RASEN

Rayleigh scattering effects the measurements of the radii for transiting planets, particularly low-mass ones. Using CoRoT data for the courtesy of the CHEOPS community we will develop a method for deriving planetary radii that takes Rayleigh scattering in an XUV heated expanded atmosphere into account. Depending on the planetary parameters and heating by the star, our technique will also allow to constrain the compactness of the atmospheres and hence exoplanet radii.

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Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW)

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