Thesis: A Combined-light Mission For Exoplanet Molecular Spectroscopy

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Jan 2010

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010aas...21532706d&link_type=abstract

American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #215, #327.06; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 42, p.424

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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THESIS, the Transiting Habitable-zone Exoplanet Spectroscopy Infrared Spacecraft, is a concept for a MIDEX/Discovery class exoplanet mission. Building on the recent Spitzer and Hubble successes in exoplanet characterization and molecular spectroscopy, THESIS would extend these
types of measurements to a large population of planets including non-transiting planets and super-Earths. The ability to acquire high-stability, spectroscopic data from the near-visible to the mid-infrared is a unique aspect of THESIS. A strength of the THESIS concept is simplicity low technical risk, and modest cost. By enabling molecular spectroscopy of exoplanet atmospheres, THESIS mission has the potential to dramatically advance our understanding of conditions on extrasolar worlds while serving as a stepping stone to more ambitious future missions.

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