海王星サイズの系外惑星の澄んだ大気中の水蒸気の吸収
Jonathan Fraine1, Drake Deming2, Bjorn Benneke3
11] Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742-2421, USA [2] Instituto de Astrofísica, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 7820436 Macul, Santiago, Chile [3] Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.
Nature
|September 26, 2014
まとめ
科学者たちは,太陽系外惑星HAT-P-11bの大気中に水蒸気を検出し,水素に富んだ澄んだ大気を示しました. この発見は,ガス巨大惑星の惑星形成の核集積理論を支持する.
科学分野:
- エクソプラネット科学 エクソプラネット科学
- 大気物理学 大気物理学
- アストロケミストリー アストロケミストリー
背景:
- 外惑星の伝送スペクトロスコピーは,主に木星サイズの惑星の大気成分を検出しています.
- 海王星サイズの系外惑星は,典型的には特徴のないスペクトルを示し,不透明な大気または高い平均分子量を示唆します.
研究 の 目的:
- 海王星サイズの系外惑星HAT-P-11bの大気組成を調べるために.
- 小さい系外惑星が透明で水素に富んだ大気を持ち,伝送スペクトロスコーピーで検出できるかどうかを判断する.
主な方法:
- HAT-P-11bの光から赤外線までの波長における伝送スペクトルを観測した.
- 特定の分子を示す吸収特性を検出するためにスペクトルを分析した.
主要な成果:
- 1.4ミクロメートルで水蒸気吸収が顕著に検出されました.
- 水吸収振幅は,1ミリバールまでの透明な大気を示唆しています.
- 大気は水素に富み,重元素の豊富さは太陽の700倍である.
結論:
- HAT-P-11bは,主に透明で水素に富んだ大気を有しており,海王星サイズの惑星に関する以前の仮定に異議を唱えています.
- この発見は,ガス巨星形成のコア・アクレションモデルと一致している.
- この検出は,より小さな系外惑星の大気を研究するための道を開きます.
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