TY - JOUR A1 - Strassmeier, Klaus G. A1 - Pallavicini, R. A1 - Rice, J. B. A1 - Andersen, Morten I. A1 - Zerbi, F. M. T1 - The science case of the PEPSI high-resolution echelle spectrograph and polarimeter for the LBT N2 - We lay out the scientific rationale for and present the instrumental requirements of a high-resolution adaptive- optics Echelle spectrograph with two full-Stokes polarimeters for the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) in Arizona. Magnetic processes just like those seen on the Sun and in the space environment of the Earth are now well recognized in many astrophysical areas. The application to other stars opened up a new field of research that became widely known as the solar-stellar connection. Late-type stars with convective envelopes are all affected by magnetic processes which give rise to a rich variety of phenomena on their surface and are largely responsible for the heating of their outer atmospheres. Magnetic fields are likely to play a crucial role in the accretion process of T-Tauri stars as well as in the acceleration and collimation of jet-like flows in young stellar objects (YSOs). Another area is the physics of active galactic nucleii (AGNs), where the magnetic activity of the accreting black hole is now believed to be responsible for most of the behavior of these objects, including their X-ray spectrum, their notoriously dramatic variability, and the powerful relativistic jets they produce. Another is the physics of the central engines of cosmic gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe, for which the extreme apparent energy release are explained through the collimation of the released energy by magnetic fields. Virtually all the physics of magnetic fields exploited in astrophysics is somehow linked to our understanding of the Sun's and the star's magnetic fields Y1 - 2004 SN - 0004-6337 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Keles, Engin A1 - Mallom, Matthias A1 - von Essen, Carolina A1 - Caroll, Thorsten A. A1 - Alexoudi, Xanthippi A1 - Pino, Lorenzo A1 - Ilyin, Ilya A1 - Poppenhäger, Katja A1 - Kitzmann, Daniel A1 - Nascimbeni, Valerino A1 - Turner, Jake D. A1 - Strassmeier, Klaus G. T1 - The potassium absorption on HD189733b and HD209458b JF - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters N2 - In this work, we investigate the potassium excess absorption around 7699 Å of the exoplanets HD189733b and HD209458b. For this purpose, we used high-spectral resolution transit observations acquired with the 2 × 8.4 m Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) and the Potsdam Echelle Polarimetric and Spectroscopic Instrument (PEPSI). For a bandwidth of 0.8 Å, we present a detection >7σ with an absorption level of 0.18 per cent for HD189733b. Applying the same analysis to HD209458b, we can set 3σ upper limit of 0.09 per cent, even though we do not detect a K-excess absorption. The investigation suggests that the K feature is less present in the atmosphere of HD209458b than in the one of HD189733b. This comparison confirms previous claims that the atmospheres of these two planets must have fundamentally different properties. Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/slz123 VL - 489 IS - 1 SP - L37 EP - L41 PB - Oxford Univ. Press CY - Oxford ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rüdiger, Günther A1 - Küker, Manfred A1 - Kapyla, P. J. A1 - Strassmeier, Klaus G. T1 - Antisolar differential rotation of slowly rotating cool stars JF - Astronomy and astrophysics : an international weekly journal N2 - Rotating stellar convection transports angular momentum towards the equator, generating the characteristic equatorial acceleration of the solar rotation while the radial flux of angular momentum is always inwards. New numerical box simulations for the meridional cross-correlation < u(theta)u(phi)>, however, reveal the angular momentum transport towards the poles for slow rotation and towards the equator for fast rotation. The explanation is that for slow rotation a negative radial gradient of the angular velocity always appears, which in combination with a so-far neglected rotation-induced off-diagonal eddy viscosity term nu(perpendicular to) provides "antisolar rotation" laws with a decelerated equator Similarly, the simulations provided positive values for the rotation-induced correlation < u(r)u(theta)>, which is relevant for the resulting latitudinal temperature profiles (cool or warm poles) for slow rotation and negative values for fast rotation. Observations of the differential rotation of slowly rotating stars will therefore lead to a better understanding of the actual stress-strain relation, the heat transport, and the underlying model of the rotating convection. KW - stars: solar-type KW - convection KW - stars: rotation KW - turbulence Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201935280 SN - 1432-0746 VL - 630 PB - EDP Sciences CY - Les Ulis ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Keles, Engin A1 - Kitzmann, Daniel A1 - Mallonn, Matthias A1 - Alexoudi, Xanthippi A1 - Fossati, Luca A1 - Pino, Lorenzo A1 - Seidel, Julia Victoria A1 - Caroll, Thorsten A. A1 - Steffen, M. A1 - Ilyin, Ilya A1 - Poppenhäger, Katja A1 - Strassmeier, Klaus G. A1 - von Essen, Carolina A1 - Nascimbeni, Valerio A1 - Turner, Jake D. T1 - Probing the atmosphere of HD189733b with the Na i and K i lines JF - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society N2 - High spectral resolution transmission spectroscopy is a powerful tool to characterize exoplanet atmospheres. Especially for hot Jupiters, this technique is highly relevant, due to their high-altitude absorption, e.g. from resonant sodium (Na i) and potassium (K i) lines. We resolve the atmospheric K i absorption on HD189733b with the aim to compare the resolved K i line and previously obtained high-resolution Na i-D line observations with synthetic transmission spectra. The line profiles suggest atmospheric processes leading to a line broadening of the order of ∼10 km/s for the Na i-D lines and only a few km/s for the K i line. The investigation hints that either the atmosphere of HD189733b lacks a significant amount of K i or the alkali lines probe different atmospheric regions with different temperature, which could explain the differences we see in the resolved absorption lines. Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa2435 VL - 498 IS - 1 SP - 1033 PB - Oxford Univ. Press CY - Oxford ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mallonn, Matthias A1 - Poppenhäger, Katja A1 - Granzer, Thomas A1 - Weber, Michael A1 - Strassmeier, Klaus G. T1 - Detection capability of ground-based meter-sized telescopes for shallow exoplanet transits JF - Astronomy and astrophysics : an international weekly journal N2 - Meter-sized ground-based telescopes are frequently used today for the follow-up of extrasolar planet candidates. While the transit signal of a Jupiter-sized object can typically be detected to a high level of confidence with small telescope apertures as well, the shallow transit dips of planets with the size of Neptune and smaller are more challenging to reveal. We employ new observational data to illustrate the photometric follow-up capabilities of meter-sized telescopes for shallow exoplanet transits. We describe in detail the capability of distinguishing the photometric signal of an exoplanet transit from an underlying trend in the light curve. The transit depths of the six targets we observed, Kepler-94b, Kepler-63b, K2-100b, K2-138b, K2-138c, and K2-138e, range from 3.9 ppt down to 0.3 ppt. For five targets of this sample, we provide the first ground-based photometric follow-up. The timing of three targets is precisely known from previous observations, and the timing of the other three targets is uncertain and we aim to constrain it. We detect or rule out the transit features significantly in single observations for the targets that show transits of 1.3 ppt or deeper. The shallower transit depths of two targets of 0.6 and 0.8 ppt were detected tentatively in single light curves, and were detected significantly by repeated observations. Only for the target of the shallowest transit depth of 0.3 ppt were we unable to draw a significant conclusion despite combining five individual light curves. An injection-recovery test on our real data shows that we detect transits of 1.3 ppt depth significantly in single light curves if the transit is fully covered, including out-of-transit data toward both sides, in some cases down to 0.7 ppt depth. For Kepler-94b, Kepler-63b, and K2-100b, we were able to verify the ephemeris. In the case of K2-138c with a 0.6 ppt deep transit, we were able to refine it, and in the case of K2-138e, we ruled out the transit in the time interval of more than ±1.5 σ of its current literature ephemeris. KW - methods: observational KW - techniques: photometric KW - planets and satellites: fundamental parameters Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202140599 SN - 0004-6361 SN - 1432-0746 VL - 657 PB - EDP Sciences CY - Les Ulis ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Martinez Gonzalez, M. J. A1 - Pastor Yabar, A. A1 - Lagg, A. A1 - Asensio Ramos, A. A1 - Collados Vera, M. A1 - Solanki, S. K. A1 - Balthasar, H. A1 - Berkefeld, T. A1 - Denker, Carsten A1 - Doerr, H. P. A1 - Feller, A. A1 - Franz, M. A1 - González Manrique, Sergio Javier A1 - Hofmann, A. A1 - Kneer, F. A1 - Kuckein, Christoph A1 - Louis, R. A1 - von der Lühe, O. A1 - Nicklas, H. A1 - Orozco, D. A1 - Rezaei, R. A1 - Schlichenmaier, R. A1 - Schmidt, D. A1 - Schmidt, W. A1 - Sigwarth, M. A1 - Sobotka, M. A1 - Soltau, D. A1 - Staude, J. A1 - Strassmeier, Klaus G. A1 - Verma, Meetu A1 - Waldman, T. A1 - Volkmer, R. T1 - Inference of magnetic fields in the very quiet Sun JF - Journal of geophysical research : Earth surface N2 - Context. Over the past 20 yr, the quietest areas of the solar surface have revealed a weak but extremely dynamic magnetism occurring at small scales (<500 km), which may provide an important contribution to the dynamics and energetics of the outer layers of the atmosphere. Understanding this magnetism requires the inference of physical quantities from high-sensitivity spectro-polarimetric data with high spatio-temporal resolution. Aims. We present high-precision spectro-polarimetric data with high spatial resolution (0.4") of the very quiet Sun at 1.56 mu m obtained with the GREGOR telescope to shed some light on this complex magnetism. Methods. We used inversion techniques in two main approaches. First, we assumed that the observed profiles can be reproduced with a constant magnetic field atmosphere embedded in a field-free medium. Second, we assumed that the resolution element has a substructure with either two constant magnetic atmospheres or a single magnetic atmosphere with gradients of the physical quantities along the optical depth, both coexisting with a global stray-light component. Results. Half of our observed quiet-Sun region is better explained by magnetic substructure within the resolution element. However, we cannot distinguish whether this substructure comes from gradients of the physical parameters along the line of sight or from horizontal gradients (across the surface). In these pixels, a model with two magnetic components is preferred, and we find two distinct magnetic field populations. The population with the larger filling factor has very weak (similar to 150 G) horizontal fields similar to those obtained in previous works. We demonstrate that the field vector of this population is not constrained by the observations, given the spatial resolution and polarimetric accuracy of our data. The topology of the other component with the smaller filling factor is constrained by the observations for field strengths above 250 G: we infer hG fields with inclinations and azimuth values compatible with an isotropic distribution. The filling factors are typically below 30%. We also find that the flux of the two polarities is not balanced. From the other half of the observed quiet-Sun area similar to 50% are two-lobed Stokes V profiles, meaning that 23% of the field of view can be adequately explained with a single constant magnetic field embedded in a non-magnetic atmosphere. The magnetic field vector and filling factor are reliable inferred in only 50% based on the regular profiles. Therefore, 12% of the field of view harbour hG fields with filling factors typically below 30%. At our present spatial resolution, 70% of the pixels apparently are non-magnetised. KW - Sun: atmosphere KW - Sun: magnetic fields KW - techniques: polarimetric KW - methods: observational Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628449 SN - 1432-0746 VL - 596 PB - EDP Sciences CY - Les Ulis ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Verma, Meetu A1 - Denker, Carsten A1 - Balthasar, H. A1 - Kuckein, Christoph A1 - González Manrique, Sergio Javier A1 - Sobotka, M. A1 - Gonzalez, N. Bello A1 - Hoch, S. A1 - Diercke, Andrea A1 - Kummerow, Philipp A1 - Berkefeld, T. A1 - Collados Vera, M. A1 - Feller, A. A1 - Hofmann, A. A1 - Kneer, F. A1 - Lagg, A. A1 - Löhner-Böttcher, J. A1 - Nicklas, H. A1 - Pastor Yabar, A. A1 - Schlichenmaier, R. A1 - Schmidt, D. A1 - Schmidt, W. A1 - Schubert, M. A1 - Sigwarth, M. A1 - Solanki, S. K. A1 - Soltau, D. A1 - Staude, J. A1 - Strassmeier, Klaus G. A1 - Volkmer, R. A1 - von der Lühe, O. A1 - Waldmann, T. T1 - Horizontal flow fields in and around a small active region The transition period between flux emergence and decay JF - Polymers N2 - Context. The solar magnetic field is responsible for all aspects of solar activity. Thus, emergence of magnetic flux at the surface is the first manifestation of the ensuing solar activity. Aims. Combining high-resolution and synoptic observations aims to provide a comprehensive description of flux emergence at photospheric level and of the growth process that eventually leads to a mature active region. Methods. The small active region NOAA 12118 emerged on 2014 July 17 and was observed one day later with the 1.5-m GREGOR solar telescope on 2014 July 18. High-resolution time-series of blue continuum and G-band images acquired in the blue imaging channel (BIC) of the GREGOR Fabry-Perot Interferometer (GFPI) were complemented by synoptic line-of-sight magnetograms and continuum images obtained with the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) onboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). Horizontal proper motions and horizontal plasma velocities were computed with local correlation tracking (LCT) and the differential affine velocity estimator (DAVE), respectively. Morphological image processing was employed to measure the photometric and magnetic area, magnetic flux, and the separation profile of the emerging flux region during its evolution. Results. The computed growth rates for photometric area, magnetic area, and magnetic flux are about twice as high as the respective decay rates. The space-time diagram using HMI magnetograms of five days provides a comprehensive view of growth and decay. It traces a leaf-like structure, which is determined by the initial separation of the two polarities, a rapid expansion phase, a time when the spread stalls, and a period when the region slowly shrinks again. The separation rate of 0.26 km s(-1) is highest in the initial stage, and it decreases when the separation comes to a halt. Horizontal plasma velocities computed at four evolutionary stages indicate a changing pattern of inflows. In LCT maps we find persistent flow patterns such as outward motions in the outer part of the two major pores, a diverging feature near the trailing pore marking the site of upwelling plasma and flux emergence, and low velocities in the interior of dark pores. We detected many elongated rapidly expanding granules between the two major polarities, with dimensions twice as large as the normal granules. KW - Sun: photosphere KW - Sun: magnetic fields KW - techniques: image processing KW - methods: data analysis Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628380 SN - 1432-0746 VL - 596 PB - EDP Sciences CY - Les Ulis ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Balthasar, H. A1 - Gömöry, P. A1 - González Manrique, Sergio Javier A1 - Kuckein, Christoph A1 - Kavka, J. A1 - Kucera, A. A1 - Schwartz, P. A1 - Vaskova, R. A1 - Berkefeld, T. A1 - Collados Vera, M. A1 - Denker, Carsten A1 - Feller, A. A1 - Hofmann, A. A1 - Lagg, A. A1 - Nicklas, H. A1 - Suarez, D. A1 - Pastor Yabar, A. A1 - Rezaei, R. A1 - Schlichenmaier, R. A1 - Schmidt, D. A1 - Schmidt, W. A1 - Sigwarth, M. A1 - Sobotka, M. A1 - Solanki, S. K. A1 - Soltau, D. A1 - Staude, J. A1 - Strassmeier, Klaus G. A1 - Volkmer, R. A1 - von der Lühe, O. A1 - Waldmann, T. T1 - Spectropolarimetric observations of an arch filament system with the GREGOR solar telescope JF - Astronomische Nachrichten = Astronomical notes N2 - Arch filament systems occur in active sunspot groups, where a fibril structure connects areas of opposite magnetic polarity, in contrast to active region filaments that follow the polarity inversion line. We used the GREGOR Infrared Spectrograph (GRIS) to obtain the full Stokes vector in the spectral lines SiI lambda 1082.7 nm, He I lambda 1083.0 nm, and Ca I lambda 1083.9 nm. We focus on the near-infrared calcium line to investigate the photospheric magnetic field and velocities, and use the line core intensities and velocities of the helium line to study the chromospheric plasma. The individual fibrils of the arch filament system connect the sunspot with patches of magnetic polarity opposite to that of the spot. These patches do not necessarily coincide with pores, where the magnetic field is strongest. Instead, areas are preferred not far from the polarity inversion line. These areas exhibit photospheric downflows of moderate velocity, but significantly higher downflows of up to 30 km s(-1) in the chromospheric helium line. Our findings can be explained with new emerging flux where the matter flows downward along the field lines of rising flux tubes, in agreement with earlier results. (C) 2016 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH& Co. KGaA, Weinheim KW - Sun: filaments KW - Sun: photosphere KW - techniques: polarimetric KW - techniques: spectroscopic Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/asna.201612432 SN - 0004-6337 SN - 1521-3994 VL - 337 SP - 1050 EP - 1056 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gonzalez Manrique, Sergio Javier A1 - Kuckein, Christoph A1 - Pastor Yabar, A. A1 - Collados Vera, M. A1 - Denker, Carsten A1 - Fischer, C. E. A1 - Gömöry, P. A1 - Diercke, Andrea A1 - Gonzalez, N. Bello A1 - Schlichenmaier, R. A1 - Balthasar, H. A1 - Berkefeld, T. A1 - Feller, A. A1 - Hoch, S. A1 - Hofmann, A. A1 - Kneer, F. A1 - Lagg, A. A1 - Nicklas, H. A1 - Orozco Suarez, D. A1 - Schmidt, D. A1 - Schmidt, W. A1 - Sigwarth, M. A1 - Sobotka, M. A1 - Solanki, S. K. A1 - Soltau, D. A1 - Staude, J. A1 - Strassmeier, Klaus G. A1 - Verma, Meetu A1 - Volkmer, R. A1 - von der Lühe, O. A1 - Waldmann, T. T1 - Fitting peculiar spectral profiles in He I 10830 angstrom absorption features JF - Astronomische Nachrichten = Astronomical notes N2 - The new generation of solar instruments provides better spectral, spatial, and temporal resolution for a better understanding of the physical processes that take place on the Sun. Multiple-component profiles are more commonly observed with these instruments. Particularly, the He i 10830 triplet presents such peculiar spectral profiles, which give information on the velocity and magnetic fine structure of the upper chromosphere. The purpose of this investigation is to describe a technique to efficiently fit the two blended components of the He i 10830 triplet, which are commonly observed when two atmospheric components are located within the same resolution element. The observations used in this study were taken on 2015 April 17 with the very fast spectroscopic mode of the GREGOR Infrared Spectrograph (GRIS) attached to the 1.5-m GREGOR solar telescope, located at the Observatorio del Teide, Tenerife, Spain. We apply a double-Lorentzian fitting technique using Levenberg-Marquardt least-squares minimization. This technique is very simple and much faster than inversion codes. Line-of-sight Doppler velocities can be inferred for a whole map of pixels within just a few minutes. Our results show sub-and supersonic downflow velocities of up to 32 km s(-1) for the fast component in the vicinity of footpoints of filamentary structures. The slow component presents velocities close to rest. (C) 2016 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH& Co. KGaA, Weinheim KW - Sun: chromosphere KW - methods: data analysis KW - techniques: spectroscopic KW - line: profiles Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/asna.201512433 SN - 0004-6337 SN - 1521-3994 VL - 337 SP - 1057 EP - 1063 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Verma, Meetu A1 - Denker, Carsten A1 - Böhm, F. A1 - Balthasar, H. A1 - Fischer, C. E. A1 - Kuckein, Christoph A1 - Gonzalez, N. Bello A1 - Berkefeld, T. A1 - Collados Vera, M. A1 - Diercke, Andrea A1 - Feller, A. A1 - Gonzalez Manrique, Sergio Javier A1 - Hofmann, A. A1 - Lagg, A. A1 - Nicklas, H. A1 - Orozco Suarez, D. A1 - Pator Yabar, A. A1 - Rezaei, R. A1 - Schlichenmaier, R. A1 - Schmidt, D. A1 - Schmidt, W. A1 - Sigwarth, M. A1 - Sobotka, M. A1 - Solanki, S. K. A1 - Soltau, D. A1 - Staude, J. A1 - Strassmeier, Klaus G. A1 - Volkmer, R. A1 - von der Lühe, O. A1 - Waldmann, T. T1 - Flow and magnetic field properties in the trailing sunspots of active region NOAA 12396 JF - Astronomische Nachrichten = Astronomical notes N2 - Improved measurements of the photospheric and chromospheric three-dimensional magnetic and flow fields are crucial for a precise determination of the origin and evolution of active regions. We present an illustrative sample of multi-instrument data acquired during a two-week coordinated observing campaign in August 2015 involving, among others, the GREGOR solar telescope (imaging and near-infrared spectroscopy) and the space missions Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS). The observations focused on the trailing part of active region NOAA 12396 with complex polarity inversion lines and strong intrusions of opposite polarity flux. The GREGOR Infrared Spectrograph (GRIS) provided Stokes IQUV spectral profiles in the photospheric Si i.1082.7 nm line, the chromospheric He I lambda 1083.0 nm triplet, and the photospheric Ca I lambda 1083.9 nm line. Carefully calibrated GRIS scans of the active region provided maps of Doppler velocity and magnetic field at different atmospheric heights. We compare quick-look maps with those obtained with the " Stokes Inversions based on Response functions" (SIR) code, which furnishes deeper insight into the magnetic properties of the region. We find supporting evidence that newly emerging flux and intruding opposite polarity flux are hampering the formation of penumbrae, i.e., a penumbra fully surrounding a sunspot is only expected after cessation of flux emergence in proximity to the sunspots. (C) 2016 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH& Co.KGaA, Weinheim KW - Sun: magnetic fields KW - sunspots KW - methods: data analysis KW - techniques: polarimetric KW - techniques: spectroscopic Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/asna.201612447 SN - 0004-6337 SN - 1521-3994 VL - 337 SP - 1090 EP - 1098 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Alexoudi, Xanthippi A1 - Mallonn, Matthias A1 - Keles, Engin A1 - Poppenhäger, Katja A1 - von Essen, Carolina A1 - Strassmeier, Klaus T1 - Role of the impact parameter in exoplanet transmission spectroscopy JF - Astronomy and astrophysics : an international weekly journal N2 - Context Transmission spectroscopy is a promising tool for the atmospheric characterization of transiting exoplanets. Because the planetary signal is faint, discrepancies have been reported regarding individual targets. Aims We investigate the dependence of the estimated transmission spectrum on deviations of the orbital parameters of the star-planet system that are due to the limb-darkening effects of the host star. We describe how the uncertainty on the orbital parameters translates into an uncertainty on the planetary spectral slope. Methods We created synthetic transit light curves in seven different wavelength bands, from the near-ultraviolet to the near-infrared, and fit them with transit models parameterized by fixed deviating values of the impact parameter b. First, we performed a qualitative study to illustrate the effect by presenting the changes in the transmission spectrum slope with different deviations of b. Then, we quantified these variations by creating an error envelope (for centrally transiting, off-center, and grazing systems) based on a derived typical uncertainty on b from the literature. Finally, we compared the variations in the transmission spectra for different spectral types of host stars. Results Our simulations show a wavelength-dependent offset that is more pronounced at the blue wavelengths where the limb-darkening effect is stronger. This offset introduces a slope in the planetary transmission spectrum that becomes steeper with increasing b values. Variations of b by positive or negative values within its uncertainty interval introduce positive or negative slopes, thus the formation of an error envelope. The amplitude from blue optical to near-infrared wavelength for a typical uncertainty on b corresponds to one atmospheric pressure scale height and more. This impact parameter degeneracy is confirmed for different host types; K stars present prominently steeper slopes, while M stars indicate features at the blue wavelengths. Conclusions We demonstrate that transmission spectra can be hard to interpret, basically because of the limitations in defining a precise impact parameter value for a transiting exoplanet. This consequently limits a characterization of its atmosphere. KW - planets and satellites: atmospheres KW - planets and satellites: gaseous KW - planets Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-605378 SN - 0004-6361 SN - 1432-0746 VL - 640 PB - EDP Sciences CY - Les Ulis ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dineva, Ekaterina Ivanova A1 - Pearson, Jeniveve A1 - Ilyin, Ilya A1 - Verma, Meetu A1 - Diercke, Andrea A1 - Strassmeier, Klaus A1 - Denker, Carsten T1 - Characterization of chromospheric activity based on Sun-as-a-star spectral and disk-resolved activity indices JF - Astronomische Nachrichten = Astronomical notes N2 - The strong chromospheric absorption lines Ca ii H & K are tightly connected to stellar surface magnetic fields. Only for the Sun, spectral activity indices can be related to evolving magnetic features on the solar disk. The Solar Disk-Integrated (SDI) telescope feeds the Potsdam Echelle Polarimetric and Spectroscopic Instrument (PEPSI) of the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) at Mt. Graham International Observatory, Arizona, U.S.A. We present high-resolution, high-fidelity spectra that were recorded on 184 & 82 days in 2018 & 2019 and derive the Ca ii H & K emission ratio, that is, the S-index. In addition, we compile excess brightness and area indices based on full-disk Ca ii K-line-core filtergrams of the Chromospheric Telescope (ChroTel) at Observatorio del Teide, Tenerife, Spain and full-disk ultraviolet (UV) 1600 angstrom images of the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) onboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). Thus, Sun-as-a-star spectral indices are related to their counterparts derived from resolved images of the solar chromosphere. All indices display signatures of rotational modulation, even during the very low magnetic activity in the minimum of Solar Cycle 24. Bringing together different types of activity indices has the potential to join disparate chromospheric datasets yielding a comprehensive description of chromospheric activity across many solar cycles. KW - astronomical databases KW - miscellaneous KW - methods KW - data analysis KW - activity KW - Sun KW - atmosphere KW - chromosphere KW - techniques KW - spectroscopic Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/asna.20223996 SN - 0004-6337 SN - 1521-3994 VL - 343 IS - 5 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Keles, Engin A1 - Mallonn, Matthias A1 - Kitzmann, Daniel A1 - Poppenhäger, Katja A1 - Hoeijmakers, H. Jens A1 - Ilyin, Ilya A1 - Alexoudi, Xanthippi A1 - Carroll, Thorsten A. A1 - Alvarado-Gomez, Julian A1 - Ketzer, Laura A1 - Bonomo, Aldo S. A1 - Borsa, Francesco A1 - Gaudi, B. Scott A1 - Henning, Thomas A1 - Malavolta, Luca A1 - Molaverdikhani, Karan A1 - Nascimbeni, Valerio A1 - Patience, Jennifer A1 - Pino, Lorenzo A1 - Scandariato, Gaetano A1 - Schlawin, Everett A1 - Shkolnik, Evgenya A1 - Sicilia, Daniela A1 - Sozzetti, Alessandro A1 - Foster, Mary G. A1 - Veillet, Christian A1 - Wang, Ji A1 - Yan, Fei A1 - Strassmeier, Klaus G. T1 - The PEPSI exoplanet transit survey (PETS) I: Investigating the presence of a silicate atmosphere on the super-earth 55 Cnc e JF - Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society N2 - The study of exoplanets and especially their atmospheres can reveal key insights on their evolution by identifying specific atmospheric species. For such atmospheric investigations, high-resolution transmission spectroscopy has shown great success, especially for Jupiter-type planets. Towards the atmospheric characterization of smaller planets, the super-Earth exoplanet 55 Cnc e is one of the most promising terrestrial exoplanets studied to date. Here, we present a high-resolution spectroscopic transit observation of this planet, acquired with the PEPSI instrument at the Large Binocular Telescope. Assuming the presence of Earth-like crust species on the surface of 55 Cnc e, from which a possible silicate-vapor atmosphere could have originated, we search in its transmission spectrum for absorption of various atomic and ionized species such as Fe , Fe (+), Ca , Ca (+), Mg, and K , among others. Not finding absorption for any of the investigated species, we are able to set absorption limits with a median value of 1.9 x R-P. In conclusion, we do not find evidence of a widely extended silicate envelope on this super-Earth reaching several planetary radii. KW - planets and satellites: atmospheres KW - planets and satellites: composition Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac810 SN - 0035-8711 SN - 1365-2966 VL - 513 IS - 1 SP - 1544 EP - 1556 PB - Oxford University Press CY - Oxford ER -