مؤتمر
Characterizing the atmosphere of Proxima b with a space-based mid-infrared nulling interferometer
| العنوان: | Characterizing the atmosphere of Proxima b with a space-based mid-infrared nulling interferometer |
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| المؤلفون: | Defrere, Denis, Léger, A., Absil, Olivier, Garcia Munoz, A., Grenfell, J. L., Godolt, M., Loicq, Jerôme, Kammerer, J., Quanz, S., Rauer, H., Schifano, L., Tian, F., Tuthill, P. G., Creech, Eakman, M. J., Merand, A. |
| المصدر: | Proceedings of SPIE: The International Society for Optical Engineering, 10701 (2018-07-09); 2018 Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging VI, 11 June 2018 through 15 June 2018 |
| بيانات النشر: | International Society for Optical Engineering, 2018. |
| سنة النشر: | 2018 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Exoplanet, Habitable, Infrared imaging, Nulling, Proxima b, Proxima Cen, Atmospheric structure, Climate models, Extrasolar planets, Infrared devices, Interferometers, Interferometry, Stars, Atmospheric molecules, Nulling interferometer, Space-based infrared, Technological challenges, Thermography (imaging), Physical, chemical, mathematical & earth Sciences, Space science, astronomy & astrophysics, Physique, chimie, mathématiques & sciences de la terre, Aérospatiale, astronomie & astrophysique |
| الوصف: | Proxima b is our nearest potentially rocky exoplanet and represents a formidable opportunity for exoplanet science and possibly astrobiology. With an angular separation of only 35 mas (or 0.05 AU) from its host star, Proxima b is however hardly observable with current imaging telescopes and future space-based coronagraphs. One way to separate the photons of the planet from those of its host star is to use an interferometer that can easily resolve such spatial scales. In addition, its proximity to Earth and its favorable contrast ratio compared with its host M dwarf (approximately 10-5 at 10 microns) makes it an ideal target for a space-based nulling interferometer with relatively small apertures. In this paper, we present the motivation for observing this planet in the mid-infrared (5-20 microns) and the corresponding technological challenges. Then, we describe the concept of a space-based infrared interferometer with relatively small (<1m in diameter) apertures that can measure key details of Proxima b, such as its size, temperature, climate structure, as well as the presence of important atmospheric molecules such as H2O, CO2, O3, and CH4. Finally, we illustrate the concept by showing realistic observations using synthetic spectra of Proxima b computed with coupled climate chemistry models. © 2018 SPIE. Giant Magellan Telescope |
| نوع الوثيقة: | conference paper http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_5794 conferenceObject |
| اللغة: | English |
| Relation: | https://arxiv.org/pdf/1807.09996.pdf; urn:issn:0277-786X; urn:issn:1996-756X |
| DOI: | 10.1117/12.2312839 |
| URL الوصول: | https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/228640 |
| حقوق: | open access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsorb.228640 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | ORBi |
| DOI: | 10.1117/12.2312839 |
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