Bibcode
                                    
                            Ridden-Harper, Andrew; de Mooij, Ernst; Jayawardhana, Ray; Gibson, Neale; Karjalainen, Raine; Karjalainen, Marie
    Referencia bibliográfica
                                    The Astronomical Journal
Fecha de publicación:
    
                        5
            
                        2023
            
  Número de citas
                                    13
                            Número de citas referidas
                                    11
                            Descripción
                                    The transmission spectrum of the ultrahot Jupiter KELT-9b (T eq ~ 4000 K) exhibits absorption by several metal species. We searched for atomic and molecular lines in its emission spectrum by observing partial phase curves with the Calar Alto high-Resolution search for M dwarfs with Exoearths with Near-infrared and optical Echelle Spectrographs (R ~ 80,000-95,000). We find evidence for emission by Si I in the atmosphere of KELT-9b for the first time. Additionally we find evidence for emission by Mg I and Ca II, which were previously detected in transmission, and confirmed earlier detections of Fe I emission. Conversely, we find no evidence for dayside emission from Al I, Ca I, Cr I, FeH, Fe II, K I, Li I, Mg II, Na I, OH, Ti I, TiO, V I, V II, VO, and Y I. By employing likelihood mapping, we find indications of there being little variation in emission line contrast between the day- and nightsides-suggesting that KELT-9b may harbor iron emission on its nightside. Our results demonstrate that high-resolution ground-based emission spectroscopy can provide valuable insights into exoplanet atmospheres.