A Spitzer Transmission Spectrum for the Exoplanet Gj 436b, Evidence for Stellar Variability, and Constraints on Dayside Flux Variations

A Spitzer Transmission Spectrum for the Exoplanet Gj 436b, Evidence for Stellar Variability, and Constraints on Dayside Flux Variations

In this paper, we describe a uniform analysis of eight transits and eleven secondary eclipses of the extrasolar planet GJ 436b obtained in the 3.6, 4.5, and 8.0 μm bands using the IRAC instrument on the Spitzer Space Telescope between UT 2007 June 29 and UT 2009 February 4. We find that the best-fit...

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Main Authors: Knutson, Heather A., Madhusudhan, Nikku, Cowan, Nicolas B., Christiansen, Jessie L., Agol, Eric, Deming, Drake, Desert, Jean-Michel, Charbonneau, David, Henry, Gregory W., Homeier, Derek, Langton, Jonathan, Laughlin, Gregory, Seager, Sara
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: IOP Publishing 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/74163
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6892-6948

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/74163
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6892-6948

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