Ultraviolet Spectropolarimetry as a Tool for Understanding the Diversity of Exoplanetary Atmospheres

Author(s)

Luca Fossati, L. Rossi, D. Stam, A. García Muñoz, J. Berzosa-Molina, P. M. Arenal, J. Caballero, J. Cabrera, A. Chiavassa, J.-M. Desert, M. Godolt, L. Grenfell, C. Haswell, P. Kabath, K. Kislyakova, A. Lanza, A. Lecavelier, M. Lendl, E. Pallé, H. Rauer, S. Rugheimer, A. Vidotto

Abstract

We show that a high-resolution spectropolarimeter with a broad wavelength coverage, particularly if attached to a large space telescope, would enable simultaneous study of the polarimetric exoplanet properties of the continuum and to look for and characterize the polarimetric signal due to scattering from single molecules.

Organisation(s)

Department of Astrophysics

Journal

Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society

Volume

51

ISSN

0002-7537

Publication date

05-2019

Peer reviewed

Yes

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

103003 Astronomy, 103004 Astrophysics

Portal url

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/8834ba83-72d1-473b-926b-ec06ea99f061