Double tail structure in escaping atmospheres of magnetised close-in planets

Author(s)
A. A. Vidotto, S. Carolan, Gopal Hazra, Carolina Villarreal D'Angelo, D. Kubyshkina
Abstract

High-energy stellar irradiation can photoevaporate planetary atmospheres, which can be observed in spectroscopic transits of hydrogen lines. Here, we investigate the effect of planetary magnetic fields on the observational signatures of atmospheric escape in hot Jupiters.

Organisation(s)
Department of Astrophysics
External organisation(s)
Leiden University, Trinity College London, Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften (ÖAW)
Volume
17
Pages
232-234
No. of pages
3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921323000340
Publication date
08-2023
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
103004 Astrophysics
Keywords
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Space and Planetary Science
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/663b81ca-0ba3-4fd7-afe9-fbd80a041b1f