Spectroscopic detection and characterisation of planetary atmospheres

Spectroscopic detection and characterisation of planetary atmospheres

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Space based broadband infrared observations of close orbiting extrasolar giant planets at 5 Piece King Storage Bedroom transit and secondary eclipse have proved a successful means of determining atmospheric spectral energy distributions and molecular composition.Here, a ground-based spectroscopic technique to detect and characterise planetary atmospheres is presented.Since the planet need not be transiting, this method enables a greater sample of systems to be studied.

By modelling the planetary signature as a function of phase, high resolution spectroscopy has the potential to recover the signature of Peizo Ignitor molecules in planetary atmospheres.