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Jean-Michel Desert is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands and has a significant body of research primarily in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their work spans several interconnected subfields with a focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Atmospheric Science, Computational Mechanics, and Aerospace Engineering.

Their research topics concentrate on areas including Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astro and Planetary Science, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation, and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics.

Jean-Michel Desert has contributed numerous recent papers prominently published in Nature, covering exoplanet atmosphere analysis and space observation techniques. Notable publications include:

  • Early Release Science of the exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRSpec PRISM (2023, Nature)
  • Early Release Science of the exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRSpec G395H (2023, Nature)
  • Photochemically produced SO2 in the atmosphere of WASP-39b (2023, Nature)
  • Early Release Science of the exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRISS (2023, Nature)
  • Identification of carbon dioxide in an exoplanet atmosphere (2022, Nature)

The scientist frequently collaborates with multiple co-authors, including Jacob L. Bean, Vivien Parmentier, Jonathan J. Fortney, Megan Mansfield, and Kevin B. Stevenson. This collaboration network reflects a diverse engagement in exoplanetary and astronomical research topics.

Jean-Michel Desert's work appears extensively in several publication venues with a strong presence in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University) with 34 publications
  • The Astronomical Journal with 18 publications
  • Nature with 9 publications
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics with 7 publications
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters with 5 publications

Across their career, the scientist has consistently contributed to advancing knowledge within several main and sub-disciplines of astronomy and related sciences. The research outputs cover both theoretical and observational aspects, particularly focusing on planetary atmospheres, stellar phenomena, and instrumental methodologies relevant to space science.

Best Publications

  • An extended upper atmosphere around the extrasolar planet HD209458b

    A. Vidal-Madjar;A. Lecavelier des Etangs;J.-M. Désert;G. E. Ballester

  • Characteristics of planetary candidates observed by Kepler, II: Analysis of the first four months of data

    William J. Borucki;David G. Koch;Gibor Basri;Natalie Batalha

  • Characteristics of planetary candidates observed by Kepler. II. Analysis of the first four months of data

    William J. Borucki;David G. Koch;Gibor Basri;Natalie Batalha

  • Planetary Candidates Observed by Kepler. III. Analysis of the First 16 Months of Data

    Natalie M. Batalha;Natalie M. Batalha;Jason F. Rowe;Stephen T. Bryson;Thomas Barclay

  • A continuum from clear to cloudy hot-Jupiter exoplanets without primordial water depletion

    David K. Sing;Jonathan J. Fortney;Nikolay Nikolov;Hannah R. Wakeford

  • Clouds in the atmosphere of the super-Earth exoplanet GJ 1214b

    Laura Kreidberg;Jacob L. Bean;Jean-Michel Désert;Björn Benneke

  • A closely packed system of low-mass, low-density planets transiting Kepler-11

    Jack J. Lissauer;Daniel C. Fabrycky;Eric B. Ford;William J. Borucki

  • Masses, Radii, and Orbits of Small Kepler Planets: The Transition from Gaseous to Rocky Planets

    Geoffrey W. Marcy;Howard Isaacson;Andrew W. Howard;Jason F. Rowe

  • Detection of Oxygen and Carbon in the Hydrodynamically Escaping Atmosphere of the Extrasolar Planet HD 209458b

    A. Vidal-Madjar;J.-M. Désert;A. Lecavelier des Etangs;G. Hébrard

  • Infrared Transmission Spectroscopy of the Exoplanets HD209458b and XO-1b Using the Wide Field Camera-3 on the Hubble Space Telescope

    Drake Deming;Ashlee Wilkins;Peter McCullough;Adam Burrows

  • Masses, Radii, and Orbits of Small Kepler Planets: The Transition From Gaseous to Rocky Planets

    Geoffrey W. Marcy;Howard Isaacson;Andrew W. Howard;Jason F. Rowe

  • INFRARED TRANSMISSION SPECTROSCOPY OF THE EXOPLANETS HD 209458b AND XO-1b USING THE WIDE FIELD CAMERA-3 ON THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

    Drake Deming;Drake Deming;Ashlee Wilkins;Peter R. McCullough;Adam Burrows

  • Hubble Space Telescope Transmission Spectroscopy of the Exoplanet HD 189733b: High-altitude atmospheric haze in the optical and near-UV with STIS

    D. K. Sing;F. Pont;S. Aigrain;D. Charbonneau

  • 3.6 and 4.5 Micron Phase Curves and Evidence for Non-Equilibrium Chemistry in the Atmosphere of Extrasolar Planet HD 189733b

    Heather A. Knutson;Nikole Lewis;Jonathan J. Fortney;Adam Burrows

  • A giant comet-like cloud of hydrogen escaping the warm Neptune-mass exoplanet GJ 436b

    David Ehrenreich;Vincent Bourrier;Peter J. Wheatley;Alain Lecavelier des Etangs

  • Hubble Space Telescope transmission spectroscopy of the exoplanet HD 189733b: high‐altitude atmospheric haze in the optical and near‐ultraviolet with STIS

    David K. Sing;F. Pont;Suzanne Aigrain;D. Charbonneau

  • A PRECISE WATER ABUNDANCE MEASUREMENT FOR THE HOT JUPITER WASP-43b

    Laura Kreidberg;Jacob L. Bean;Jean Michel Désert;Michael R. Line

  • 3.6 and 4.5 μm Phase Curves and Evidence for Non-equilibrium Chemistry in the Atmosphere of Extrasolar Planet HD 189733b

    Heather A. Knutson;Nikole Lewis;Jonathan J. Fortney;Adam S. Burrows

  • THE FLAT TRANSMISSION SPECTRUM OF THE SUPER-EARTH GJ1214b FROM WIDE FIELD CAMERA 3 ON THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

    Zachory K. Berta;David Charbonneau;Jean-Michel Désert;Eliza Miller-Ricci Kempton

  • Evaporation of the planet HD 189733b observed in H I Lyman-α

    A. Lecavelier des Etangs;D. Ehrenreich;A. Vidal-Madjar;G. Ballester

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan J. Fortney
Jonathan J. Fortney University of California, Santa Cruz
Drake Deming
Drake Deming University of Maryland, College Park
Adam P. Showman
Adam P. Showman University of Arizona
David Charbonneau
David Charbonneau Harvard University
David K. Sing
David K. Sing Johns Hopkins University
Alfred Vidal-Madjar
Alfred Vidal-Madjar Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris
Guillaume Hébrard
Guillaume Hébrard Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris
Adam Burrows
Adam Burrows Princeton University
Eric Agol
Eric Agol University of Washington
Natalie M. Batalha
Natalie M. Batalha University of California, Santa Cruz

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