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Title: Thermal emission of WASP-14b revealed with three Spitzer eclipses

Abstract

Exoplanet WASP-14b is a highly irradiated, transiting hot Jupiter. Joshi et al. calculate an equilibrium temperature (T {sub eq}) of 1866 K for zero albedo and reemission from the entire planet, a mass of 7.3 ± 0.5 Jupiter masses (M {sub J}), and a radius of 1.28 ± 0.08 Jupiter radii (R {sub J}). Its mean density of 4.6 g cm{sup -3} is one of the highest known for planets with periods less than three days. We obtained three secondary eclipse light curves with the Spitzer Space Telescope. The eclipse depths from the best jointly fit model are 0.224% ± 0.018% at 4.5 μm and 0.181% ± 0.022% at 8.0 μm. The corresponding brightness temperatures are 2212 ± 94 K and 1590 ± 116 K. A slight ambiguity between systematic models suggests a conservative 3.6 μm eclipse depth of 0.19% ± 0.01% and brightness temperature of 2242 ± 55 K. Although extremely irradiated, WASP-14b does not show any distinct evidence of a thermal inversion. In addition, the present data nominally favor models with day-night energy redistribution less than ∼30%. The current data are generally consistent with oxygen-rich as well as carbon-rich compositions, although an oxygen-rich composition provides a marginally bettermore » fit. We confirm a significant eccentricity of e = 0.087 ± 0.002 and refine other orbital parameters.« less

Authors:
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  1. 1Planetary Sciences Group, Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816-2385 (United States)
  2. Department of Physics and Department of Astronomy, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511 (United States)
  3. Center for Radiophysics and Space Research, Space Sciences Building, Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853-6801 (United States)
  4. Astrophysics Group, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG (United Kingdom)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22348563
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Astrophysical Journal
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 779; Journal Issue: 1; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0004-637X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; ALBEDO; BRIGHTNESS; CARBON; DENSITY; ECLIPSE; EMISSION; EQUILIBRIUM; IRRADIATION; JUPITER PLANET; MASS; OXYGEN; SATELLITE ATMOSPHERES; SATELLITES; SPACE; TELESCOPES; TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS; VISIBLE RADIATION; WASPS

Citation Formats

Blecic, Jasmina, Harrington, Joseph, Stevenson, Kevin B., Hardy, Ryan A., Cubillos, Patricio E., Hardin, Matthew, Campo, Christopher J., Bowman, William C., Nymeyer, Sarah, Madhusudhan, Nikku, Loredo, Thomas J., Anderson, David R., and Maxted, Pierre F. L.,. Thermal emission of WASP-14b revealed with three Spitzer eclipses. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/779/1/5.
Blecic, Jasmina, Harrington, Joseph, Stevenson, Kevin B., Hardy, Ryan A., Cubillos, Patricio E., Hardin, Matthew, Campo, Christopher J., Bowman, William C., Nymeyer, Sarah, Madhusudhan, Nikku, Loredo, Thomas J., Anderson, David R., & Maxted, Pierre F. L.,. Thermal emission of WASP-14b revealed with three Spitzer eclipses. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/779/1/5
Blecic, Jasmina, Harrington, Joseph, Stevenson, Kevin B., Hardy, Ryan A., Cubillos, Patricio E., Hardin, Matthew, Campo, Christopher J., Bowman, William C., Nymeyer, Sarah, Madhusudhan, Nikku, Loredo, Thomas J., Anderson, David R., and Maxted, Pierre F. L.,. 2013. "Thermal emission of WASP-14b revealed with three Spitzer eclipses". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/779/1/5.
@article{osti_22348563,
title = {Thermal emission of WASP-14b revealed with three Spitzer eclipses},
author = {Blecic, Jasmina and Harrington, Joseph and Stevenson, Kevin B. and Hardy, Ryan A. and Cubillos, Patricio E. and Hardin, Matthew and Campo, Christopher J. and Bowman, William C. and Nymeyer, Sarah and Madhusudhan, Nikku and Loredo, Thomas J. and Anderson, David R. and Maxted, Pierre F. L.,},
abstractNote = {Exoplanet WASP-14b is a highly irradiated, transiting hot Jupiter. Joshi et al. calculate an equilibrium temperature (T {sub eq}) of 1866 K for zero albedo and reemission from the entire planet, a mass of 7.3 ± 0.5 Jupiter masses (M {sub J}), and a radius of 1.28 ± 0.08 Jupiter radii (R {sub J}). Its mean density of 4.6 g cm{sup -3} is one of the highest known for planets with periods less than three days. We obtained three secondary eclipse light curves with the Spitzer Space Telescope. The eclipse depths from the best jointly fit model are 0.224% ± 0.018% at 4.5 μm and 0.181% ± 0.022% at 8.0 μm. The corresponding brightness temperatures are 2212 ± 94 K and 1590 ± 116 K. A slight ambiguity between systematic models suggests a conservative 3.6 μm eclipse depth of 0.19% ± 0.01% and brightness temperature of 2242 ± 55 K. Although extremely irradiated, WASP-14b does not show any distinct evidence of a thermal inversion. In addition, the present data nominally favor models with day-night energy redistribution less than ∼30%. The current data are generally consistent with oxygen-rich as well as carbon-rich compositions, although an oxygen-rich composition provides a marginally better fit. We confirm a significant eccentricity of e = 0.087 ± 0.002 and refine other orbital parameters.},
doi = {10.1088/0004-637X/779/1/5},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22348563}, journal = {Astrophysical Journal},
issn = {0004-637X},
number = 1,
volume = 779,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Dec 10 00:00:00 EST 2013},
month = {Tue Dec 10 00:00:00 EST 2013}
}