4 papers
Feeling the Pressure: Effects of Formation Pressure on the Physical Properties of Titan Haze Analogs
Adis HusiÄ, Xinting Yu, Ryan C. Blase +3
The Cassini-Huygens mission detected large negative ions in Titan's ionosphere at pressures as low as torr. These ions ultimately polymerize to form Titan's complex organ…
Unusually Hot Interiors Could Reconcile the Missing Methane Problem for Warm-to-Hot Exoplanets with Hydrogen Atmospheres
Xinting Yu, Christopher R. Glein, Daniel P. Thorngren +1
JWST is revolutionizing the field of exoplanet atmospheres by delivering unprecedented spectroscopic constraints on their chemical compositions. It has provided tight constraints o…
Deciphering Sub-Neptune Atmospheres: New Insights from Geochemical Models of TOI-270 d
Christopher R. Glein, Xinting Yu, Cindy N. Luu
The nature of sub-Neptunes is one of the hottest topics in exoplanetary science. Temperate sub-Neptunes are of special interest because some could be habitable. Here, we consider w…
Volatile-rich Sub-Neptunes as Hydrothermal Worlds: The Case of K2-18 b
Cindy N. Luu, Xinting Yu, Christopher R. Glein +8
Temperate exoplanets between the sizes of Earth and Neptune, known as "sub-Neptunes", have emerged as intriguing targets for astrobiology. It is unknown whether these planets resem…