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Three Hot Jupiters Rise to the Top of the Deformation List
A new metric combines expected tidal shape change with photometric signal-to-noise for JWST and Ariel phase curves.
Summary
A new metric combines expected tidal shape change with photometric signal-to-noise for JWST and Ariel phase curves.
The authors identify WASP-33 b, WASP-76 b and HAT-P-32 b as strong unmeasured targets. Simulations suggest one continuous JWST observation of WASP-76 b could constrain its fluid Love number to about 0.09 precision; that is a forecast, not a completed observation.
Why it matters
A new metric combines expected tidal shape change with photometric signal-to-noise for JWST and Ariel phase curves.
Limits and context
- Simulations suggest one continuous JWST observation of WASP-76 b could constrain its fluid Love number to about 0.09 precision; that is a forecast, not a completed observation.
Key claims
A new metric combines expected tidal shape change with photometric signal-to-noise for JWST and Ariel phase curves.
Qualification: Simulations suggest one continuous JWST observation of WASP-76 b could constrain its fluid Love number to about 0.09 precision; that is a forecast, not a completed observation.
Evidence: source-2026-10-17-018
Sources
- arXiv preprint 2610.22338, original v1arXiv · primary research
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