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X-WR-CALNAME: IAC Talks: Open Astronomy Seminars
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SUMMARY: Exploring the nature of hot exoplanet atmospheres
DESCRIPTION: Exploring the nature of hot exoplanet atmospheres\nDr. Monika 
 Lendl\n\n Planetary transits have proven to be one of the most efficient m
 eans of  finding planets outside the Solar system, counting over 2500 exop
 lanet  discoveries. These transiting planets are paramount for the study o
 f  exoplanet atmospheres as the stellar light is filtered through the  pla
 netary atmosphere during transit and planetary absorption signatures  beco
 me imprinted on the stellar spectrum. Observations of hot-Jupiter  transmi
 ssion spectra have become increasingly numerous and reliable  throughout r
 ecent years, allowing detailed constrains on the planet's  physical and ch
 emical atmospheric properties, interactions between  planet and host star,
  and planet formation history. While early work  relied largely on space-b
 ased facilities, ground-based techniques have  seen major advances recentl
 y and have become instrumental in performing  an extensive and comparative
  study of exoplanet atmospheres. I will  review the current state of knowl
 edge, summarize recent results and  discuss future prospects of exoplanet 
 characterization, with a focus on  the potential of ground-based facilitie
 s. In particular, I will present  recent and new results by our team on th
 e transmission spectra of hot  Jupiters.
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