HST hot-Jupiter transmission spectral survey: detection of potassium in
  WASP-31b along with a cloud deck and Rayleigh scattering

Sing, DK; Wakeford, HR; Showman, AP; Nikolov, N; Fortney, JJ; Burrows, AS; Ballester, GE; Deming, D; Aigrain, S; Désert, JM; Gibson, NP; Henry, GW; Knutson, H; Etangs, ALD; Pont, F; Vidal-Madjar, A; Williamson, MW; Wilson, PA

Abstract:

We present Hubble Space Telescope optical and near-IR transmission spectra of the transiting hot-Jupiter WASP-31b. The spectrum covers 0.3-1.7 $\mu$m at a resolution $R\sim$70, which we combine with Spitzer photometry to cover the full-optical to IR. The spectrum is dominated by a cloud-deck with a flat transmission spectrum which is apparent at wavelengths $>0.52\mu$m. The cloud deck is present at high altitudes and low pressures, as it covers the majority of the expected optical Na line ...

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Sing, D. K., Wakeford, H. R., Showman, A. P., Nikolov, N., Fortney, J. J., Burrows, A. S., Ballester, G. E., Deming, D., Aigrain, S., Désert, J. M., Gibson, N. P., Henry, G. W., Knutson, H., Etangs, A. L. D., Pont, F., Vidal-Madjar, A., Williamson, M. W., & Wilson, P. A. (2014). HST hot-Jupiter transmission spectral survey: detection of potassium in WASP-31b along with a cloud deck and Rayleigh scattering.

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Sing, D. K., et al. HST Hot-Jupiter Transmission Spectral Survey: Detection of Potassium In WASP-31b along with a Cloud Deck and Rayleigh Scattering. 2014.

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Sing, DK, HR Wakeford, AP Showman, N Nikolov, JJ Fortney, AS Burrows, GE Ballester, et al. 2014. “HST Hot-Jupiter Transmission Spectral Survey: Detection of Potassium In WASP-31b along with a Cloud Deck and Rayleigh Scattering.”
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