7.3 mag) M2 dwarf located at 22 pc. The planet was identified by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite and was confirmed with the High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher radial velocities. Seeing-limited photometry and speckle imaging rule out nearby eclipsing binaries. Additional transits were observed with the LCOGT, Spitzer, and ExTrA telescopes. We characterise the star to have a mass of 0.519 ± 0.013 M⊙ and a radius of 0.516 ± 0.016 R⊙. We modelled …

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Tess Discovery Of A Sub-Neptune Orbiting A Mid-M Dwarf Toi-2136, T. Gan, A. Soubkiou, S. X. Wang, Z. Benkhaldoun, S. Mao, É. Artigau, P. Fouqué, L. Arnold, S. Giacalone, C. A. Theissen, C. Aganze, A. Burgasser, K. A. Collins, A. Shporer, K. Barkaoui, M. Ghachoui, S. B. Howell, C. Lamman, O. D. S. Demangeon, A. Burdanov, C. Cadieux, J. Chouqar, K. I. Collins, N. J. Cook, L. Delrez, B.-O. Demory, R. Doyon, G. Dransfield, C. D. Dressing, E. Ducrot, J. Fan, L. Garcia, H. Gill, M. Gillon, C. L. Gnilka, Y. Gómez Maqueo Chew, M. N. Günther, C. E. Henze, C. X. Huang, E. Jehin, Eric L.N. Jensen, Z. Lin, N. Manset, J. Mccormac, C. A. Murray, P. Niraula, P. P. Pedersen, F. J. Pozuelos, D. Queloz, B. V. Rackham, A. B. Savel, N. Schanche, R. P. Schwarz, D. Sebastian, S. Thompson, M. Timmermans, A. H. M. J. Triaud, M. Vezie, R. D. Wells, J. De Wit, G. R. Ricker, R. Vanderspek, D. W. Latham, S. Seager, J. N. Winn, J. M. Jenkins Aug 2022

Tess Discovery Of A Sub-Neptune Orbiting A Mid-M Dwarf Toi-2136, T. Gan, A. Soubkiou, S. X. Wang, Z. Benkhaldoun, S. Mao, É. Artigau, P. Fouqué, L. Arnold, S. Giacalone, C. A. Theissen, C. Aganze, A. Burgasser, K. A. Collins, A. Shporer, K. Barkaoui, M. Ghachoui, S. B. Howell, C. Lamman, O. D. S. Demangeon, A. Burdanov, C. Cadieux, J. Chouqar, K. I. Collins, N. J. Cook, L. Delrez, B.-O. Demory, R. Doyon, G. Dransfield, C. D. Dressing, E. Ducrot, J. Fan, L. Garcia, H. Gill, M. Gillon, C. L. Gnilka, Y. Gómez Maqueo Chew, M. N. Günther, C. E. Henze, C. X. Huang, E. Jehin, Eric L.N. Jensen, Z. Lin, N. Manset, J. Mccormac, C. A. Murray, P. Niraula, P. P. Pedersen, F. J. Pozuelos, D. Queloz, B. V. Rackham, A. B. Savel, N. Schanche, R. P. Schwarz, D. Sebastian, S. Thompson, M. Timmermans, A. H. M. J. Triaud, M. Vezie, R. D. Wells, J. De Wit, G. R. Ricker, R. Vanderspek, D. W. Latham, S. Seager, J. N. Winn, J. M. Jenkins

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We present the discovery of TOI-2136 b, a sub-Neptune planet transiting a nearby M4.5V-type star every 7.85 d, identified through photometric measurements from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission. The host star is located 33 pc away with a radius of R* = 0.34 ± 0.02 R⊙, a mass of 0.34 ± 0.02 M⊙, and an effective temperature of 3342 ± 100 K. We estimate its stellar rotation period to be 75 ± 5 d based on archival long-term photometry. We confirm and characterize the planet based on a series of ground-based multiwavelength …

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The Tess Grand Unified Hot Jupiter Survey. I. Ten Tess Planets, S. W. Yee, J. N. Winn, J. D. Hartman, J. E. Rodriguez, G. Zhou, S. N. Quinn, D. W. Latham, A. Bieryla, K. A. Collins, B. C. Addison, I. Angelo, K. Barkaoui, P. Benni, A. W. Boyle, R. Brahm, R. P. Butler, D. R. Ciardi, K. I. Collins, D. M. Conti, J. D. Crane, F. Dai, C. D. Dressing, J. D. Eastman, Z. Essack, R. Forés-Toribio, E. Furlan, T. Gan, S. Giacalone, H. Gill, E. Girardin, T. Henning, C. E. Henze, M. J. Hobson, J. Horner, A. W. Howard, S. B. Howell, C. X. Huang, H. Isaacson, J. M. Jenkins, Eric L.N. Jensen, A. Jordán, S. R. Kane, J. F. Kielkopf, S. Lasota, A. M. Levine, J. Lubin, A. W. Mann, B. Massey, K. K. Mcleod, M. W. Mengel, J. A. Muñoz, F. Murgas, E. Palle, P. Plavchan, A. Popowicz, D. J. Radford, G. R. Ricker, P. Rowden, B. S. Safonov, A. B. Savel, R. P. Schwarz, S. Seager, R. Sefako, A. Shporer, G. Srdoc, I. S. Strakhov, J. K. Teske, C. G. Tinney, D. Tyler, R. A. Wittenmyer, H. Zhang, C. Ziegler Aug 2022

The Tess Grand Unified Hot Jupiter Survey. I. Ten Tess Planets, S. W. Yee, J. N. Winn, J. D. Hartman, J. E. Rodriguez, G. Zhou, S. N. Quinn, D. W. Latham, A. Bieryla, K. A. Collins, B. C. Addison, I. Angelo, K. Barkaoui, P. Benni, A. W. Boyle, R. Brahm, R. P. Butler, D. R. Ciardi, K. I. Collins, D. M. Conti, J. D. Crane, F. Dai, C. D. Dressing, J. D. Eastman, Z. Essack, R. Forés-Toribio, E. Furlan, T. Gan, S. Giacalone, H. Gill, E. Girardin, T. Henning, C. E. Henze, M. J. Hobson, J. Horner, A. W. Howard, S. B. Howell, C. X. Huang, H. Isaacson, J. M. Jenkins, Eric L.N. Jensen, A. Jordán, S. R. Kane, J. F. Kielkopf, S. Lasota, A. M. Levine, J. Lubin, A. W. Mann, B. Massey, K. K. Mcleod, M. W. Mengel, J. A. Muñoz, F. Murgas, E. Palle, P. Plavchan, A. Popowicz, D. J. Radford, G. R. Ricker, P. Rowden, B. S. Safonov, A. B. Savel, R. P. Schwarz, S. Seager, R. Sefako, A. Shporer, G. Srdoc, I. S. Strakhov, J. K. Teske, C. G. Tinney, D. Tyler, R. A. Wittenmyer, H. Zhang, C. Ziegler

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Hot Jupiters—short-period giant planets—were the first extrasolar planets to be discovered, but many questions about their origin remain. NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an all-sky search for transiting planets, presents an opportunity to address these questions by constructing a uniform sample of hot Jupiters for demographic study through new detections and unifying the work of previous ground-based transit surveys. As the first results of an effort to build this large sample of planets, we report here the discovery of 10 new hot Jupiters (TOI-2193A b, TOI-2207b, TOI-2236b, TOI-2421b, TOI-2567b, TOI-2570b, TOI-3331b, TOI-3540A b, TOI-3693b, TOI-4137b). All of the planets …

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