エクソプラネットの大気. 外惑星の大気の熱構造は,相解像度放出スペクトロスコーピーによるものです
Kevin B Stevenson1, Jean-Michel Désert2, Michael R Line3
1Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago, 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. NASA Sagan Fellow. kbs@uchicago.edu.
まとめ
WASP-43bのような高放射系系外惑星は,昼夜間の極端な温度差を示しています. ハッブル宇宙望遠鏡の観測により,詳細な大気熱構造と,圧力と経度による変動が明らかになりました.
科学分野:
- 外惑星科学とは,外惑星科学のこと.
- 大気物理学 大気物理学
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
背景:
- 恒星に近い軌道を回る系外惑星は,強い恒星放射線を経験する.
- エクソプラネットの大気を理解するには,極端な恒星力への反応を研究する必要があります.
研究 の 目的:
- 高度放射性系外惑星WASP-43bの大気の熱構造を調査する.
- 惑星の軌道フェーズ全体の熱放出をマッピングする.
主な方法:
- ハッブル宇宙望遠鏡を用いたスペクトロスコープによる熱放射測定.
- 惑星の3回の完全な回転にわたる相曲線観測.
- 大気熱構造の構築図. 地図.
主要な成果:
- すべての高度で観測された昼夜の気温の大きな変動.
- 単調に気温が下がり,気圧は全長線に及ぶ.
- 導出ボンドのアルベドは0.18 ((-0.12) ((+0.07)) である.
- ホットスポットにおける観測された高さによる偏差は,サブステラ点からの偏差である.
結論:
- WASP-43bは,高い放射線による極端な熱的コントラストを示しています.
- 大気温は深さと共に低下し,昼と夜の間に大きく変動する.
- 惑星のアルベドと熱の分布は,その大気動力学の影響を受けます.
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