Early Release Science of the exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRSpec PRISM

Z. Rustamkulov; D. K. Sing; S. Mukherjee; E. M. May; J. Kirk; E. Schlawin; M. R. Line; C. Piaulet; A. L. Carter; N. E. Batalha; J. M. Goyal; M. López-Morales; J. D. Lothringer; R. J. MacDonald; S. E. Moran; K. B. Stevenson; H. R. Wakeford; N. Espinoza; J. L. Bean; N. M. Batalha; B. Benneke; Z. K. Berta-Thompson; I. J.M. Crossfield; P. Gao; L. Kreidberg; D. K. Powell; P. E. Cubillos; N. P. Gibson; J. Leconte; K. Molaverdikhani; N. K. Nikolov; V. Parmentier; P. Roy; J. Taylor; J. D. Turner; P. J. Wheatley; K. Aggarwal; E. Ahrer; M. K. Alam; L. Alderson; N. H. Allen; A. Banerjee; S. Barat; D. Barrado; J. K. Barstow; T. J. Bell; J. Blecic; J. Brande; S. Casewell; Q. Changeat; K. L. Chubb; N. Crouzet; T. Daylan; L. Decin; J. Désert; T. Mikal-Evans; A. D. Feinstein; L. Flagg; J. J. Fortney; J. Harrington; K. Heng; Y. Hong; R. Hu; N. Iro; T. Kataria; E. M.R. Kempton; J. Krick; M. Lendl; J. Lillo-Box; A. Louca; J. Lustig-Yaeger; L. Mancini; M. Mansfield; N. J. Mayne; Y. Miguel; G. Morello; K. Ohno; E. Palle; D. J.M. Petit dit de la Roche; B. V. Rackham; M. Radica; L. Ramos-Rosado; S. Redfield; L. K. Rogers; E. L. Shkolnik; J. Southworth; J. Teske; P. Tremblin; G. S. Tucker; O. Venot; W. C. Waalkes; L. Welbanks; X. Zhang; S. Zieba

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Early Release Science of the exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRSpec PRISM

Z. Rustamkulov, D. K. Sing, S. Mukherjee, E. M. May, J. Kirk, E. Schlawin, M. R. Line, C. Piaulet, A. L. Carter, N. E. Batalha, J. M. Goyal, M. López-Morales, J. D. Lothringer, R. J. MacDonald, S. E. Moran, K. B. Stevenson, H. R. Wakeford, N. Espinoza, J. L. Bean, N. M. BatalhaB. Benneke, Z. K. Berta-Thompson, I. J.M. Crossfield, P. Gao, L. Kreidberg, D. K. Powell, P. E. Cubillos, N. P. Gibson, J. Leconte, K. Molaverdikhani, N. K. Nikolov, V. Parmentier, P. Roy, J. Taylor, J. D. Turner, P. J. Wheatley, K. Aggarwal, E. Ahrer, M. K. Alam, L. Alderson, N. H. Allen, A. Banerjee, S. Barat, D. Barrado, J. K. Barstow, T. J. Bell, J. Blecic, J. Brande, S. Casewell, Q. Changeat, K. L. Chubb, N. Crouzet, T. Daylan, L. Decin, J. Désert, T. Mikal-Evans, A. D. Feinstein, L. Flagg, J. J. Fortney, J. Harrington, K. Heng, Y. Hong, R. Hu, N. Iro, T. Kataria, E. M.R. Kempton, J. Krick, M. Lendl, J. Lillo-Box, A. Louca, J. Lustig-Yaeger, L. Mancini, M. Mansfield, N. J. Mayne, Y. Miguel, G. Morello, K. Ohno, E. Palle, D. J.M. Petit dit de la Roche, B. V. Rackham, M. Radica, L. Ramos-Rosado, S. Redfield, L. K. Rogers, E. L. Shkolnik, J. Southworth, J. Teske, P. Tremblin, G. S. Tucker, O. Venot, W. C. Waalkes, L. Welbanks, X. Zhang, S. Zieba

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Transmission spectroscopy^1–3 of exoplanets has revealed signatures of water vapour, aerosols and alkali metals in a few dozen exoplanet atmospheres^4,5. However, these previous inferences with the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes were hindered by the observations’ relatively narrow wavelength range and spectral resolving power, which precluded the unambiguous identification of other chemical species—in particular the primary carbon-bearing molecules^6,7. Here we report a broad-wavelength 0.5–5.5 µm atmospheric transmission spectrum of WASP-39b⁸, a 1,200 K, roughly Saturn-mass, Jupiter-radius exoplanet, measured with the JWST NIRSpec’s PRISM mode⁹ as part of the JWST Transiting Exoplanet Community Early Release Science Team Program^10–12. We robustly detect several chemical species at high significance, including Na (19σ), H₂O (33σ), CO₂ (28σ) and CO (7σ). The non-detection of CH₄, combined with a strong CO₂ feature, favours atmospheric models with a super-solar atmospheric metallicity. An unanticipated absorption feature at 4 µm is best explained by SO₂ (2.7σ), which could be a tracer of atmospheric photochemistry. These observations demonstrate JWST’s sensitivity to a rich diversity of exoplanet compositions and chemical processes.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	659-663
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nature
Volume	614
Issue number	7949
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05677-y
State	Published - Feb 23 2023

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Rustamkulov, Z., Sing, D. K., Mukherjee, S., May, E. M., Kirk, J., Schlawin, E., Line, M. R., Piaulet, C., Carter, A. L., Batalha, N. E., Goyal, J. M., López-Morales, M., Lothringer, J. D., MacDonald, R. J., Moran, S. E., Stevenson, K. B., Wakeford, H. R., Espinoza, N., Bean, J. L., ... Zieba, S. (2023). Early Release Science of the exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRSpec PRISM. Nature, 614(7949), 659-663. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05677-y

Rustamkulov, Z, Sing, DK, Mukherjee, S, May, EM, Kirk, J, Schlawin, E, Line, MR, Piaulet, C, Carter, AL, Batalha, NE, Goyal, JM, López-Morales, M, Lothringer, JD, MacDonald, RJ, Moran, SE, Stevenson, KB, Wakeford, HR, Espinoza, N, Bean, JL, Batalha, NM, Benneke, B, Berta-Thompson, ZK, Crossfield, IJM, Gao, P, Kreidberg, L, Powell, DK, Cubillos, PE, Gibson, NP, Leconte, J, Molaverdikhani, K, Nikolov, NK, Parmentier, V, Roy, P, Taylor, J, Turner, JD, Wheatley, PJ, Aggarwal, K, Ahrer, E, Alam, MK, Alderson, L, Allen, NH, Banerjee, A, Barat, S, Barrado, D, Barstow, JK, Bell, TJ, Blecic, J, Brande, J, Casewell, S, Changeat, Q, Chubb, KL, Crouzet, N, Daylan, T, Decin, L, Désert, J, Mikal-Evans, T, Feinstein, AD, Flagg, L, Fortney, JJ, Harrington, J, Heng, K, Hong, Y, Hu, R, Iro, N, Kataria, T, Kempton, EMR, Krick, J, Lendl, M, Lillo-Box, J, Louca, A, Lustig-Yaeger, J, Mancini, L, Mansfield, M, Mayne, NJ, Miguel, Y, Morello, G, Ohno, K, Palle, E, Petit dit de la Roche, DJM, Rackham, BV, Radica, M, Ramos-Rosado, L, Redfield, S, Rogers, LK, Shkolnik, EL, Southworth, J, Teske, J, Tremblin, P, Tucker, GS, Venot, O, Waalkes, WC, Welbanks, L, Zhang, X & Zieba, S 2023, 'Early Release Science of the exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRSpec PRISM', Nature, vol. 614, no. 7949, pp. 659-663. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05677-y

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