3 papers
astro-ph.EP2025
Challenges in the detection of gases in exoplanet atmospheres
Luis Welbanks, Matthew C. Nixon, Peter McGill +12
Claims of detections of gases in exoplanet atmospheres often rely on comparisons between models including and excluding specific chemical species. However, the space of molecular c…
astro-ph.EP2025
Predicting Cislunar Orbit Lifetimes from Initial Orbital Elements
Denvir Higgins, Travis Yeager, Peter McGill +4
Cislunar space is the volume between Earth's geosynchronous orbit and beyond the Moon, including the lunar Lagrange points. Understanding the stability of orbits within this space…
astro-ph.EP2025
Enabling Robust Exoplanet Atmospheric Retrievals with Gaussian Processes
Yoav Rotman, Luis Welbanks, Michael R. Line +3
Atmospheric retrievals are essential tools for interpreting exoplanet transmission and eclipse spectra, enabling quantitative constraints on the chemical composition, aerosol prope…