Atmospheric characterization of terrestrial exoplanets in the mid-infrared: biosignatures, habitability & diversity
dc.contributor.author | QUANZ, Sascha P. | |
hal.structure.identifier | Institut d'Astrophysique et de Géophysique [Liège] | |
dc.contributor.author | ABSIL, Olivier | |
hal.structure.identifier | Center for Space and Habitability [CSH] | |
dc.contributor.author | ANGERHAUSEN, Daniel | |
hal.structure.identifier | Physikalisches Institut [Bern] | |
dc.contributor.author | BENZ, Willy | |
dc.contributor.author | BONFILS, Xavier | |
dc.contributor.author | BERGER, Jean-Philippe | |
dc.contributor.author | BROGI, Matteo | |
hal.structure.identifier | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center [GSFC] | |
dc.contributor.author | DANCHI, William C. | |
hal.structure.identifier | Space Sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research Institute [STAR] | |
dc.contributor.author | DEFRÈRE, Denis | |
hal.structure.identifier | Leiden Observatory [Leiden] | |
dc.contributor.author | VAN DISHOECK, Ewine | |
hal.structure.identifier | Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris [IAP] | |
dc.contributor.author | EHRENREICH, David | |
hal.structure.identifier | Steward Observatory | |
dc.contributor.author | ERTEL, Steve | |
hal.structure.identifier | University of California [Santa Cruz] [UC Santa Cruz] | |
dc.contributor.author | FORTNEY, Jonathan | |
dc.contributor.author | GAUDI, Scott | |
hal.structure.identifier | European Southern Observatory [ESO] | |
dc.contributor.author | GIRARD, Julien | |
hal.structure.identifier | Paul Scherrer Institute [PSI] | |
dc.contributor.author | GLAUSER, Adrian | |
hal.structure.identifier | Extrasolare Planeten und Atmosphären [Berlin] | |
dc.contributor.author | GRENFELL, John Lee | |
hal.structure.identifier | Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics [Canberra] [RSAA] | |
dc.contributor.author | IRELAND, Michael | |
hal.structure.identifier | Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie [MPIA] | |
dc.contributor.author | JANSON, Markus | |
dc.contributor.author | KAMMERER, Jens | |
dc.contributor.author | KITZMANN, Daniel | |
hal.structure.identifier | Department of Astronomy [Ann Arbor] | |
dc.contributor.author | KRAUS, Stefan | |
dc.contributor.author | KRAUSE, Oliver | |
dc.contributor.author | LABADIE, Lucas | |
hal.structure.identifier | Laboratoire d'études spatiales et d'instrumentation en astrophysique [LESIA (UMR_8109)] | |
dc.contributor.author | LACOUR, Sylvestre | |
dc.contributor.author | LICHTENBERG, Tim | |
dc.contributor.author | LINE, Michael | |
dc.contributor.author | LINZ, Hendrik | |
dc.contributor.author | LOICQ, Jérôme | |
dc.contributor.author | MENNESSON, Bertrand | |
dc.contributor.author | MEYER, Michael R. | |
dc.contributor.author | MIGUEL, Yamila | |
dc.contributor.author | MONNIER, John | |
dc.contributor.author | N'DIAYE, Mamadou | |
dc.contributor.author | PALLÉ, Enric | |
hal.structure.identifier | Observatoire Astronomique de l'Université de Genève [ObsGE] | |
dc.contributor.author | QUELOZ, Didier | |
hal.structure.identifier | DLR Institut für Planetenforschung | |
dc.contributor.author | RAUER, Heike | |
hal.structure.identifier | Dpto. de Organización de Empresas, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Industrial de Barcelona | |
dc.contributor.author | RIBAS, Ignasi | |
dc.contributor.author | RUGHEIMER, Sarah | |
hal.structure.identifier | ECLIPSE 2019 | |
dc.contributor.author | SELSIS, Franck | |
dc.contributor.author | SERABYN, Gene | |
dc.contributor.author | SNELLEN, Ignas | |
dc.contributor.author | SOZZETTI, Alessandro | |
dc.contributor.author | STAPELFELDT, Karl R. | |
hal.structure.identifier | School of Physics and Astronomy [Birmingham] | |
dc.contributor.author | TRIAUD, Amaury | |
hal.structure.identifier | Observatoire Astronomique de l'Université de Genève [ObsGE] | |
dc.contributor.author | UDRY, Stéphane | |
hal.structure.identifier | Institute of Astronomy [Cambridge] | |
dc.contributor.author | WYATT, Mark | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.description | Voyage 2050 long-term plan in the ESA Science Programme | |
dc.description.abstractEn | Exoplanet science is one of the most thriving fields of modern astrophysics. A major goal is the atmospheric characterization of dozens of small, terrestrial exoplanets in order to search for signatures in their atmospheres that indicate biological activity, assess their ability to provide conditions for life as we know it, and investigate their expected atmospheric diversity. None of the currently adopted projects or missions, from ground or in space, can address these goals. In this White Paper we argue that a large space-based mission designed to detect and investigate thermal emission spectra of terrestrial exoplanets in the MIR wavelength range provides unique scientific potential to address these goals and surpasses the capabilities of other approaches. While NASA might be focusing on large missions that aim to detect terrestrial planets in reflected light, ESA has the opportunity to take leadership and spearhead the development of a large MIR exoplanet mission within the scope of the "Voyage 2050" long-term plan establishing Europe at the forefront of exoplanet science for decades to come. Given the ambitious science goals of such a mission, additional international partners might be interested in participating and contributing to a roadmap that, in the long run, leads to a successful implementation. A new, dedicated development program funded by ESA to help reduce development and implementation cost and further push some of the required key technologies would be a first important step in this direction. Ultimately, a large MIR exoplanet imaging mission will be needed to help answer one of mankind's most fundamental questions: "How unique is our Earth?" | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.subject.en | Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics | |
dc.subject.en | Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics | |
dc.subject.en | Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics | |
dc.title.en | Atmospheric characterization of terrestrial exoplanets in the mid-infrared: biosignatures, habitability & diversity | |
dc.type | Autre document | |
dc.subject.hal | Planète et Univers [physics]/Astrophysique [astro-ph]/Planétologie et astrophysique de la terre [astro-ph.EP] | |
hal.identifier | hal-02282394 | |
hal.version | 1 | |
hal.popular | non | |
hal.origin.link | https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr//hal-02282394v1 | |
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