3 papers
astro-ph.EP2025
Shedding Light on Large Space-Based Telescopes: Modeling Stray Light due to Primary Mirror Damage from Micrometeoroid Impacts
Megan T. Gialluca, Jonathan W. Arenberg, Chris Stark +5
A large space-based telescope aimed at detecting and characterizing the atmospheres of Earth-like planets orbiting Sun-like stars will require unprecedented contrast and stability.…
astro-ph.EP2025
The Open-Source Photochem Code: A General Chemical and Climate Model for Interpreting (Exo)Planet Observations
Nicholas F. Wogan, Natasha E. Batalha, Kevin Zahnle +7
With the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, we are firmly in the era of exoplanet atmosphere characterization. Understanding exoplanet spectra requires atmospheric chemical…
astro-ph.EP2025
Detecting Land with Reflected Light Spectroscopy to Rule Out Waterworld O Biosignature False Positives
Anna Grace Ulses, Joshua Krissansen-Totton, Tyler D. Robinson +3
The search for life outside our solar system is at the forefront of modern astronomy, and telescopes such as the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) are being designed to identify b…