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El helio en la atmósfera erosionada de un exoplaneta
J J Spake1, D K Sing2,3, T M Evans2
1Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK. jspake@astro.ex.ac.uk.
Nature
|May 4, 2018
Resumen
Los científicos han detectado helio en un exoplaneta
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencias exoplanetarias
- Física de la atmósfera
- Espectroscopia
Sus antecedentes:
- El helio es el segundo elemento más abundante en el universo.
- Los modelos teóricos predijeron que el helio sería detectable en las atmósferas de los exoplanetas.
- Las búsquedas anteriores de helio exoplanetario no han tenido éxito.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para detectar el helio en la atmósfera de un exoplaneta.
- Para caracterizar la atmósfera del gigante de gas caliente WASP-107b.
Principales métodos:
- Se midió el espectro de transmisión del infrarrojo cercano de WASP-107b.
- Se ha identificado una característica de absorción de helio metastable excitado a 10.833 angstroms.
Principales resultados:
- Se informó de la primera detección de helio en un exoplaneta con 4,5 desviaciones estándar de confianza.
- Se observó una característica significativa de absorción de helio (0,049 ± 0,011% en un paso de banda de 98 angstroms).
- La señal es cinco veces mayor de lo esperado de la actividad cromosférica estelar.
Conclusiones:
- WASP-107b posee una atmósfera extendida que se está erosionando.
- La atmósfera del exoplaneta se está escapando a una velocidad de 10^10 a 3x10^11 gramos por segundo.
- El gas que escapa puede formar una cola parecida a un cometa en forma de presión de radiación.
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