Investigating the detectability of hydrocarbons in exoplanet atmospheres with JWST

Danny Gasman, Michiel Min, Katy L. Chubb

We investigate at what abundances various hydrocarbon molecules (e.g. acetylene (C${}_2$H${}_2$), ethylene (C${}_2$H${}_4$), and methane (CH${}_4$)) become detectable when observing the atmo…