3 papers
astro-ph.IM2026
Japan's Possible Contributions for Coronagraph of the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO)
Keigo Enya, Kenta Yoneta, Naoshi Murakami +20
In this paper, we describe Japan's possible contributions for coronagraph of the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) based on our independent study. We are considering to contribute…
astro-ph.IM2026
GREX-PLUS Science Book v2
PLUS Science Team, Shunsuke Baba, Sirio Belli +52
GREX-PLUS (Galaxy Reionization EXplorer and PLanetary Universe Spectrometer) is a mission candidate for a JAXA strategic L-class mission to be launched in the 2030s. Its primary sc…
astro-ph.EP2026
Probing thermal gradients of habitable-zone rocky planets as an anti-indicator of a global surface ocean using mid-infrared direct imaging
Yuka Fujii, Daniel Angerhausen, Taro Matsuo +1
Future direct-imaging missions such as the Large Interferometer for Exoplanets (LIFE) aim to observe thermal emission from potentially habitable planets to characterize their surfa…