研究目的
To characterize the atmosphere of the planetary-mass companion ROXS 42B b using new and existing infrared photometry and spectroscopy, comparing these data with models and other directly imaged planetary-mass objects.
研究成果
ROXS 42B b has mid-IR photometric features that are systematically different from other previously observed planetary-mass and field objects of similar temperature. The study cannot formally exclude any of the tested dust-free/dusty/cloudy forward models as describing the atmosphere of ROXS 42B b well. However, models with substantial atmospheric dust/clouds yield temperatures and gravities that are consistent when fit to photometry and spectra separately. The study places a limit on the fractional number density of CO2 but provides no other constraints.
研究不足
The study is limited by the small number of directly imaged planetary-mass objects for comparison, the young age of ROXS 42B b, and the challenges of using broadband photometry to constrain atmospheric properties. The lack of strong constraints on molecular abundances and the inability to exclude certain atmospheric models are also limitations.