Transmission Spectroscopy of Hot Jupiters and Neptunes
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Manchester
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
The aim of this project is to enable the automated selection of
transiting exoplanet candidates for transmission spectroscopy follow-up. This project will
develop an exoplanet atmosphere fitting routine and also metrics that classify how new
transmission spectroscopy data improves model discrimination. This work will become a
central component within the overall automated target selection pipeline being
developed by SPEARNET (Spectroscopy and Photometry of Exoplanetary Atmospheres
Network). SPEARNET is a UK-Thai collaboration which is using a heterogeneous telescope
network to select and follow-up exoplanet transiting systems.
transiting exoplanet candidates for transmission spectroscopy follow-up. This project will
develop an exoplanet atmosphere fitting routine and also metrics that classify how new
transmission spectroscopy data improves model discrimination. This work will become a
central component within the overall automated target selection pipeline being
developed by SPEARNET (Spectroscopy and Photometry of Exoplanetary Atmospheres
Network). SPEARNET is a UK-Thai collaboration which is using a heterogeneous telescope
network to select and follow-up exoplanet transiting systems.
Organisations
Publications
Hayes Joshua J. C.
(2019)
Optimizing exoplanet atmosphere retrieval using unsupervised machine-learning classification
in arXiv e-prints
Studentship Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST/N504178/1 | 30/09/2015 | 30/03/2021 | |||
| 1963670 | Studentship | ST/N504178/1 | 30/09/2017 | 29/09/2021 | Joshua Hayes |
| ST/R504956/1 | 30/09/2017 | 29/09/2021 | |||
| 1963670 | Studentship | ST/R504956/1 | 30/09/2017 | 29/09/2021 | Joshua Hayes |
| Description | Exoplanetary lecture for British Science Week |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Delivered a lecture on exoplanetary science at the University of Manchester to multiple local schools |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Expert astronomer on BBC Radio 5 "Up All Night" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Regular 15 minute slot on BBC Radio 5 "Up All Night," where I discussed the latest astronomy news stories with the host. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018,2019 |
| Description | Jodcast presenting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I have acted as a presenter on the Jodcast, the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics podcast. This reaches a wide audience and is the second largest astronomy podcast in the world. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018,2019,2020 |
| URL | http://www.jodcast.net |
| Description | Jodrell Bank "Meet the Expert" session |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 10 Minute talk to the general public about my work, followed by a 30 minute Q&A on space science and astronomy. Hosted by Jodrell Bank as a half term activity |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018,2019,2020 |
| URL | https://www.jodrellbank.net/events/easter-holidays-meet-the-expert-2/ |
| Description | Talk to University of Manchester Astronomy Society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A talk on exoplanetary science any my research to undergraduate members of the University of Manchester Astronomy Society. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019,2020 |
| Description | University of Manchester GATEWAYS school program workshop delivery |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | 3 groups of 30 Year 9 pupils each spent an hour in a workshop designed and run by me looking at atmospheric spectroscopy. The workshop consisted of an introductory talk, a session on 'decoding spectral fingerprints,' and a discussion/summary. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |