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most citedLarge Interferometer For Exoplanets (LIFE): I. Improved exoplanet detection yield estimates for a large mid-infrared space-interferometer mission

203 citations · 421 across the 18 of their papers we have counts for

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19 papers

astro-ph.IM2026

Exploring Exoplanets with Interferometry

Sascha P. Quanz, Bertrand Mennesson, Charles Beichman +27

(Extract from the Executive Summary) Humanity stands at the threshold of answering one of its most profound questions: Does life exist beyond Earth? Ongoing and upcoming space miss…

astro-ph.EP2026★ 1 cited

The PLATO Input Catalogue of targets (tPIC) for the first Long Pointing Field

M. Montalto, G. Piotto, P. M. Marrese +31

The ESA PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars (PLATO) mission is designed to detect terrestrial planets in the habitable zones of solar-type stars. Owing to telemetry constr…

astro-ph.EP2026

Climates of Terrestrial Exoplanets and Biosignatures

Siddharth Bhatnagar, Emeline Bolmont, Nikita J. Boeren +18

Understanding the climates of terrestrial exoplanets and the detectability of biosignatures is an inherently interdisciplinary challenge, requiring the integration of insights from…

astro-ph.EP2025

Detecting Atmospheric CO2 Trends as Population-Level Signatures for Long-Term Stable Water Oceans and Biotic Activity on Temperate Terrestrial Exoplanets

Janina Hansen, Daniel Angerhausen, Sascha P. Quanz +6

Identifying key observables is essential for enhancing our knowledge of exoplanet habitability and biospheres, as well as improving future mission capabilities. While currently cha…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 1 cited

Photobombing for the Large Interferometer For Exoplanets (LIFE). A new criterion for target confusion and application to a MIR rotating nulling interferometer

Drinor Cacaj, Daniel Angerhausen, Prabal Saxena +4

One of the primary objectives in modern astronomy is to discover and study planets with characteristics similar to Earth. This pursuit involves analyzing the spectra of exoplanets…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 3 cited

Database of Candidate Targets for the LIFE Mission

Franziska Menti, José A. Caballero, Mark C. Wyatt +11

We present the database of potential targets for the Large Interferometer For Exoplanets (LIFE), a space-based mid-infrared nulling interferometer mission proposed for the Voyage 2…