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For a hot Jupiter transiting a Sun-sized star,a one-percent baseline transit. Taking $T\simeq 1500\mathrm{K}$, $g\simeq 20\mathrm{m}{\mathrm{s}}^{-2}$, and an ${\mathrm{H}}_2$-dominated mean molecular mass $\bar{m}\simeq 2.3m_H$ gives an atmospheric scale height near $270\mathrm{km}$. A strong band spanning five scale heights then hasor several hundred parts per million; very strong clear-atmosphere features can approach $10^{-3}$. The spectrum is therefore a roughly one-percent baseline with a localized Gaussian-sized band near ${\lambda }_0$ and a continuum rising toward short wavelengths when $\gamma <0$. Clouds reduce both $b$ and the observable power-law slope.

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

Assume a feature spans $N_H=5$ atmospheric scale heights.

For an Earth twin around the Sun, $R_p=R_{\oplus }$, $R_{\ast }=R_{\odot }$, $H\simeq 8\mathrm{km}$, givingFor a $1.7R_{\oplus }$ super-Earth with a heavy atmosphere around a $0.2R_{\odot }$ M dwarf, take $H\simeq 6\mathrm{km}$, givingFor a $2.6R_{\oplus }$ hydrogen-rich sub-Neptune around a $0.4R_{\odot }$ star, take $T\simeq 300\mathrm{K}$, $g\simeq 12\mathrm{m}{\mathrm{s}}^{-2}$, $\bar{m}=2.3m_H$, and hence $H\simeq 90\mathrm{km}$. ThenThe hydrogen-rich sub-Neptune is the most observable with JWST because its low molecular mass and large radius produce the largest transmission annulus. Clouds can reverse this ranking in a particular system.

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.