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Thermosphere and exosphere of hot Jupiters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2008

Alain Lecavelier des Etangs
Alain Lecavelier des Etangs*
Affiliation:
Institut d'astrophysique de Paris, CNRS/UPMC, 98bis bld Arago, F-75014 Paris, France
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Here we describe the observations and the resulting constraints on the upper atmosphere (thermosphere and exosphere) of hot Jupiters. In particular, observations and theoretical modeling of hot-Jupiter evaporation are described. The observations allowed the discovery that the planet orbiting HD209458 has an extended atmosphere of escaping hydrogen and showed the presence of oxygen and carbon at very high altitude. These observations give unique constraints on the escape rate and mechanism in the atmosphere of these planets. The most recent Lyman-alpha HST observations of HD189733b allow for the first time to compare the evaporation from two different planets in different environments. We present models to quantify the escape rate from the measured occultation depths, and an energy diagram to describe the evaporation state of hot Jupiters. Using this diagram, it is shown that few already known planets could be remnants of former giant planets.

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Contributed Papers
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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 4 , Symposium S253: Transiting Planets , May 2008 , pp. 281 - 287
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2009

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