Speaker
Dr
Kaitlin Rasmussen
(University of Washington)
Description
The class of hot terrestrial worlds known as lava planets has come under significant investigation in the last decade. The brightest and most well-studied of these objects is 55 Cancri e, a nearby super-Earth with a remarkable 17-hour orbit. However, despite numerous studies, debate remains about the existence and composition of its atmosphere. We present upper limits on the iron content of 55 Cnc e derived from high-resolution time-series spectra taken with Gemini-N/MAROON-X and discuss implications for volcanic outgassing models for this planet.
Primary author
Dr
Kaitlin Rasmussen
(University of Washington)
Co-authors
Dr
Matej Malik
(University of Maryland)
Dr
Matteo Brogi
(University of Warwick)
Dr
Emily Rauscher
(University of Michigan)
Prof.
Victoria Meadows
(University of Washington)
Ms
Celeste Hagee
(University of Washington)
Eliza Kempton
(University of Maryland)
Dr
Jean-Michael Desert
(University of Amsterdam)
Mr
Joost Wardenier
(University of Oxford)
Dr
Lorenzo Pino
(INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri)
Megan Mansfield
(University of Arizona)
Prof.
Michael Line
(Arizona State University)
Dr
Vivien Parmentier
(University of Oxford)
