论文标题

h $ _2 $ - 域名的气氛,作为第二代岩石白矮人系外行星的指标

H$_2$-dominated Atmosphere as an Indicator of Second-generation Rocky White Dwarf Exoplanets

论文作者

Lin, Zifan, Seager, Sara, Ranjan, Sukrit, Kozakis, Thea, Kaltenegger, Lisa

论文摘要

在发现了第一个经过白色矮人(WD)的系外行星候选人之后,出现了一个“白矮人的机会”,以表征WDS周围的陆地系外行星的气氛。大行星与星形大小比率,因此很大的过境深度使得传播光谱传播的有利目标 - 在类似地球的行星上的光谱特征的结论性检测可以在中型的James Webb Space望远镜(JWST)计划中实现。但是,尽管机会显然有希望的机会,但第一代WD系外行星的后序列序列(MS)进化史从未纳入大气建模中。此外,从未从光化学的角度研究WD碎片磁盘中形成的第二代行星。我们证明,传输光谱可以识别第二代岩石WD系外行星,其厚度($ \ sim1 $ bar)H $ _2 $ - 二世二世氛围。此外,我们可以通过研究CH $ _4 $堆积来推断WD系外行星的吹牛活动。

Following the discovery of the first exoplanet candidate transiting a white dwarf (WD), a "white dwarf opportunity" for characterizing the atmospheres of terrestrial exoplanets around WDs is emerging. Large planet-to-star size ratios and hence large transit depths make transiting WD exoplanets favorable targets for transmission spectroscopy - conclusive detection of spectral features on an Earth-like planet transiting a close-by WD can be achieved within a medium James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) program. Despite the apparently promising opportunity, however, the post-main sequence (MS) evolutionary history of a first-generation WD exoplanet has never been incorporated in atmospheric modeling. Furthermore, second-generation planets formed in WD debris disks have never been studied from a photochemical perspective. We demonstrate that transmission spectroscopy can identify a second-generation rocky WD exoplanet with a thick ($\sim1$ bar) H$_2$-dominated atmosphere. In addition, we can infer outgassing activities of a WD exoplanet based on its transmission spectra and test photochemical runaway by studying CH$_4$ buildup.

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