在土星质量的系外行星WASP-69b中从地面探测到扩展的大气层
Lisa Nortmann1,2, Enric Pallé3,2, Michael Salz4
1Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Vía Láctea s/n, 38205 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain. nortmann.astro@gmail.com.
概括
热气体巨星通过恒星辐射失去大气层. 基于地面的观测显示出从系外行星WASP-69b的大气逃逸,显示出类似彗星的尾巴.
科学领域:
- 外行星科学
- 大气物理
- 光谱学
背景情况:
- 热气体巨行星经历大气演变,受到恒星辐射的影响.
- 之前对系外行星大气逃逸的研究主要使用基于太空的紫外线观测,受到星际吸收的限制.
研究的目的:
- 通过使用地面高分辨率光谱来调查系外行星的大气逃逸.
- 探测和描述来自土星质量系外行星WASP-69b的大气损失.
主要方法:
- 使用地面高分辨率光谱,在系外行星穿越过程中观察1083纳米的三重体.
- 分析过度吸收和线路蓝移的光谱数据.
主要成果:
- 在WASP-69b的过渡过程中检测到三重体的显著过度吸收 (信号与噪声比为18).
- 测量了每秒几公里的蓝色变化.
- 观察到过境后的吸收,表明大气外流.
结论:
- 解释观察到的现象是来自WASP-69b的大气逃逸.
- 逃逸的大气层形成了跟着行星的彗星形状尾巴.
- 这项研究证明了地面光谱在系外行星大气逃逸研究中的有效性.
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