7 papers
Atmospheric retrieval evidence for water isotopologue HDO on exoplanet WASP-39b
Fabian Gruebel, Karan Molaverdikhani, Barbara Ercolano +5
Hydrogen-isotopologues are commonly used to trace the chemical processing and origin of hydrogen-bearing species throughout the Universe, however, their abundance remains unconstra…
Ionized gas emission in protoplanetary disks with the SKAO
Greta Guidi, Christian Rab, Barbara Ercolano +20
Protoplanetary disks represent a crucial stage in the evolution of Young Stellar Objects towards the formation of fully formed planetary systems. While substantial progress has bee…
Habitability of Tidally Heated H-Dominated Exomoons around Free-Floating Planets
David Dahlbüdding, Tommaso Grassi, Karan Molaverdikhani +4
Exomoons around free-floating planets (FFPs) can survive their host planet's ejection. Such ejections can increase their orbital eccentricity, providing significant tidal heating i…
From thermal to magnetic driving: spectral diagnostics of simulation-based magnetothermal disc wind models
Michael L. Weber, Eleftheria Sarafidou, Christian Rab +2
Disc winds driven by thermal and magnetic processes are thought to play a critical role in protoplanetary disc evolution. However, the relative contribution of each mechanism remai…
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) as an Extraterrestrial Atmospheric Technosignature
Dwaipayan Dubey, Ravi Kopparapu, Barbara Ercolano +1
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons are prevalent in the universe and interstellar medium but are primarily attributed to anthropogenic sources on Earth, such as fossil fuel combustio…
Detectability of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Atmosphere of WASP-6 b with JWST NIRSpec PRISM
Fabian Grübel, Karan Molaverdikhani, Barbara Ercolano +4
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been detected throughout the universe where they play essential roles in the evolution of their environments. For example, they are bel…