5 papers
Modeling Volcanic Plume Heights Across Exoplanet Atmospheres: Insights from TRAPPIST-1
Prabal Saxena, Thomas Fauchez
Explosive volcanic eruptions play a fundamental role in the evolution and observability of rocky exoplanets, serving as a key mechanism for injecting volatiles into planetary atmos…
Statements of Current States of the Art for Key non-Coronagraphic Technologies for HWO
Paul Scowen, Manuel Quijada, Emily Kan +7
In preparation for development of both key technologies and instrument concept studies to use those technologies, the Habitable Worlds Observatory Technology Maturation Project Off…
Venting and Outgassing Simulations of Pressurized Lunar Modules: Contamination of the Lunar Environment
Stefano Boccelli, William M. Farrell, Prabal Saxena +1
One objective of Artemis science is to determine the impact human activities have on the lunar environment, which might compromise science objectives and measurements. We perform a…
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…
Earth as an Exoplanet: Investigating the effects of cloud variability on the direct-imaging of atmospheres
Soumil Kelkar, Prabal Saxena, Ravi Kopparapu +1
A planet's spectrum is dynamic and only represents a time-dependent snapshot of its properties. Changing atmospheric conditions due to climate and weather patterns, particularly va…