Observations of helium in exoplanet atmospheres may reveal the presence of large gaseous envelopes and indicate ongoing atmospheric escape. Orell-Miquel et al....
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PublicationNon-detection of He I in the Atmosphere of GJ 1214b with Keck/NIRSPEC, at a Time of Minimal Telluric Contamination
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TalkObservations of Transiting Exoplanets
I will present the last results of the Transit Monitoring in the South (TraMoS) project. Since 2008, TraMoS has monitored transits of 30 exoplanets with...
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TalkObserving Planetary Transits with GTC
So far more than 800 planets have been discovered and their characterization is becoming more important. Transiting planets offer the unique opportunity of...
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PublicationOGLE-2014-BLG-0221Lb: A Jupiter Mass Ratio Companion Orbiting Either a Late-type Star or a Stellar Remnant
We present the analysis of the microlensing event OGLE-2014-BLG-0221, a planetary candidate event discovered in 2014. The photometric light curve is best...
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TalkOptical and near-infrared day-side emission from exoplanets
Observations of the secondary eclipse of an exoplanet, the moment the planet moves behind its star, allow us measure the radiation emitted by the exoplanet...
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PublicationPartially Ionized Plasmas in Astrophysics
Partially ionized plasmas are found across the Universe in many different astrophysical environments. They constitute an essential ingredient of the solar...
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PublicationPASS - a Permanent All Sky Survey for the detection of transits
A project to survey the entire visible sky for the presence of transits by extrasolar planets is presented. The experiment would consist of one or two fixed...
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TalkPLATO: The ESA Cosmic Vision planetray system characterizer
I present a general overview of the PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars (PLATO) space mission. PLATO was approved by ESA’s Science Programme Committee...
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TalkRevealing planet migration and detection of terrestrial planets with improved spectroscopic tools
Spectroscopic observations of stars do not only provide us with valuable information about the stars themselves, but over the last years such observations have...