Exoplanet status report: Observation, characterization and evolution of exoplanets and their host stars
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2010

After the discovery of more than 400 planets beyond our Solar System, the characterization of exoplanets as well as their host stars can be considered as one of the fastest growing fields in space science during the past decade. The characterization of exoplanets can only be carried out in a well coordinated interdisciplinary way which connects planetary science, solar/stellar physics and astrophysics. We present a status report on the characterization of exoplanets and their host stars by reviewing the relevant space- and ground-based projects. One finds that the previous strategy changed from space mission concepts which were designed to search, find and characterize Earth-like rocky exoplanets to: A statistical study of planetary objects in order to get information about their abundance, an identification of potential target and finally its analysis. Spectral analysis of exoplanets is mandatory, particularly to identify bio-signatures on Earth-like planets. Direct characterization of exoplanets should be done by spectroscopy, both in the visible and in the infrared spectral range. The way leading to the direct detection and characterization of exoplanets is then paved by several questions, either concerning the pre-required science or the associated observational strategy.

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Författare

H. Lammer

Institut fur Weltraumforschung

A. Hanslmeier

Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz

J. Schneider

LUTH - Laboratoire de l'Univers et de ses Theories

I. K. Stateva

European science foundation (ESF)

M. Barthelemy

Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)

A. Belu

Université de Bordeaux

D. Bisikalo

Russian Academy of Sciences

M. Bonavita

Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)

V. Eybl

Institut fur Astronomie, Vienna

V. C. du Foresto

LESIA - Laboratoire d'Etudes Spatiales et d'Instrumentation en Astrophysique

M. Fridlund

European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESA ESTEC)

R. Dvorak

Institut fur Astronomie, Vienna

S. Eggl

Russian Academy of Sciences

J. M. Griessmeier

Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)

M. Gudel

Russian Academy of Sciences

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH)

E. Gunther

Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

W. Hausleitner

Institut fur Weltraumforschung

M. Holmstrom

Institutet for rymdfysik

E. Kallio

Finnish Meteorological Institute

M. L. Khodachenko

Institut fur Weltraumforschung

A. A. Konovalenko

National Academy of Sciences in Ukraine

S. Krauss

Institut fur Weltraumforschung

L. V. Ksanfomality

Russian Academy of Sciences

Y. N. Kulikov

Russian Academy of Sciences

K. Kyslyakova

Lobachevsky University

M. Leitzinger

Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz

René Liseau

Chalmers, Rymd- och geovetenskap, Radioastronomi och astrofysik

E. Lohinger

Institut fur Astronomie, Vienna

P. Odert

Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz

E. Palle

Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

A. Reiners

Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

I. Ribas

Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC)

H. O. Rucker

Institut fur Weltraumforschung

N. Sarda

Airbus Group

J. Seckbach

The Hebrew University Of Jerusalem

V. I. Shematovich

Russian Academy of Sciences

A. Sozzetti

Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino

A. Tavrov

Russian Academy of Sciences

M. Xiang-Gruss

Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

Solar System Research

0038-0946 (ISSN) 1608-3423 (eISSN)

Vol. 44 4 290-310

Ämneskategorier

Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi

DOI

10.1134/S0038094610040039

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