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A survey of exoplanet phase curves with Ariel

Laura Kreidberg
Billy Edwards
Giovanna Tinetti

Résumé

The ESA-Ariel mission will include a tier dedicated to exoplanet phase curves corresponding to ∼10% of the science time. We present here the current observing strategy for studying exoplanet phase curves with Ariel. We define science questions, requirements and a list of potential targets. We also estimate the precision of phase curve reconstruction and atmospheric retrieval using simulated phase curves. Based on this work, we found that full-orbit phase variations for 35-40 exoplanets could be observed during the 3.5-yr mission. This statistical sample would provide key constraints on atmospheric dynamics, composition, thermal structure and clouds of warm exoplanets, complementary to the scientific yield from spectroscopic transits/eclipses measurements.

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hal-03367698 , version 1 (06-10-2021)

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Benjamin Charnay, João Mendonça, Laura Kreidberg, Nicolas Cowan, Jake Taylor, et al.. A survey of exoplanet phase curves with Ariel. Experimental Astronomy, 2022, 53, pp.417-446. ⟨10.1007/s10686-021-09715-x⟩. ⟨hal-03367698⟩
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