Berta, Zachory K.Charbonneau, DavidDésert, Jean-MichelMiller-Ricci Kempton, ElizaMcCullough, Peter R.Burke, Christopher J.Fortney, Jonathan J.Irwin, JonathanNutzman, PhilipHomeier, Derek2019-09-242012Berta, Zachory K., David Charbonneau, Jean-Michel Désert, Eliza Miller-Ricci Kempton, Peter R. McCullough, Christopher J. Burke, Jonathan J. Fortney, Jonathan Irwin, Philip Nutzman, and Derek Homeier. 2012. “THE FLAT TRANSMISSION SPECTRUM OF THE SUPER-EARTH GJ1214b FROM WIDE FIELD CAMERA 3 ON THEHUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE.” The Astrophysical Journal 747 (1): 35. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/747/1/35.0004-637X1538-4357http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:41397416Capitalizing on the observational advantage offered by its tiny M dwarf host, we present Hubble Space Telescope/Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) grism measurements of the transmission spectrum of the super-Earth exoplanet GJ1214b. These are the first published WFC3 observations of a transiting exoplanet atmosphere. After correcting for a ramp-like instrumental systematic, we achieve nearly photon-limited precision in these observations, finding the transmission spectrum of GJ1214b to be flat between 1.1 and 1.7 mu m. Inconsistent with a cloud-free solar composition atmosphere at 8.2 sigma, the measured achromatic transit depth most likely implies a large mean molecular weight for GJ1214b's outer envelope. A dense atmosphere rules out bulk compositions for GJ1214b that explain its large radius by the presence of a very low density gas layer surrounding the planet. High-altitude clouds can alternatively explain the flat transmission spectrum, but they would need to be optically thick up to 10 mbar or consist of particles with a range of sizes approaching 1 mu m in diameter.en-USJournal Article2019-09-2410.1088/0004-637X/747/1/35