Publications

ARIEL DEFINITION STUDY REPORT: Ariel: Enabling planetary science across light-years
November 2020: Link to ESA document ; arxiv:2104.04824

ARIEL ASSESSMENT STUDY REPORT:
March 2017

ARIEL SCIENTIFIC PROPOSAL & OUTCOME OF ESA CDF STUDY:
Link to ESA website

Science-related publications

Reviews:

Tinetti, G., Drossart, P., Eccleston, P. et al., A chemical survey of exoplanets with ARIEL, Exp. Astron. (2018) 46: 135. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-018-9598-x

Ariel Special Issue in Experimental Astronomy “Ariel, the ESA M4 mission”, Published in 2022

Ariel Special Issue in Experimental Astronomy “ARIEL – the Atmospheric Remote-sensing Exoplanet Large-survey”, Published in 2018

• Wang F. et al., Constraining the atmospheric elements in hot Jupiters with Ariel, MNRAS, 523, 3, 4365–4380, 2023.
• Bourgalais, J., Carrasco, N., et al. Ions in the Thermosphere of Exoplanets: Observable Constraints Revealed by Innovative Laboratory Experiments. AJ, 895, 77, 2020.
• Changeat Q., Al-Refaie A., Mugnai L.V., Edwards B., Waldmann I. P., Pascale E., Tinetti G. (2020), Alfnoor: A Retrieval Simulation of the Ariel Target List, The Astronomical Journal, 160, 80, 2020.
• Changeat Q., Keyte L., Waldmann I. P., Tinetti G. (2020), Impact of planetary mass uncertainties on exoplanet atmospheric retrievals, The Astrophysical Journal, 896, 107, 2020.
• Dransfield, G.; Triaud, A. H. M. J., Colour-magnitude diagrams of transiting exoplanets – III. A public code, nine strange planets, and the role of phosphine, MNRAS, 499, 505, 2020.
• Changeat Q., B. Edwards, I. P. Waldmann, and G. Tinetti, Toward a More Complex Description of Chemical Profiles in Exoplanet Retrievals: A Two-layer Parameterization, The Astrophysical Journal, 886 39, 2019.
• Zellem R. et al., Constraining Exoplanet Metallicities and Aerosols with the Contribution to ARIEL Spectroscopy of Exoplanets (CASE), PASP, 131, 094401, 2019.
• Sarkar, S. et al., Stellar pulsation and granulation as noise sources in exoplanet transit spectroscopy in the ARIEL space mission, MNRAS, 481, 3, 2871, 2018.
• Tinetti G. et al., The science of ARIEL, Proc. SPIE 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 99041X (July 29, 2016); doi:10.1117/12.2232370

Performance-related publications

• Mugnai L et al., ExoRad2: Generic point source radiometric model, 2022 https://ascl.net/2210.006.
• Mugnai, L. V.; Pascale, E.; Edwards, B.; Papageorgiou, A.; Sarkar, S.; ArielRad: the Ariel radiometric model; Experimental Astronomy, 50, 303, 2020.
• Sarkar S., E. Pascale, A. Papageorgiou, L. Johnson, I. Waldmann, ExoSim: the Exoplanet Observation Simulator, Exp. Astron., 51, 287-317, 2021, arXiv:2002.03739, DOI:10.1007/s10686-020-09690-9.

Ariel targets publications

• Kokori A. et al., ExoClock Project. III. 450 New Exoplanet Ephemerides from Ground and Space Observations, ApJS, 265, 4, 2023. DOI 10.3847/1538-4365/ac9da4
• Magrini L et al. Ariel stellar characterisation: I. Homogeneous stellar parameters of 187 FGK planet host stars: Description and validation of the method, A&A, 663, 2022.
• Danielski C. et al., The homogeneous characterisation of Ariel host stars, Exp. Astron. 53, 473-510, 2022.
• Edwards B, Tinetti G. The Ariel Target List: The Impact of TESS and the Potential for Characterising Multiple Planets Within a System , AJ, Volume 164, 15, 2022.
• Mugnai L.V. et al. Alfnoor: Assessing the Information Content of Ariel’s Low-resolution Spectra with Planetary Population Studies , AJ, 162, 288, 2021.
• Brucalassi A. et al., Determination of stellar parameters for Ariel targets: a comparison analysis between different spectroscopic methods, Exp. Astron, 53, 511-532
• Kokori A. et al. ExoClock Project. II. A Large-scale Integrated Study with 180 Updated Exoplanet Ephemerides ApJS, 258, 40, 2022.
• Edwards B. N. et al, Original Research By Young Twinkle Students (ORBYTS): Ephemeris Refinement of Transiting Exoplanets , MNRAS, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa1245.
• Edwards B. N. et al., Original Research by Young Twinkle Students (Orbyts): Ephemeris Refinement of Transiting Exoplanets II , Research Notes of the AAS, 4, 7, 109, 2020.
• Edwards, B. N.; L. Mugnai, G. Tinetti, E. Pascale, and S. Sarkar (2019) An Updated Study of Potential Targets for Ariel, AJ, 157 242.
• Zingales, T., Tinetti, G., Pillitteri, I., Leconte, J., Micela, G.; The ARIEL Mission Reference Sample, Experimental Astronomy, 46, pp. 67, 2018.

Ariel Data Challenges publications

• Hou Yip, K et al. ESA-Ariel Data Challenge NeurIPS 2022: Inferring Physical Properties of Exoplanets From Next-Generation Telescopes , Neural Information Processing Systems 2022 (NeurIPS 2022), in press.
• Changeat Q., Yip K H, ESA-Ariel Data Challenge NeurIPS 2022: introduction to exo-atmospheric studies and presentation of the Atmospheric Big Challenge (ABC) Databasehttps://doi.org/10.1093/rasti/rzad001, RASTI, 2, 1, pp.45-61, 2023.
• Nikolaou N. et al. Lessons Learned from the 1st ARIEL Machine Learning Challenge: Correcting Transiting Exoplanet Light Curves for Stellar Spots , RASTI, 2023. 
• Yip, Hou K. et al., Peeking inside the Black Box: Interpreting Deep Learning Models for Exoplanet Atmospheric Retrievals; ApJ, 2021.

Payload-related publications

• Guerriero E. et al. Heat treatment procedure of the aluminium 6061-T651 for the Ariel telescope mirrors , Proceedings of the SPIE, 12180, 1218014, 2022.
• Pace E. et al. The telescope assembly of the Ariel space mission , Proceedings of the SPIE, 12180, 1218011, 2022.
• Chioetto P et a. Preliminary analysis of ground-to-flight mechanical tolerances of the Ariel mission telescope , Proceedings of the SPIE, 12180, 121804R, 2022.
• Bowles N. et al. Ground calibration of the Ariel space telescope: optical ground support equipment design and description , Proceedings of the SPIE, 12180, 1218049, 2022.
• Focardi M. et al. Preliminary surface charging analysis of Ariel payload dielectrics in early transfer orbit and L2-relevant space environment , Proceedings of the SPIE, 12180, 1218047, 2022.
• Noce V. et al. The detector control unit of the fine guidance sensor instrument on-board the ARIEL mission: design status , Proceedings of the SPIE, 12180, 1218046, 2022.
• Noce V. et al. The instrument control unit of the ARIEL payload: design evolution following the unit and payload subsystems SRR (system requirements review) , Proceedings of the SPIE, 12180, 121804, 2022.
• Gottini D. et al. FEA testing the pre-flight Ariel primary mirror , Proceedings of the SPIE, 12180, 1218042, 2022.
• Tozzi A. et al. Toward ARIEL’s primary mirror , Proceedings of the SPIE, 12180, 1218040, 2022.
• Martignac J. et al., AIRS: ARIEL IR spectrometer status, Proceedings of the SPIE, 12180, 1218012, 2022.
• Puig. L. et al.; The ESA Ariel mission is ready for implementation, SPIE, 11443, 1144310, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561273
• Mösenlechner, G. et al.; Architectural design of the ARIEL FGS software, SPIE, 11452, 114521F, 2021; https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562201.
• Crouzet P. E. et al., Impact of proton radiation on the Ariel AIRS CH1 HAWAII-1RG MWIR detector, SPIE, 11454, 114540A, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561267.
• Chioetto P. et al., The primary mirror of the Ariel mission: cryotesting of aluminum mirror samples with protected silver coating, SPIE, 11451, 114511A, 2020.
• Naponiello L. et al., The role of the instrument control unit within the ARIEL Payload and its current design, SPIE, 11443, 114434P, 2020.
• Middleton K. F. et al., An integrated payload design for the atmospheric remote-sensing infrared exoplanet large-survey (ARIEL): results from phase A and forward look to phase B1, SPIE, 11180, 1118036, 2019.
• Puig, L., Pilbratt, G., Heske, A. et al., The Phase A study of the ESA M4 mission candidate ARIEL, Exp Astron (2018) 46: 211. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-018-9604-3
• Focardi, M., Pace, E., Farina, M. et al., The ARIEL Instrument Control Unit design, Exp Astron (2018) 46: 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-017-9560-3
• Da Deppo, V., Focardi, M., Middleton, K. et al., An afocal telescope configuration for the ESA ARIEL mission, CEAS Space J (2017) 9: 379. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12567-017-0175-3
• Puig L.; Pilbratt G. L.; A. Heske; I. Escudero Sanz; Crouzet P. E., ARIEL: an ESA M4 mission candidate, Proc. SPIE 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 99041W (29 July 2016); doi: 10.1117/12.2230964
• Eccleston P. et al., An integrated payload design for the Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey (ARIEL)​, Proc. SPIE 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 990433 (July 29, 2016); doi:10.1117/12.2232878
• Focardi M. et al, The Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanets Large-survey (ARIEL) payload electronic subsystems, Proc. SPIE 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 990436 (July 29, 2016); doi:10.1117/12.2231683
• Da Peppo V. et al., Design of an afocal telescope for the ARIEL mission, Proc. SPIE 9904, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 990434 (July 29, 2016); doi:10.1117/12.2230969