Spectroscopic Data at High Temperature for Exoplanetary Studies: The e-PYTHEAS Project
摘要
The field of exoplanetary studies has immensely expanded in the past years, and the analysis of the acquired observations necessitates an improved understanding of the radiative properties of hot gaseous media. Our project, e-PYTHEAS, started in 2016 and associates both experimental and theoretical high-temperature spectroscopies of molecular species detected in exoplanets by five French laboratories and international partners to support modeling of exoplanet data. The method we use starts with theoretical research that we support and confirm with laboratory experiments yielding infrared laboratory data of methane, ethane, acetylene and ethylene between 500 and 2500 K. The outcome is then injected into models of the atmospheres of the giant gaseous planets in our solar and other exoplanetary systems helping refine thermal profiles and atmospheric composition. The results will permit to more effectively analyze data and interpret observations of space missions such as ESA's M4 ARIEL, to be launched in 2029.