SEARCH FOR RAYLEIGH SCATTERING IN THE ATMOSPHERE OF GJ1214b

SEARCH FOR RAYLEIGH SCATTERING IN THE ATMOSPHERE OF GJ1214b

We investigate the atmosphere of GJ1214b, a transiting super-Earth planet with a low mean density, by measuring its transit depth as a function of wavelength in the blue optical portion of the spectrum. It is thought that this planet is either a mini-Neptune, consisting of a rocky core with a thick,...

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Main Authors: de Mooij, E. J. W., Brogi, M., de Kok, R. J., Snellen, I. A. G., Jayawardhana, Ray, Hoekstra, H., Otten, G. P. P. L., Bekkers, D. H., Haffert, S. Y., van Houdt, J. J., Croll, Bryce J.
Other Authors: MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: IOP Publishing 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/93748

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