Process / pipelineAtmospheric characterization
Exoplanet Transmission Spectroscopy
Transmission spectroscopy is a technique for studying the atmospheres of exoplanets by analyzing the light passing through the planetary atmosphere during transit. Pioneered by David Charbonneau in 2002 with the detection of sodium in HD 209458b's atmosphere, this method has become the primary tool for characterizing exoplanet atmospheres and searching for biosignatures.
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- Charbonneau, D., Brown, T. M., Noyes, R. W., & Gilliland, R. L. (2002). Detection of an atmospheric trace constituent in the transmission spectrum of a distant extrasolar planet. Astrophysical Journal, 568(1), 377-384. DOI: 10.1086/338770 ↗
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