研究目的
To study the effect of the stellar absorption line centre-to-limb variation (CLV) on exoplanet transmission spectrum observations and to improve the measurement of Na i absorption in the atmosphere of HD 189733b by correcting for the CLV effect.
研究成果
The CLV effect is crucial for species detection and the determination of physical conditions using transit spectroscopy. With improving observational precision, a careful modelling and correction of the CLV effect is necessary for exoplanet atmosphere characterisation. Future work to improve the CLV model is necessary, including the employment of 3D stellar models and an improved modelling for stars with very low effective temperatures.
研究不足
The study does not include the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect and the planet orbital velocity effect in the CLV model, which could introduce additional noise into the observed transmission light curve. The modelling is based on a one-dimensional non-LTE stellar spectral model, and more precise results could be obtained with three-dimensional models and a proper treatment of non-LTE effects.
1:Experimental Design and Method Selection:
The study reanalysed transit data of HD 189733b taken with the HARPS spectrograph. A one-dimensional non-LTE stellar spectral model was used to simulate the CLV effect.
2:Sample Selection and Data Sources:
The data were obtained from the ESO Science Archive Facility under request numbers 217581 and 219943, using the HARPS instrument on the ESO 3.6-m telescope at the La Silla Observatory.
3:6-m telescope at the La Silla Observatory.
List of Experimental Equipment and Materials:
3. List of Experimental Equipment and Materials: The High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS) spectrograph mounted on the ESO-3.6 m telescope was used.
4:6 m telescope was used.
Experimental Procedures and Operational Workflow:
4. Experimental Procedures and Operational Workflow: The standard data reduction was performed using the HARPS Data Reduction Software. Telluric correction was applied to remove H2O lines in the Na i D wavelength region.
5:Data Analysis Methods:
The transmission light curve of the Na i D line was analysed to study the CLV effect. The CLV effect was corrected by dividing the observed relative flux light curve with the modelled CLV light curve.
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