Sara Albani

What factors determine the habitability of exoplanets and how can we assess their potential to support life?

Started May 26, 2023

Abstract or project description

With the recent release of the public CARMENES radial velocity (RV) datasets, and the ongoing downlinking of TESS photometry, known exoplanets can be more precisely characterized. Here, we analyze six exoplanets across three stellar systems using unpublished data from the aforementioned surveys to gain a deeper understanding of the planets' physical properties. By incorporating new RVs over a long baseline, as well as additional high-precision photometry, we can recover all six planets, constrain their orbital parameters, and provide insight into the potential for habitability on each of these worlds, as well as round out the individual system architectures. We also offer a more informed estimation for which planets will be valuable for future atmospheric follow-up observations.