• DOI:10.1088/0004-637X/775/1/80
Corpus ID: 118556351

A FRAMEWORK FOR CHARACTERIZING THE ATMOSPHERES OF LOW-MASS LOW-DENSITY TRANSITING PLANETS

@article{Fortney2013AFF,
  title={A FRAMEWORK FOR CHARACTERIZING THE ATMOSPHERES OF LOW-MASS LOW-DENSITY TRANSITING PLANETS},
  author={J. Fortney and C. Mordasini and N. Nettelmann and E. Kempton and T. Greene and K. Zahnle},
  journal={The Astrophysical Journal},
  year={2013},
  volume={775},
  pages={80}
}

J. Fortney, C. Mordasini, +3 authors K. Zahnle

Published 2013

Physics

The Astrophysical Journal

We perform modeling investigations to aid in understanding the atmospheres and composition of small planets of ~2-4 Earth radii, which are now known to be common in our Galaxy. GJ 1214b is a well-studied example whose atmospheric transmission spectrum has been observed by many investigators. Here we take a step back from GJ 1214b to investigate the role that planetary mass, composition, and temperature play in impacting the transmission spectra of these low-mass low-density (LMLD) planets… CONTINUE READING

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