Two-Dimensional Eclipse Mapping of the Hot Jupiter WASP-43b with JWST MIRI/LRS
Mark Hammond, Taylor J. Bell, Ryan C. Challener, Neil T. Lewis, Megan Weiner Mansfield, Isaac Malsky, Emily Rauscher, Jacob L. Bean, Ludmila Carone, Jo~ao M. Mendonc{c}a, Lucas Teinturier, Xianyu Tan, Nicolas Crouzet, Laura Kreidberg, Giuseppe Morello, Vivien Parmentier, Jasmina Blecic, Jean-Michel D’esert, Christiane Helling, Pierre-Olivier Lagage, Karan Molaverdikhani, Matthew C. Nixon, Benjamin V. Rackham, Jingxuan Yang
arXiv:2404.16488v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: We present eclipse maps of the two-dimensional thermal emission from the dayside of the hot Jupiter WASP-43b, derived from an observation of a phase curve with the JWST MIRI/LRS instrument. The observed eclipse shapes deviate significantly from those expected for a planet emitting uniformly over its surface. We fit a map to this deviation, constructed from spherical harmonics up to order $ell_{rm max}=2$, alongside the planetary, orbital, stellar, and systematic parameters. This yields a map with a meridionally-averaged eastward hot-spot shift of $(7.75 pm 0.36)^{circ}$, with no significant degeneracy between the map and the additional parameters. We show the latitudinal and longitudinal contributions of the day-side emission structure to the eclipse shape, finding a latitudinal signal of $sim$200 ppm and a longitudinal signal of $sim$250 ppm. To investigate the sensitivity of the map to the method, we fix the non-mapping parameters and derive an “eigenmap” fitted with an optimised number of orthogonal phase curves, which yields a similar map to the $ell_{rm max}=2$ map. We also fit a map up to $ell_{rm max}=3$, which shows a smaller hot-spot shift, with a larger uncertainty. These maps are similar to those produced by atmospheric simulations. We conclude that there is a significant mapping signal which constrains the spherical harmonic components of our model up to $ell_{rm max}=2$. Alternative mapping models may derive different structures with smaller-scale features; we suggest that further observations of WASP-43b and other planets will drive the development of more robust methods and more accurate maps.arXiv:2404.16488v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: We present eclipse maps of the two-dimensional thermal emission from the dayside of the hot Jupiter WASP-43b, derived from an observation of a phase curve with the JWST MIRI/LRS instrument. The observed eclipse shapes deviate significantly from those expected for a planet emitting uniformly over its surface. We fit a map to this deviation, constructed from spherical harmonics up to order $ell_{rm max}=2$, alongside the planetary, orbital, stellar, and systematic parameters. This yields a map with a meridionally-averaged eastward hot-spot shift of $(7.75 pm 0.36)^{circ}$, with no significant degeneracy between the map and the additional parameters. We show the latitudinal and longitudinal contributions of the day-side emission structure to the eclipse shape, finding a latitudinal signal of $sim$200 ppm and a longitudinal signal of $sim$250 ppm. To investigate the sensitivity of the map to the method, we fix the non-mapping parameters and derive an “eigenmap” fitted with an optimised number of orthogonal phase curves, which yields a similar map to the $ell_{rm max}=2$ map. We also fit a map up to $ell_{rm max}=3$, which shows a smaller hot-spot shift, with a larger uncertainty. These maps are similar to those produced by atmospheric simulations. We conclude that there is a significant mapping signal which constrains the spherical harmonic components of our model up to $ell_{rm max}=2$. Alternative mapping models may derive different structures with smaller-scale features; we suggest that further observations of WASP-43b and other planets will drive the development of more robust methods and more accurate maps.