Transmission spectrscopy studies of exoplanet atmospheres

Funder	Science and Technology Facilities Council
Recipient Organization	The University of Manchester
Country	United Kingdom
Start Date	Sep 30, 2022
End Date	Mar 30, 2026
Duration	1,277 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Student; Supervisor
Data Source	UKRI Gateway to Research
Grant ID	`2857039`

Grant Description

This wolves the reduction and analysis of data collected by the Spectroscopy and Photometry of Exoplanet Atmospheres Research Network (SPEARNET).

SPEARNET is using a globally distributed network of optical and near-IR facilities to study the atmospheres of transiting exoplanets.

The goal of SPEARNET is to develop tools and processes for the robust study of exoplanet atmospheres with multiple telescopes and to undertake statistical studies of the atmospheres of hot Jupiters and Neptunes from a sample of planets chosen with a quantifiable selection function.

This PhD project will involve working with spectroscopy and photometric data to construct multi-wavelength transit lightcurves of our target systems, as well as to model and analyse them.