Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2014

DOI

10.1098/rsta.2013.0087

Publication Title

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical, and Engineering Sciences

Volume

372

Issue

2014

Pages

20130087 (1-10)

Abstract

Spectroscopic observations of exoplanets are now possible by transit methods and direct emission. Spectroscopic requirements for exoplanets are reviewed based on existing measurements and model predictions for hot Jupiters and super-Earths. Molecular opacities needed to simulate astronomical observations can be obtained from laboratory measurements, ab initio calculations or a combination of the two approaches. This discussion article focuses mainly on laboratory measurements of hot molecules as needed for exoplanet spectroscopy.

Comments

NASA funding requires Open Access Archiving.

© Peter Bernath

Publisher's version available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2013.0087

Original Publication Citation

Bernath, P. F. (2014). Molecular opacities for exoplanets. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical, and Engineering Sciences, 372(2014), 20130087 doi:10.1098/rsta.2013.0087

ORCID

0000-0002-1255-396X (Bernath)

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