Can Isotopologues Be Used as Biosignature Gases in Exoplanet Atmospheres? [PDF]
Life, 2023 Isotopologue ratios are anticipated to be one of the most promising signs of life that can be observed remotely. On Earth, carbon isotopes have been used for decades as evidence of modern and early metabolic processes. In fact, carbon isotopes may be the
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High Accuracy Molecular Line Lists for Studies of Exoplanets and Other Hot Atmospheres [PDF]
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2022 The desire to characterize and model the atmospheres of the many extrasolar planets that have been discovered over the last three decades is a major driver of current astronomy.
Jonathan Tennyson, Sergey N. Yurchenko
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Lightning and charge processes in brown dwarf and exoplanet atmospheres. [PDF]
Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci, 2019 Helling C, Rimmer PB.
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Biological, Equilibrium and Photochemical Signatures of C, N and S Isotopes in the Early Earth and Exoplanet Atmospheres [PDF]
LifeThe unambiguous detection of biosignatures in exoplanet atmospheres is a primary objective for astrobiologists and exoplanet astronomers. The primary methodology is the observation of combinations of gases considered unlikely to coexist in an atmosphere ...
James R. Lyons
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The Role of Atmospheric Composition in Defining the Habitable Zone Limits and Supporting E. coli Growth [PDF]
LifeStudying exoplanet atmospheres is essential for assessing their potential to host liquid water and their capacity to support life (their habitability).
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Instrumentation prospects for rocky exoplanet atmospheres studies with high resolution spectroscopy. [PDF]
Sci RepRukdee S.
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Simulations of idealised 3D atmospheric flows on terrestrial planets using LFRic-Atmosphere [PDF]
Geoscientific Model Development, 2023 We demonstrate that LFRic-Atmosphere, a model built using the Met Office's GungHo dynamical core, is able to reproduce idealised large-scale atmospheric circulation patterns specified by several widely used benchmark recipes.
D. E. Sergeev +16 more
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ExoGemS Detection of a Metal Hydride in an Exoplanet Atmosphere at High Spectral Resolution
The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2023 Exoplanet atmosphere studies are often enriched by synergies with brown dwarf analogs. However, many key molecules commonly seen in brown dwarfs have yet to be confirmed in exoplanet atmospheres.
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The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 In warm (equilibrium temperature
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Nonthermal Atmospheric Escape on the Kepler-11 “Super-Earths” Driven by Stellar Wind Sputtering
The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 Jeans escape or hydrodynamic escape is believed to dominate atmospheric loss for hot Jupiters. However, nonthermal mechanisms likely contribute substantially on hydrogen-rich “super-Earths” with relatively cold and extended atmospheres.
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