Evaporation of extrasolar planets

Details Evaporation of extrasolar planets Evaporation of extrasolar planets

2008-07-11

arxiv.org/abs/0807.1885v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

12 pages, 4 figures. To appear in the proceedings of the Les Houches Winter School "Physics and Astrophysics of Planetary Syst

Scientific paper

Atomic hydrogen escaping from the extrasolar giant planet HD209458b provides
the largest observational signature ever detected for an extrasolar planet
atmosphere. In fact, the upper atmosphere of this planet is evaporating.
Observational evidences and interpretations coming from various models are
reviewed. Implications for exoplanetology are discussed.

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