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Reliable inference of exoplanet light-curve parameters using deterministic and stochastic systematics models by Gibson, N. P.

“…Time series photometry and spectroscopy of transiting exoplanets allow us to study their atmospheres. Unfortunately, the required precision to extract…”
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A Gaussian process framework for modelling instrumental systematics: application to transmission spectroscopy by Gibson, N. P., Aigrain, S., Roberts, S., Evans, T. M., Osborne, M., Pont, F.

“…Transmission spectroscopy, which consists of measuring the wavelength-dependent absorption of starlight by a planet's atmosphere during a transit, is a…”
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The prevalence of dust on the exoplanet HD 189733b from Hubble and Spitzer observations by Pont, F., Sing, D. K., Gibson, N. P., Aigrain, S., Henry, G., Husnoo, N.

“…The hot Jupiter HD 189733b is the most extensively observed exoplanet. Its atmosphere has been detected and characterized in transmission and eclipse…”
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A new look at NICMOS transmission spectroscopy of HD 189733, GJ-436 and XO-1: no conclusive evidence for molecular features by Gibson, N. P., Pont, F., Aigrain, S.

“…We present a re-analysis of archival HST/NICMOS transmission spectroscopy of three exoplanet systems: HD 189733, GJ-436 and XO-1. Detections of several…”
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An absolute sodium abundance for a cloud-free ‘hot Saturn’ exoplanet by Nikolov, N., Sing, D. K., Fortney, J. J., Goyal, J. M., Drummond, B., Evans, T. M., Gibson, N. P., De Mooij, E. J. W., Rustamkulov, Z., Wakeford, H. R., Smalley, B., Burgasser, A. J., Hellier, C., Helling, Ch, Mayne, N. J., Madhusudhan, N., Kataria, T., Baines, J., Carter, A. L., Ballester, G. E., Barstow, J. K., McCleery, J., Spake, J. J.

“…Broad absorption signatures from alkali metals, such as the sodium (Na i ) and potassium (K i ) resonance doublets, have long been predicted in the optical…”
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The optical transmission spectrum of the hot Jupiter HAT-P-32b: clouds explain the absence of broad spectral features? by Gibson, N. P., Aigrain, S., Barstow, J. K., Evans, T. M., Fletcher, L. N., Irwin, P. G. J.

“…We report Gemini-North Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph observations of the inflated hot Jupiter HAT-P-32b during two primary transits. We simultaneously…”
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HST hot-Jupiter transmission spectral survey: haze in the atmosphere of WASP-6b by Nikolov, N., Sing, D. K., Burrows, A. S., Fortney, J. J., Henry, G. W., Pont, F., Ballester, G. E., Aigrain, S., Wilson, P. A., Huitson, C. M., Gibson, N. P., Désert, J.-M., Etangs, A. Lecavelier des, Showman, A. P., Vidal-Madjar, A., Wakeford, H. R., Zahnle, K.

“…We report Hubble Space Telescope optical to near-infrared transmission spectroscopy of the hot-Jupiter WASP-6b, measured with the Space Telescope Imaging…”
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A Gemini ground-based transmission spectrum of WASP-29b: a featureless spectrum from 515 to 720 nm by Gibson, N. P., Aigrain, S., Barstow, J. K., Evans, T. M., Fletcher, L. N., Irwin, P. G. J.

“…We report Gemini-South Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph observations of the exoplanet system WASP-29 during primary transit as a test case for differential…”
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An HST optical-to-near-IR transmission spectrum of the hot Jupiter WASP-19b: detection of atmospheric water and likely absence of TiO by Huitson, C. M., Sing, D. K., Pont, F., Fortney, J. J., Burrows, A. S., Wilson, P. A., Ballester, G. E., Nikolov, N., Gibson, N. P., Deming, D., Aigrain, S., Evans, T. M., Henry, G. W., Lecavelier des Etangs, A., Showman, A. P., Vidal-Madjar, A., Zahnle, K.

“…We measure the transmission spectrum of WASP-19b from three transits using low-resolution optical spectroscopy from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Space…”
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Probing the haze in the atmosphere of HD 189733b with Hubble Space Telescope/WFC3 transmission spectroscopy by Gibson, N. P., Aigrain, S., Pont, F., Sing, D. K., Désert, J.-M., Evans, T. M., Henry, G., Husnoo, N., Knutson, H.

“…We present Hubble Space Telescope near-infrared transmission spectroscopy of the transiting exoplanet HD 189733b, using the Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). This…”
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Doppler tomography as a tool for detecting exoplanet atmospheres by Watson, C A, de Mooij, E J W, Steeghs, D, Marsh, T R, Brogi, M, Gibson, N P, Matthews, S

“…ABSTRACT High-resolution Doppler spectroscopy is a powerful tool for identifying molecular species in the atmospheres of both transiting and non-transiting…”
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Transit timing variations in WASP-10b induced by stellar activity by Barros, S. C. C., Boué, G., Gibson, N. P., Pollacco, D. L., Santerne, A., Keenan, F. P., Skillen, I., Street, R. A.

“…The hot-Jupiter WASP-10b was reported by Maciejewski et al. to show transit timing variations (TTVs) with an amplitude of ∼3.5 min. These authors proposed that…”
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Hubble Space Telescope hot Jupiter transmission spectral survey: a detection of Na and strong optical absorption in HAT-P-1b by Nikolov, N., Sing, D. K., Pont, F., Burrows, A. S., Fortney, J. J., Ballester, G. E., Evans, T. M., Huitson, C. M., Wakeford, H. R., Wilson, P. A., Aigrain, S., Deming, D., Gibson, N. P., Henry, G. W., Knutson, H., Lecavelier des Etangs, A., Showman, A. P., Vidal-Madjar, A., Zahnle, K.

“…We present an optical to near-infrared transmission spectrum of the hot Jupiter HAT-P-1b, based on Hubble Space Telescope observations, covering the spectral…”
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HST hot Jupiter transmission spectral survey: detection of water in HAT-P-1b from WFC3 near-IR spatial scan observations by Wakeford, H. R., Sing, D. K., Deming, D., Gibson, N. P., Fortney, J. J., Burrows, A. S., Ballester, G., Nikolov, N., Aigrain, S., Henry, G., Knutson, H., Lecavelier des Etangs, A., Pont, F., Showman, A. P., Vidal-Madjar, A., Zahnle, K.

“…We present Hubble Space Telescope near-infrared transmission spectroscopy of the transiting hot-Jupiter HAT-P-1b. We observed one transit with Wide Field…”
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HST hot-Jupiter transmission spectral survey: evidence for aerosols and lack of TiO in the atmosphere of WASP-12b by Sing, D. K., Lecavelier des Etangs, A., Fortney, J. J., Burrows, A. S., Pont, F., Wakeford, H. R., Ballester, G. E., Nikolov, N., Henry, G. W., Aigrain, S., Deming, D., Evans, T. M., Gibson, N. P., Huitson, C. M., Knutson, H., Showman, A. P., Vidal-Madjar, A., Wilson, P. A., Williamson, M. H., Zahnle, K.

“…We present Hubble Space Telescope (HST) optical transmission spectra of the transiting hot-Jupiter WASP-12b, taken with the Space Telescope Imaging…”
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WASP-3b: a strongly irradiated transiting gas-giant planet by Pollacco, D., Skillen, I., Collier Cameron, A., Loeillet, B., Stempels, H. C., Bouchy, F., Gibson, N. P., Hebb, L., Hébrard, G., Joshi, Y. C., McDonald, I., Smalley, B., Smith, A. M. S., Street, R. A., Udry, S., West, R. G., Wilson, D. M., Wheatley, P. J., Aigrain, S., Alsubai, K., Benn, C. R., Bruce, V. A., Christian, D. J., Clarkson, W. I., Enoch, B., Evans, A., Fitzsimmons, A., Haswell, C. A., Hellier, C., Hickey, S., Hodgkin, S. T., Horne, K., Hrudková, M., Irwin, J., Kane, S. R., Keenan, F. P., Lister, T. A., Maxted, P., Mayor, M., Moutou, C., Norton, A. J., Osborne, J. P., Parley, N., Pont, F., Queloz, D., Ryans, R., Simpson, E.

“…We report the discovery of WASP-3b, the third transiting exoplanet to be discovered by the WASP and SOPHIE collaboration. WASP-3b transits its host star…”
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WASP-14b: 7.3 MJ transiting planet in an eccentric orbit by Joshi, Y. C., Pollacco, D., Cameron, A. Collier, Skillen, I., Simpson, E., Steele, I., Street, R. A., Stempels, H. C., Christian, D. J., Hebb, L., Bouchy, F., Gibson, N. P., Hébrard, G., Keenan, F. P., Loeillet, B., Meaburn, J., Moutou, C., Smalley, B., Todd, I., West, R. G., Anderson, D. R., Bentley, S., Enoch, B., Haswell, C. A., Hellier, C., Horne, K., Irwin, J., Lister, T. A., McDonald, I., Maxted, P., Mayor, M., Norton, A. J., Parley, N., Perrier, C., Pont, F., Queloz, D., Ryans, R., Smith, A. M. S., Udry, S., Wheatley, P. J., Wilson, D. M.

“…We report the discovery of a 7.3 MJ exoplanet WASP-14b, one of the most massive transiting exoplanets observed to date. The planet orbits the 10th-magnitude…”
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High-precision transit observations of the exoplanet WASP-13b with the RISE instrument by Barros, S. C. C., Pollacco, D. L., Gibson, N. P., Keenan, F. P., Skillen, I., Steele, I. A.

“…WASP-13b is a sub-Jupiter mass exoplanet orbiting a G1V type star with a period of 4.35 d. The current uncertainty in its impact parameter (0 < b < 0.46)…”
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Growth and characterization of nanocrystalline diamond/amorphous carbon composite films prepared by MWCVD by Popov, C., Kulisch, W., Gibson, P.N., Ceccone, G., Jelinek, M.

“…Nanocrystalline diamond films in an amorphous matrix have been deposited by microwave plasma chemical vapour deposition from CH 4/N 2 mixtures and…”
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A lower mass for the exoplanet WASP-21b by Barros, S. C. C., Pollacco, D. L., Gibson, N. P., Howarth, I. D., Keenan, F. P., Simpson, E. K., Skillen, I., Steele, I. A.

“…We present high-precision transit observations of the exoplanet WASP-21b, obtained with the Rapid Imager to Search for Exoplanets instrument mounted on the…”
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