Dominic Samra

I am a postdoctoral researcher, interested in all things exoplanet. My research uses computational models to investigate both the microphysics of cloud particles, and the global structure of clouds on gas giant exoplanets.

• Exoplanet weather and climate regimes with clouds and thermal ionospheres: A model grid study in support of large-scale observational campaigns; Helling, Ch.; Samra, D.; Lewis, D. et al.; A&A Accepted (2022)
• Mineral Snowflakes on Exoplanets and Brown Dwarfs: Coagulation and Fragmentation of Cloud Particles with HYLANDS; Samra, D.; Helling, Ch.; Birnstiel, T.; A&A 663; 2022
• Cloud property trends in hot and ultra-hot giant gas planets (WASP-43b, WASP-103b, WASP-121b, HAT-P-7b, and WASP-18b); Helling, Ch.; Lewis, D.; Samra, D. et al.; A&A 649; 2021
• Understanding the atmospheric properties and chemical composition of the ultra-hot Jupiter HAT-P-7b: III. Changing ionisation and the emergence of an ionosphere; Helling, Ch.; Worters, M; Samra, D. et al.; A&A 648; 2021
• Coexistence of CH4, CO2 and H2O in exoplanet atmospheres; Woitke, P.; Herbort, O.; Helling, Ch.; et al. incl. Samra, D.; A&A 646; 2021
• Mineral cloud and hydrocarbon haze particles in the atmosphere of the hot Jupiter JWST target WASP-43b; Helling, Ch.; Kawashima, Y.; Graham, V.  et al. incl. Samra, D.; A&A 641; 2020
• Mineral snowflakes on exoplanets and brown dwarfs: Effects of micro-porosity, size distributions, and particle shape; Samra, D.; Helling, Ch.; Min, M.; A&A 639; 2020
• Understanding the atmospheric properties and chemical composition of the ultra-hot Jupiter HAT-P-7b. II. Mapping the effects of gas kinetics; Molaverdikhani, K.; Helling, Ch.; Lew, B. W. P.  et al. incl. Samra, D.; A&A 635; 2020;
• Understanding the atmospheric properties and chemical composition of the ultra-hot Jupiter HAT-P-7b. I. Cloud and chemistry mapping; Helling, Ch.; Iro, N.; Corrales, L. et al. incl. Samra, D.; A&A 631; 2019

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