Spectroscopic analysis of exoplanet atmospheres : Ground-based high-resolution atmospheric characterization of hot Jupiters using near infrared spectroscopy

Abstract: This report is exploring the possibility of characterizing hot Jupiter atmospheres using ground-based high-resolution spectroscopy. The ESO CRIRES infrared spectrometer is selected as the observing tool. Simulated observations are computed for known transiting systems. The properties of observations (noise, spectral coverage, resolution) are estimated with the CRIRES Exposure Time Calculator. An inverse method is used for reconstructing the transmission spectra of exoplanetary atmospheres and identifying spectral features. The possibility of using this method for non-transiting systems is examined. Three exoplanets are deemed possible to reconstruct the spectrum of.