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. (Author), Brogi, M. (Author), de Kok, R. J. (Author), Snellen, I. A. G. (Author), Jayawardhana, Ray (Author), Hoekstra, H. (Author), Otten, G. P. P. L. (Author), Bekkers, D. H. (Author), Haffert, S. Y. (Author), van Houdt, J. J. (Author), Croll, Bryce J. (Contributor)
Other Authors: MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing, 2015-02-03T20:16:50Z.
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