High-Energy Photon and Particle Effects on Exoplanet Atmospheres and Habitability
Abstract
Energetic stellar photon and particle radiation evaporates and erodes planetary atmospheres and controls upper atmospheric chemistry. Understanding of exoplanet atmospheres, their evolution and determination of habitability requires a powerful high-resolution X-ray imaging and spectroscopic observatory to characterize stellar energetic radiation.
- Publication:
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Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
- Pub Date:
- May 2019
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.1903.12338
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1903.12338
- Bibcode:
- 2019BAAS...51c.113D
- Keywords:
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- Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena;
- Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics;
- Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- Astro2020 Decadal Survey Science White Paper