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most citedThe Need for Laboratory Measurements and Ab Initio Studies to Aid Understanding of Exoplanetary Atmospheres

11 citations · 22 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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6 papers

astro-ph.EP2026

The Length of Martian Crater Rays and Their Relation to Lunar Cold Spots

Trevor P. Erwin, Brandon C. Johnson, David Minton +1

Impact-generated crater rays are well-documented on the Moon, with most appearing as high-albedo streaks extending radially from a crater's center. On Mars, however, crater rays ar…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 2 cited

The Effects of Cuboid Particle Scattering on Reflected Light Phase Curves: Insights from Laboratory Data and Theory

Colin D. Hamill, Alexandria V. Johnson, Matt Lodge +5

Understanding the optical properties of exoplanet cloud particles is a top priority. Many cloud condensates form as nonspherical particles and their optical properties can be very…

astro-ph.EP2025

Impacts into Titan's methane-clathrate crust as a source of atmospheric methane

Shigeru Wakita, Brandon C. Johnson, Jason M. Soderblom +5

Titan is the only icy satellite in the solar system with a dense atmosphere. This atmosphere is composed primarily of nitrogen with a few percent methane, which supports an active,…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 4 cited

Reflected-light Phase Curves with PICASO: A Kepler-7b Case Study

Colin D. Hamill, Alexandria V. Johnson, Natasha Batalha +4

Examining reflected light from exoplanets aids in our understanding of the scattering properties of their atmospheres and will be a primary task of future flagship space- and groun…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 5 cited

Light Scattering Measurements of KCl Particles as an Exoplanet Cloud Analog

Colin D. Hamill, Alexandria V. Johnson, Peter Gao

Salt clouds are predicted to be common on warm exoplanets, but their optical properties are uncertain. The Exoplanet Cloud Ensemble Scattering System (ExCESS), a new apparatus to m…

astro-ph.EP2019★ 11 cited

The Need for Laboratory Measurements and Ab Initio Studies to Aid Understanding of Exoplanetary Atmospheres

Jonathan J. Fortney, Tyler D. Robinson, Shawn Domagal-Goldman +85

We are now on a clear trajectory for improvements in exoplanet observations that will revolutionize our ability to characterize their atmospheric structure, composition, and circul…