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Obliquity Constraints on an Extrasolar Planetary-Mass Companion
We place the first constraints on the obliquity of a planetary-mass companion outside of the solar system. Our target is the directly imaged system 2MASS J01225093ā2439505 (2M0122), which consists of a 120 Myr 0.4 Mā star hosting a 12ā27 M_J companion at 50 au. We constrain all three of the system's angular-momentum vectors: how the companion spin axis, the stellar spin axis, and the orbit normal are inclined relative to our line of sight. To accomplish this, we measure projected rotation rates (v sin i) for both the star and the companion using new near-infrared high-resolution spectra with NIRSPEC at Keck Observatory. We combine these with a new stellar photometric rotation period from TESS and a published companion rotation period from Hubble Space Telescope to obtain spin-axis inclinations for both objects. We also fitted multiple epochs of astrometry, including a new observation with NIRC2/Keck, to measure 2M0122b's orbital inclination. The three line-of-sight inclinations place limits on the true de-projected companion obliquity and stellar obliquity. We find that while the stellar obliquity marginally prefers alignment, the companion obliquity tentatively favors misalignment. We evaluate possible origin scenarios. While collisions, secular spināorbit resonances, and KozaiāLidov oscillations are unlikely, formation by gravitational instability in a gravito-turbulent diskāthe scenario favored for brown dwarf companions to starsāappears promising
The prevalence and clinical relevance of non-expandable lung in malignant pleural mesothelioma:A prospective, single-centre cohort study of 229 patients
Additive genetic and environmental variation interact to shape the dynamics of seasonal migration in a wild bird population
We thank everyone who contributed to long-term field data collection, particularly Raymond Duncan, Sarah Fenn, Hannah Grist, Calum Scott, Jenny Sturgeon, Moray Souter, John Anderson, and Harry Bell; and thank NatureScot for allowing work on the Isle of May National Nature Reserve, and Isle of May Bird Observatory Trust for supporting the longterm ringing of shags. We thank Stefanie Muff for helpful discussions, and Rita Fortuna and Thomas R. Haaland for useful comments on a manuscript draft. The current study was funded by Natural Environment Research Council (NERC; awards NE/M005186/1, NE/R000859/1, and NE/R016429/1 as part of the UK-SCaPE program delivering National Capability), Norwegian Research Council (SFF-III grant 223257, FRIPRO grant 313570), NTNU and University of Aberdeen. Analyses were performed using the IDUN cluster of NTNUPeer reviewedPublisher PD
WhoLoDancE: Towards a methodology for selecting Motion Capture Data across different Dance Learning Practice
<p>In this paper we present the objectives and preliminary work of WhoLoDancE a Research and Innovation Action funded under the European Unionās Horizon 2020 programme, aiming at using new technologies for capturing and analyzing dance movement to facilitate whole-body interaction learning experiences for a variety of dance genres. Dance is a diverse and heterogeneous practice and WhoLoDancE will develop a protocol for the creation and/or selection of dance sequences drawn from different dance styles for different teaching and learning modalities. As dance learning practice lacks standardization beyond dance genres and specific schools and techniques, one of the first project challenges is to bring together a variety of dance genres and teaching practices and work towards a methodology for selecting the appropriate shots for motion capturing, to acquire kinetic material which will provide a satisfying proof of concept for Learning scenarios of particular genres. The four use cases we are investigating are 1) classical ballet, 2) contemporary dance, 3) flamenco and 4) Greek folk dance.</p
Optical Properties of Organic Haze Analogues in Water-rich Exoplanet Atmospheres Observable with JWST
JWST has begun its scientific mission, which includes the atmospheric
characterization of transiting exoplanets. Some of the first exoplanets to be
observed by JWST have equilibrium temperatures below 1000 K, which is a regime
where photochemical hazes are expected to form. The optical properties of these
hazes, which controls how they interact with light, are critical for
interpreting exoplanet observations, but relevant experimental data are not
available. Here we measure the density and optical properties of organic haze
analogues generated in water-rich exoplanet atmosphere experiments. We report
optical constants (0.4 to 28.6 {\mu}m) of organic haze analogues for current
and future observational and modeling efforts covering the entire wavelength
range of JWST instrumentation and a large part of Hubble. We use these optical
constants to generate hazy model atmospheric spectra. The synthetic spectra
show that differences in haze optical constants have a detectable effect on the
spectra, impacting our interpretation of exoplanet observations. This study
emphasizes the need to investigate the optical properties of hazes formed in
different exoplanet atmospheres, and establishes a practical procedure to
determine such properties.Comment: 4 figures, 1 Table, Published in Nature Astronom
Updated Parameters and a New Transmission Spectrum of HD 97658b
Recent years have seen increasing interest in the characterization of sub-Neptune-sized planets because of their prevalence in the Galaxy, contrasted with their absence in our solar system. HD 97658 is one of the brightest stars hosting a planet of this kind, and we present the transmission spectrum of this planet by combining four Hubble Space Telescope transits, 12 Spitzer/IRAC transits, and eight MOST transits of this system. Our transmission spectrum has a higher signal-to-noise ratio than those from previous works, and the result suggests that the slight increase in transit depth from wavelength 1.1ā1.7 Ī¼m reported in previous works on the transmission spectrum of this planet is likely systematic. Nonetheless, our atmospheric modeling results are inconclusive, as no model provides an excellent match to our data. Nonetheless, we find that atmospheres with high C/O ratios (C/O ā³ 0.8) and metallicities of ā³100Ć solar metallicity are favored. We combine the mid-transit times from all of the new Spitzer and MOST observations and obtain an updated orbital period of P = 9.489295 Ā± 0.000005, with a best-fit transit time center at Tā = 2456361.80690 Ā± 0.00038 (BJD). No transit timing variations are found in this system. We also present new measurements of the stellar rotation period (34 Ā± 2 days) and stellar activity cycle (9.6 yr) of the host star HD 97658. Finally, we calculate and rank the Transmission Spectroscopy Metric of all confirmed planets cooler than 1000 K and with sizes between 1 Rā and 4 Rā. We find that at least a third of small planets cooler than 1000 K can be well characterized using James Webb Space Telescope, and of those, HD 97658b is ranked fifth, meaning that it remains a high-priority target for atmospheric characterization
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