Effect of stellar spot-only spectral lines in high-resolution transit spectroscopy

arXiv:2609.03568 · astro-ph.EP, astro-ph.IM · Submitted 2026-09-03 · Read on arXiv

astro-ph.EP, astro-ph.IM

Submitted: 2026-09-03

Updated: 2026-09-03

Comments: Received: 28 October 2025 / Accepted: 26 July 2026

DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202557886

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• Active Regions — 2× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Benchmark — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Metallicity — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Spectral Distortions — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Transmission spectroscopy — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

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