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most citedAtmospheric characterization of terrestrial exoplanets in the mid-infrared: biosignatures, habitability & diversity

62 citations · 68 across the 13 of their papers we have counts for

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13 papers

astro-ph.IM2026

ESO User Support and Observation Preparation for VLTI Science Operations

M. Wittkowski, G. Beccari, A. Corporaal +15

We present recent enhancements to VLTI observing capabilities from a user-oriented perspective, together with new developments in ESO's Observation Handling Tools and end-to-end op…

astro-ph.IM2026

ngVLTI: Cost and Feasibility of a Four-Telescope VLTI Expansion for Milliarcsecond-Scale Imaging

Sylvestre Lacour, Johan Kosmalski, Michael Mueller +8

We assess the cost and technical feasibility of extending the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) through the addition of four 8 m-class Unit Telescopes (UTs), an upgrade we…

astro-ph.IM2026

A preliminary exploration of the effects of baseline length for the LIFE space mission

Jonah T. Hansen, Thomas Birbacher, Felix A. Dannert +7

By aiming to find and characterise dozens of habitable exoplanets through the technique of nulling interferometry, the LIFE space mission will produce transformational science. One…

astro-ph.EP2026

The JWST Early Release Science Program for Direct Observations of Exoplanetary Systems. VII. Molecular Mapping Performance with JWST/MIRI MRS: VHS 1256 b as a case study

Mathilde Mâlin, Anthony Boccaletti, Benjamin Charnay +29

VHS 1256 b was the first planetary-mass companion to be observed with the James Webb Space Telescope's Mid-Infrared Instrument (JWST/MIRI) using the Medium-Resolution Spectrometer…

astro-ph.IM2026

Continuing to Advance European High Contrast Imaging Research and Development towards HWO and LIFE

Gael Chauvin, Oscar Carrion Gonzalez, Iva Laginja +20

The European Research and Development for Space based High Contrast Imaging II Workshop, held at MPIA in May 2025, advanced Europe strategic coordination in support of future exopl…

astro-ph.IM2026

Exoplanet atmospheres and demographics in the 2040s

Jens Kammerer, Sydney Vach, Sylvestre Lacour +7

Direct observations of exoplanets probe the demographics and atmospheric composition of young self-luminous companions, yielding insight into their formation and early evolution hi…

astro-ph.IM2026

Bridging stellar evolution and planet formation: from birth, to survivors of the fittest, to the second generation of planets

Akke Corporaal, Toon De Prins, Léa Planquart +10

Stars and planets form, live, and evolve in unison. Throughout the life of a star, dusty circumstellar discs and stellar outflows influence the further evolution of both the star(s…

astro-ph.IM2025

Hunting exomoons with a kilometric baseline interferometer

Thomas O. Winterhalder, Antoine Mérand, Sylvestre Lacour +3

Despite numerous search campaigns based on a diverse set of observational techniques, exomoons - prospective satellites of extrasolar planets - remain an elusive and hard-to-pin-do…

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.EP2024★ 5 cited

Large Interferometer For Exoplanets (LIFE). XIV. Finding terrestrial protoplanets in the galactic neighborhood

Lorenzo Cesario, Tim Lichtenberg, Eleonora Alei +62

The increased brightness temperature of young rocky protoplanets during their magma ocean epoch makes them potentially amenable to atmospheric characterization to distances from th…

astro-ph.EP2024

Bioverse: GMT and ELT Direct Imaging and High-Resolution Spectroscopy Assessment $\unicode{x2013}$ Surveying Exo-Earth O and Testing the Habitable Zone Oxygen Hypothesis

Kevin K. Hardegree-Ullman, Dániel Apai, Sebastiaan Y. Haffert +4

Biosignature detection in the atmospheres of Earth-like exoplanets is one of the most significant and ambitious goals for astronomy, astrobiology, and humanity. Molecular oxygen is…

astro-ph.EP2019★ 62 cited

Atmospheric characterization of terrestrial exoplanets in the mid-infrared: biosignatures, habitability & diversity

Sascha P. Quanz, Olivier Absil, Daniel Angerhausen +45

Exoplanet science is one of the most thriving fields of modern astrophysics. A major goal is the atmospheric characterization of dozens of small, terrestrial exoplanets in order to…