Bridging the Gap: Using Brown Dwarfs to Examine Silicate Clouds in Giant Exoplanet Atmospheres
Fuente:
arXiv
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Preprint |
| Published: |
2026
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1866908883307462656 |
|---|---|
| author | Calamari, Emily Faherty, Jacqueline K. Visscher, Channon Gemma, Marina E. Rothermich, Austin Martínez, Francisco Ardévol Merchan, Sherelyn Alejandro Suárez, Genaro |
| author_facet | Calamari, Emily Faherty, Jacqueline K. Visscher, Channon Gemma, Marina E. Rothermich, Austin Martínez, Francisco Ardévol Merchan, Sherelyn Alejandro Suárez, Genaro |
| contents | We present results from examining the silicate cloud modeling of four JWST-observed hot Jupiters in the context of brown dwarf theory to further explore signatures of formation in present-day atmospheres. We contextualize our understanding of protoplanetary disk refractory chemistry with empirical evidence from chondritic meteorites to show that giant planets forming and accreting in the outer disk adopt their stellar Mg/Si value. We show that current silicate cloud species determinations of WASP-17 b, WASP-107 b, WASP-39 b and HD 189733 b are in line with predictions laid out in Calamari et al. 2024 based on each system's host star Mg/Si ratio, further supporting this hypothesis. We discuss physical motivations for potential atmospheric scenarios where apparent silicate cloud species is not in agreement with that predicted by its host star chemistry. Additionally, we compare current transit spectroscopy for three of these four exoplanets against brown dwarf spectra to examine molecular absorption trends across the substellar mass temperature regime. |
| format | Preprint |
| id |
arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2603_12479 |
| institution | arXiv |
| publishDate | 2026 |
| record_format | arxiv |
| spellingShingle | Bridging the Gap: Using Brown Dwarfs to Examine Silicate Clouds in Giant Exoplanet Atmospheres Calamari, Emily Faherty, Jacqueline K. Visscher, Channon Gemma, Marina E. Rothermich, Austin Martínez, Francisco Ardévol Merchan, Sherelyn Alejandro Suárez, Genaro Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Solar and Stellar Astrophysics We present results from examining the silicate cloud modeling of four JWST-observed hot Jupiters in the context of brown dwarf theory to further explore signatures of formation in present-day atmospheres. We contextualize our understanding of protoplanetary disk refractory chemistry with empirical evidence from chondritic meteorites to show that giant planets forming and accreting in the outer disk adopt their stellar Mg/Si value. We show that current silicate cloud species determinations of WASP-17 b, WASP-107 b, WASP-39 b and HD 189733 b are in line with predictions laid out in Calamari et al. 2024 based on each system's host star Mg/Si ratio, further supporting this hypothesis. We discuss physical motivations for potential atmospheric scenarios where apparent silicate cloud species is not in agreement with that predicted by its host star chemistry. Additionally, we compare current transit spectroscopy for three of these four exoplanets against brown dwarf spectra to examine molecular absorption trends across the substellar mass temperature regime. |
| title | Bridging the Gap: Using Brown Dwarfs to Examine Silicate Clouds in Giant Exoplanet Atmospheres |
| topic | Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Solar and Stellar Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.12479 |