Photochemically produced SO2 in the atmosphere of WASP-39b

Tsai, Shang‐Min; K. H. Lee, Elspeth; Powell, Diana; Gao, Peter; Zhang, Xi; I. Moses, Julianne; Hébrard, Éric; Vénot, Olivia; Parmentier, Vivien; Jordan, Sean; Hu, Renyu; K. Alam, Munazza; Alderson, Lili; M. Batalha, Natalie; L. Bean, Jacob; Benneke, Björn; J. Bierson, C.; P. Brady, Ryan; Carone, L.; L. Carter, Aarynn; L. Chubb, K.; Inglis, Julie; Leconte, Jérémy; Line, Michael; López‐Morales, Mercedes; Miguel, Yamila; Molaverdikhani, Karan; Rustamkulov, Zafar; K. Sing, David; B. Stevenson, Kevin; R. Wakeford, Hannah; Yang, Jeehyun; Aggarwal, Keshav; Baeyens, Robin; Barat, Saugata; de Val-Borro, M.; Daylan, Tansu; J. Fortney, Jonathan; France, Kevin; Goyal, Jayesh; Grant, David; Kirk, James; Kreidberg, Laura; Louca, Amy; E. Moran, Sarah; Mukherjee, Sagnick; Nasedkin, E.; Ohno, Kazumasa; V. Rackham, Benjamin; Redfield, Seth; Taylor, Jake; Tremblin, Pascal; Visscher, Channon; L. Wallack, Nicole; Welbanks, Luis; Youngblood, Allison; Ahrer, Eva-Maria; E. Batalha, Natasha; Behr, Patrick; K. Berta-Thompson, Zachory; Blecic, Jasmina; L. Casewell, S.; J. M. Crossfield, Ian; Crouzet, Nicolas; E. Cubillos, Patricio; Decin, L.; Désert, Jean-Michel; D. Feinstein, Adina; P. Gibson, Neale; Harrington, Joseph; Heng, Kevin; Henning, Thomas; M.-R. Kempton, Eliza; Krick, Jessica; Lagage, Pierre-Olivier; Lendl, M.; D. Lothringer, Joshua; Mansfield, Megan; J. Mayne, N.; M. Evans, T.; Πάλλη, Ε.; Schlawin, Everett; Shorttle, Oliver; J. Wheatley, P.; N. Yurchenko, S.

doi:10.1038/s41586-023-05902-2

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Photochemically produced SO2 in the atmosphere of WASP-39b

Published in Nature • Apr 26, 2023

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Shang‐Min Tsai

Elspeth K. H. Lee

Diana Powell

Abstract

Abstract Photochemistry is a fundamental process of planetary atmospheres that regulates the atmospheric composition and stability 1 . However, no unambiguous photochemical products have been detected in exoplanet atmospheres so far. Recent observations from the JWST Transiting Exoplanet Community E...

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Exoplanet

Atmosphere (unit)

Astrophysics

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