Project 3.2: Exoplanet atmospheres at high spectral resolution
Project 3.2 is led by Christophe Lovis. This project focuses on the observational study of exoplanet atmospheres by means of ground-based high-resolution spectroscopy. The goal is to probe the chemical composition and atmospheric structure of a variety of objects, ranging from hot Jupiters to temperate Earth-like planets. High-resolution spectroscopy circumvents the practical difficulties caused by Earth’s atmosphere and rivals space-based spectrophotometry in terms of exoplanet characterisation potential. It reveals the physical properties of atmospheres by resolving spectral line profiles, which constrain chemical abundances, temperature profiles, global circulation patterns, and planet spin rate. Two main approaches will be pursued in this project: transmission spectroscopy of transiting exoplanets and spatially-resolved spectroscopy of very nearby (non-transiting) exoplanets using extreme adaptive optics (AO).
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