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The Importance of Producing and Characterizing Laboratory Analogs of (Exo)Planetary Atmospheric Aerosols

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 March 2024

Ella Sciamma-O’Brien Open the ORCID record for Ella Sciamma-O’Brien [Opens in a new window] ,
Sarah M. Hörst ,
Ted L. Roush  and
Farid Salama Open the ORCID record for Farid Salama [Opens in a new window]
Ella Sciamma-O’Brien*
Affiliation:
NASA Ames Research Center, Space Sciences and Astrobiology Division, Moffett Field, CA 94035-0001
Sarah M. Hörst
Affiliation:
Johns Hopkins University, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
Ted L. Roush
Affiliation:
NASA Ames Research Center, Space Sciences and Astrobiology Division, Moffett Field, CA 94035-0001
Farid Salama
Affiliation:
NASA Ames Research Center, Space Sciences and Astrobiology Division, Moffett Field, CA 94035-0001
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email: ella.m.sciammaobrien@nasa.gov
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Abstract

Experimental studies are key to investigating the physical and chemical processes that drive cloud and haze formation from gas and solid phase molecular precursors in (exo)planetary environments, and validating the theoretical calculations used in models of (exo)planetary atmospheres. They allow characterizing the physical, optical, and chemical properties of laboratory-generated analogs, hence providing critical input parameters to models for observational data analysis. In this paper, we present examples of (1) experiments performed with different facilities to produce analogs of Titan and exoplanet atmospheric aerosols from gas phase molecular precursors, and (2) the characterization of these analogs to provide information on their composition, morphology, and optical constants to the scientific community. We also introduce the recently launched NASA Center for Optical Constants (NCOC), which will provide this critical data to the scientific community for (exo)planetary-relevant ices and organic refractory materials produced in the laboratory from the irradiation of gas and ice precursors.

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Methods: laboratoryAtmospheric processesPlanets and satellites: TitanExoplanetsLaboratory AstrophysicsMaterial Characterization
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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 18 , Symposium S371: Honoring Charlotte Moore Sitterly: Astronomical Spectroscopy in the 21st Century , August 2022 , pp. 54 - 66
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