A featureless transmission spectrum for the Neptune-mass exoplanet GJ 436b

Heather A. Knutson (), Björn Benneke, Drake Deming and Derek Homeier
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Heather A. Knutson: California Institute of Technology
Björn Benneke: California Institute of Technology
Drake Deming: University of Maryland, College Park
Derek Homeier: Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon, 69364 Lyon, France

Nature, 2014, vol. 505, issue 7481, 66-68

Abstract: The transmission spectrum of the Neptune-mass exoplanet GJ 436b is shown to be featureless, implying that the planet has either a hydrogen-poor atmosphere or a high cloud layer.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1038/nature12887

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