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  • Modeling the Transmission S...
    Chouqar, J.; Morales, M. L.; Daassou, A.; Jabiri, A.; Benkhaldoun, Z.

    Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 08/2018, Letnik: 14, Številka: S345
    Journal Article

    Wasp-31b is a planet of 0.48 Jupiter masses and 1.55 Jupiter radii, with orbital period of 3.4-days around a metal-poor, late-F-type, V = 11.7 dwarf star. The planet has a large atmospheric scale height that makes it a good target for transmission spectroscopy. Sing et al (2014) presented an optical and near-IR transmission spectrum of the atmosphere of WASP-31b obtained with the HST and show the presence of a strong potassium line. In contrast, Gibson et al. (2017) reports a spectrum of the atmosphere of WASP-31b, obtained with the FORS2 instrument on the VLT and find that there is no strong potassium line. Here, we take those two datasets and, using models, we try to find a case where both solutions are correct by considering different cloud scenarios.