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A full transit of nu(2) Lupi d and the search for an exomoon in its Hill sphere with CHEOPS (2023)
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Ehrenreich, D., Delrez, L., Akinsanmi, B., Wilson, T. G., Bonfanti, A., Beck, M., …Walton, N. A. (2023). A full transit of nu(2) Lupi d and the search for an exomoon in its Hill sphere with CHEOPS. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 671, Article A154. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202244790

The planetary system around the naked-eye star v(2) Lupi (HD 136352; TOI-2011) is composed of three exoplanets with masses of 4.7, 11.2, and 8.6 Earth masses (M-circle plus). The TESS and CHEOPS missions revealed that all three planets are transiting... Read More about A full transit of nu(2) Lupi d and the search for an exomoon in its Hill sphere with CHEOPS.

Glancing through the debris disk: Photometric analysis of DE Boo with CHEOPS (2023)
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Maxted. (2023). Glancing through the debris disk: Photometric analysis of DE Boo with CHEOPS. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 671, Article A127. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202245101

DE Boo is a unique system, with an edge-on view through the debris disk around the star. The disk, which is analogous to the Kuiper belt in the Solar System, was reported to extend from 74 to 84 AU from the central star. The high photometric precisio... Read More about Glancing through the debris disk: Photometric analysis of DE Boo with CHEOPS.

Limb darkening measurements from TESS and Kepler light curves of transiting exoplanets (2023)
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Maxted. (2023). Limb darkening measurements from TESS and Kepler light curves of transiting exoplanets. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 3723-3735. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac3741

Inaccurate limb-darkening models can be a significant source of error in the analysis of the light curves for transiting exoplanet and eclipsing binary star systems. To test the accuracy of published limb-darkening models, I have compared limb-darken... Read More about Limb darkening measurements from TESS and Kepler light curves of transiting exoplanets.

Hint of an exocomet transit in the CHEOPS light curve of HD 172555 (2023)
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Maxted. (2023). Hint of an exocomet transit in the CHEOPS light curve of HD 172555. Astronomy & Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202245104

HD 172555 is a young (~20 Myr) A7V star surrounded by a 10 au wide debris disk suspected to be replenished partly by collisions between large planetesimals. Small evaporating transiting bodies, that is exocomets, have also been detected in this syste... Read More about Hint of an exocomet transit in the CHEOPS light curve of HD 172555.

The EBLM project X. benchmark masses, radii and temperatures for two fully convective M-dwarfs using K2 (2023)
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Duck, A., Martin, D. V., Gill, S., Armitage, T., Rodríguez Martínez, R., Maxted, P. F. L., …Udry, S. (2023). The EBLM project X. benchmark masses, radii and temperatures for two fully convective M-dwarfs using K2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 521(4), 6305-6317. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad452

M-dwarfs are the most abundant stars in the galaxy and popular targets for exoplanet searches. However, their intrinsic faintness and complex spectra inhibit precise characterisation. We only know of dozens of M-dwarfs with fundamental parameters of... Read More about The EBLM project X. benchmark masses, radii and temperatures for two fully convective M-dwarfs using K2.

Revising the properties of low mass eclipsing binary stars using TESS light curves (2023)
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Jennings, Z., Southworth, J., Maxted, P. F. L., & Mancini, L. (2023). Revising the properties of low mass eclipsing binary stars using TESS light curves. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 521(3), 3405-3420. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad519

Precise measurements of stellar parameters are required in order to develop our theoretical understanding of stellar structure. These measurements enable errors and uncertainties to be quantified in theoretical models and constrain the physical inter... Read More about Revising the properties of low mass eclipsing binary stars using TESS light curves.

TOI-836: A super-Earth and mini-Neptune transiting a nearby K-dwarf (2023)
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Hawthorn, F., Bayliss, D., Wilson, T. G., Bonfanti, A., Adibekyan, V., Alibert, Y., …Zhang, H. (2023). TOI-836: A super-Earth and mini-Neptune transiting a nearby K-dwarf. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 520(3), 3649 - 3668. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad306

We present the discovery of two exoplanets transiting TOI-836 (TIC 440887364) using data from TESS Sector 11 and Sector 38. TOI-836 is a bright (T = 8.5?mag), high proper motion (~200?mas?yr-1), low metallicity ([Fe/H]˜-0.28) K-dwarf with a mass of 0... Read More about TOI-836: A super-Earth and mini-Neptune transiting a nearby K-dwarf.

Connecting photometric and spectroscopic granulation signals with CHEOPS and ESPRESSO (2023)
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Maxted. (2023). Connecting photometric and spectroscopic granulation signals with CHEOPS and ESPRESSO. Astronomy & Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202244223

Context. Stellar granulation generates fluctuations in photometric and spectroscopic data whose properties depend on the stellar type, composition, and evolutionary state. Characterizing granulation is key for understanding stellar atmospheres and de... Read More about Connecting photometric and spectroscopic granulation signals with CHEOPS and ESPRESSO.

Examining the orbital decay targets KELT-9 b, KELT-16 b, and WASP-4 b, and the transit-timing variations of HD 97658 b (2023)
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Maxted, P., & Hellier, C. (2023). Examining the orbital decay targets KELT-9 b, KELT-16 b, and WASP-4 b, and the transit-timing variations of HD 97658 b. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 669, Article A124. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202244529

Context. Tidal orbital decay is suspected to occur for hot Jupiters in particular, with the only observationally confirmed case of this being WASP-12b. By examining this effect, information on the properties of the host star can be obtained using the... Read More about Examining the orbital decay targets KELT-9 b, KELT-16 b, and WASP-4 b, and the transit-timing variations of HD 97658 b.

55 Cancri e's occultation captured with CHEOPS (2023)
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Matthews, P., Demory, B., Sulis, S., Valdes, E., Brandeker, A., Billot, N., …Walton, N. (2023). 55 Cancri e's occultation captured with CHEOPS. Astronomy & Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202244894

Past occultation and phase-curve observations of the ultra-short period super-Earth 55 Cnc e obtained at visible and infrared wavelengths have been challenging to reconcile with a planetary reflection and emission model. In this study, we analyse a s... Read More about 55 Cancri e's occultation captured with CHEOPS.

Phase curve and geometric albedo of WASP-43b measured with CHEOPS, TESS, and HST WFC3/UVIS (2022)
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Maxted. (2022). Phase curve and geometric albedo of WASP-43b measured with CHEOPS, TESS, and HST WFC3/UVIS. Astronomy & Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202243974

Context. Observations of the phase curves and secondary eclipses of extrasolar planets provide a window onto the composition and thermal structure of the planetary atmospheres. For example, the photometric observations of secondary eclipses lead to t... Read More about Phase curve and geometric albedo of WASP-43b measured with CHEOPS, TESS, and HST WFC3/UVIS.

Discovery of TOI-1260d and the characterization of the multiplanet system (2022)
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Lam, K. W. F., Cabrera, J., Hooton, M. J., Alibert, Y., Bonfanti, A., Beck, M., …Winn., J. N. (2023). Discovery of TOI-1260d and the characterization of the multiplanet system. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 519(1), 1437 - 1451. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac3639

We report the discovery of a third planet transiting the star TOI-1260, previously known to host two transiting sub-Neptune planets with orbital periods of 3.127 and 7.493 d, respectively. The nature of the third transiting planet with a 16.6-d orbit... Read More about Discovery of TOI-1260d and the characterization of the multiplanet system.

CHEOPS finds KELT-1b darker than expected in visible light: Discrepancy between the CHEOPS and TESS eclipse depths (2022)
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Parviainen, H., Wilson, T. G., Lendl, M., Kitzmann, D., Pallé, E., Serrano, L. M., …Walton, N. A. (2022). CHEOPS finds KELT-1b darker than expected in visible light: Discrepancy between the CHEOPS and TESS eclipse depths. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 668, Article A93. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202244117

Recent studies based on photometry from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) have suggested that the dayside of KELT-1b, a strongly irradiated brown dwarf, is significantly brighter in visible light than what would be expected based on Sp... Read More about CHEOPS finds KELT-1b darker than expected in visible light: Discrepancy between the CHEOPS and TESS eclipse depths.

A CHEOPS-enhanced view of the HD 3167 system (2022)
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Bourrier, V., Deline, A., Krenn, A., Egger, J., Petit, A., Malavolta, L., …Viotto, V. (2022). A CHEOPS-enhanced view of the HD 3167 system. Astronomy & Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202243778

Much remains to be understood about the nature of exoplanets smaller than Neptune, most of which have been discovered in compact multi-planet systems. With its inner ultra-short period planet b aligned with the star and two larger outer planets d-c o... Read More about A CHEOPS-enhanced view of the HD 3167 system.

Characterization of the HD 108236 system with CHEOPS and TESS Confirmation of a fifth transiting planet (2022)
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Maxted. (2022). Characterization of the HD 108236 system with CHEOPS and TESS Confirmation of a fifth transiting planet. Astronomy & Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202243720

Context. The HD 108236 system was first announced with the detection of four small planets based on TESS data. Shortly after, the transit of an additional planet with a period of 29.54 d was serendipitously detected by CHEOPS. In this way, HD 108236... Read More about Characterization of the HD 108236 system with CHEOPS and TESS Confirmation of a fifth transiting planet.

The HD 93963 A transiting system: A 1.04d super-Earth and a 3.65 d sub-Neptune discovered by TESS and CHEOPS (2022)
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Maxted. (2022). The HD 93963 A transiting system: A 1.04d super-Earth and a 3.65 d sub-Neptune discovered by TESS and CHEOPS. Astronomy & Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202243093

We present the discovery of two small planets transiting HD 93963A (TOI-1797), a GOV star (M* = 1.109 ± 0.043M?, R* = 1.043 ± 0.009 R?) in a visual binary system. We combined TESS and CHEOPS space-borne photometry with MuSCAT 2 ground-based photometr... Read More about The HD 93963 A transiting system: A 1.04d super-Earth and a 3.65 d sub-Neptune discovered by TESS and CHEOPS.

Fundamental effective temperature measurements for eclipsing binary stars – II. The detached F-type eclipsing binary CPD-54 810 (2022)
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Miller, N. J., Maxted, P. F. L., Graczyk, D., Tan, T. G., & Southworth, J. (2022). Fundamental effective temperature measurements for eclipsing binary stars – II. The detached F-type eclipsing binary CPD-54 810. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 517(4), 5129-5143. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac2968

CPD-54 810 is a double-lined detached eclipsing binary containing two mid-F type dwarfs on an eccentric 26-d orbit. We perform a combined analysis of the extensive photometry obtained by the TESS space mission along with previously published observat... Read More about Fundamental effective temperature measurements for eclipsing binary stars – II. The detached F-type eclipsing binary CPD-54 810.

The stable climate of KELT-9b (2022)
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Jones, K., Morris, B., Demory, B., Ehrenreich, D., Hoyer, S., Simon, A., …Jungo, W. (2022). The stable climate of KELT-9b. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 666, Article A118. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202243823

Even among the most irradiated gas giants, so-called ultra-hot Jupiters, KELT-9b stands out as the hottest planet thus far discovered with a dayside temperature of over 4500 K. At these extreme irradiation levels, we expect an increase in heat redist... Read More about The stable climate of KELT-9b.

Surface brightness-colour relations of dwarf stars from detached eclipsing binaries I. Calibrating sample (2022)
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Graczyk, D., Pietrzynski, G., Galan, C., Southworth, J., Gieren, W., Kaluszynski, M., …Wielgorski, P. (2022). Surface brightness-colour relations of dwarf stars from detached eclipsing binaries I. Calibrating sample. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 666, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202244122

Aims. Surface brightness – colour relations (SBCRs) are very useful tools for predicting the angular diameters of stars. They offer the possibility to calculate very precise spectrophotometric distances by the eclipsing binary method or the Baade-Wes... Read More about Surface brightness-colour relations of dwarf stars from detached eclipsing binaries I. Calibrating sample.