A Formally Motivated Retrieval Framework Applied to the High-resolution Transmission Spectrum of HD 189733 b
Ground-based high-resolution spectra provide a powerful tool for characterizing exoplanet atmospheres. However, they are greatly hampered by the dominating telluric and stellar lines, which need to be removed prior to any analysis. Such removal techniques (“preparing pipelines”) deform the spectrum;...
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| description | Ground-based high-resolution spectra provide a powerful tool for characterizing exoplanet atmospheres. However, they are greatly hampered by the dominating telluric and stellar lines, which need to be removed prior to any analysis. Such removal techniques (“preparing pipelines”) deform the spectrum; hence, a key point is to account for this process in the forward models used in retrievals. We develop a formal derivation on how to prepare froward models for retrievals, in the case where the telluric and instrumental deformations can be represented as a matrix multiplied element-wise with the data. We also introduce the notion of a “bias pipeline metric,” which can be used to compare the bias potential of preparing pipelines. We use the resulting framework to retrieve simulated observations of 1D and 3D exoplanet atmospheres and to reanalyze high-resolution ( ${ \mathcal R }\approx {\rm{80,400}}$ ) near-infrared (0.96–1.71 μ m) CARMENES transit data of HD 189733 b. We compare these results with those obtained from a cross-correlation function analysis. With our fiducial retrieval, we find a blueshift of the absorption features of $-{5.51}_{-0.53}^{+0.66}$ km s ^−1 . In addition, we retrieve a H _2 O log _10 (VMR) of $-{2.39}_{-0.16}^{+0.12}$ and a temperature of ${660}_{-11}^{+6}$ K. We are also able to put upper limits for the abundances of CH _4 , CO, H _2 S, HCN, and NH _3 , consistent with a subsolar-metallicity atmosphere enriched in H _2 O. We retrieve a broadened line shape, consistent with rotation- and wind-induced line broadening. Finally, we find a lower limit for the pressure of an opaque cloud consistent with a clear atmosphere, and we find no evidence for hazes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e8126190d55e4d9d951ab9abf4de74a32024-03-27T10:33:21ZengIOP PublishingThe Astronomical Journal1538-38812024-01-01167417910.3847/1538-3881/ad2c8bA Formally Motivated Retrieval Framework Applied to the High-resolution Transmission Spectrum of HD 189733 bDoriann Blain0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1957-0455Alejandro Sánchez-López1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0516-7956Paul Mollière2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4096-7067Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie , Heidelberg, Germany ; blain@mpia-hd.mpg.de, molliere@mpia.deLeiden Observatory, Leiden University , Leiden, The Netherlands ; alexsl@strw.leidenuniv.nl; Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC) , Glorieta de la Astronomía s/n, 18008 Granada, SpainMax-Planck-Institut für Astronomie , Heidelberg, Germany ; blain@mpia-hd.mpg.de, molliere@mpia.deGround-based high-resolution spectra provide a powerful tool for characterizing exoplanet atmospheres. However, they are greatly hampered by the dominating telluric and stellar lines, which need to be removed prior to any analysis. Such removal techniques (“preparing pipelines”) deform the spectrum; hence, a key point is to account for this process in the forward models used in retrievals. We develop a formal derivation on how to prepare froward models for retrievals, in the case where the telluric and instrumental deformations can be represented as a matrix multiplied element-wise with the data. We also introduce the notion of a “bias pipeline metric,” which can be used to compare the bias potential of preparing pipelines. We use the resulting framework to retrieve simulated observations of 1D and 3D exoplanet atmospheres and to reanalyze high-resolution ( ${ \mathcal R }\approx {\rm{80,400}}$ ) near-infrared (0.96–1.71 μ m) CARMENES transit data of HD 189733 b. We compare these results with those obtained from a cross-correlation function analysis. With our fiducial retrieval, we find a blueshift of the absorption features of $-{5.51}_{-0.53}^{+0.66}$ km s ^−1 . In addition, we retrieve a H _2 O log _10 (VMR) of $-{2.39}_{-0.16}^{+0.12}$ and a temperature of ${660}_{-11}^{+6}$ K. We are also able to put upper limits for the abundances of CH _4 , CO, H _2 S, HCN, and NH _3 , consistent with a subsolar-metallicity atmosphere enriched in H _2 O. We retrieve a broadened line shape, consistent with rotation- and wind-induced line broadening. Finally, we find a lower limit for the pressure of an opaque cloud consistent with a clear atmosphere, and we find no evidence for hazes.https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ad2c8bHigh resolution spectroscopyExtrasolar gaseous giant planetsNear infrared astronomyAstronomy data analysis |
| spellingShingle | Doriann Blain Alejandro Sánchez-López Paul Mollière A Formally Motivated Retrieval Framework Applied to the High-resolution Transmission Spectrum of HD 189733 b The Astronomical Journal High resolution spectroscopy Extrasolar gaseous giant planets Near infrared astronomy Astronomy data analysis |
| title | A Formally Motivated Retrieval Framework Applied to the High-resolution Transmission Spectrum of HD 189733 b |
| title_full | A Formally Motivated Retrieval Framework Applied to the High-resolution Transmission Spectrum of HD 189733 b |
| title_fullStr | A Formally Motivated Retrieval Framework Applied to the High-resolution Transmission Spectrum of HD 189733 b |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Formally Motivated Retrieval Framework Applied to the High-resolution Transmission Spectrum of HD 189733 b |
| title_short | A Formally Motivated Retrieval Framework Applied to the High-resolution Transmission Spectrum of HD 189733 b |
| title_sort | formally motivated retrieval framework applied to the high resolution transmission spectrum of hd 189733 b |
| topic | High resolution spectroscopy Extrasolar gaseous giant planets Near infrared astronomy Astronomy data analysis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ad2c8b |
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