The GAPS Programme at TNG LVI. Characterisation of the low-density gas giant HAT-P-67 b with GIARPS

Abstract

Context is one of the lowest-density gas giants known to date, making it an excellent target for atmospheric characterisation through the transmission spectroscopy technique. Aims . In the framework of the GAPS large programme, we collected four transit events of \, with the aim of studying the exoplanet atmosphere and deriving the orbital projected obliquity. Methods . We exploited the high-precision GIARPS (GIANO-B + HARPS-N) observing mode of the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG) along with additional archival TESS photometry to explore the activity level of the host star. We performed transmission spectroscopy, both in the visible (VIS) and in the near-infrared (NIR) wavelength range, and we analysed the RML effect when fitting both the radial velocities and the Doppler shadow. Based on the TESS photometry, we redetermined the transit parameters of Results . By modelling the RML effect, we derived a sky-projected obliquity of ($2.2 circ $, indicating an aligned planetary orbit. The chromospheric activity index $ prime HK $, the CCF profile, and the variability in the transmission spectrum of the H$ line suggest that the host star shows signatures of stellar activity and/or pulsation. We found no evidence of atomic or molecular species in the optical transmission spectra, with the exception of pseudo-signals corresponding to Cr I Fe I H$ Na I and Ti I . In the NIR range, we found an absorption signal of the triplet of $<!PCT!> (19.0sigma ), corresponding to an effective planetary radius of sim 3 $R (where $R 2 $R which extends beyond the planet's Roche lobe radius. Conclusions . Owing to the stellar variability and the high uncertainty of the model, we could not confirm the planetary origin of the signals found in the optical transmission spectrum. On the other hand, we were able to confirm previous detections of the infrared triplet, providing a 19.0sigma detection. Our finding indicates that the planet's atmosphere is evaporating.