the search for habitable worlds a discussion of bennett et al. chapter 10 w/prof. geller
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The Search for Habitable Worlds
A discussion of Bennett et al. Chapter 10
w/Prof. Geller
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Chapter Overview
• Are Habitable Planets Common
• Distant Stars– habitability zones
• Extrasolar Planets– detection methodology
• Signatures of Habitability and Life
• Are Earth-like planets rare or common
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Are Habitable Planets Common?
• Review formation of stars and planets– evidence
from HST
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Habitability Zone Around Other Stars in Our Galaxy
• Use the range from our solar system as a basis for analysis– In our solar system, 4 rocky planets that orbit the Sun
from 0.4 to 1.4 AU and spaced 0.4 AU apart
• If typical, likelihood of other solar systems having continuous habitability zone is just width of the zone divided by the typical spacing– 0.2/0.4 = 0.5
– Probability of 50%
– Discuss this probability
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Habitability Zone in Our Galaxy
• Other factors also relevant– Several stars in our galaxy with planets the size
of Jupiter within terrestrial zone from their sun– Mass of star
• Larger mass, greater luminosity, shorter life
• Most abundant stars in galaxy are least luminous and longest-lived (M-dwarfs)
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Habitability Zones Elsewhere in the Galaxy
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Another View of Habitability
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How to Find an Extrasolar Planet
• Think about how a planet effects the star around which it orbits– light seen from star– gravitational effects
• translate into visual effects
– spectroscopic effects• translate into observed spectroscopic observations
• remember Doppler Effect
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Four Ways to Find an Extrasolar Planet
• Photometrically– light from star blocked by planet decreasing light seen
from star in concert with orbit
• Astrometrically– change in position caused by “dance with planet”
• Spectroscopically– Doppler Effect on spectral lines due to “dance with
planet”
• Gravitational Microlensing– large gravitational force effecting light path
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Casting a Tiny Shadow
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Change in position of Sun due to Jupiteras seen from 10 parsecs distant
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Remember Doppler
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Applying Doppler
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Applying Einstein
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Extrasolar Planets Capability
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Considerations for Habitability
• Distance from sun• Luminosity of sun• Planet size• Atmospheric loss processes• Greenhouse effect and gases in the atmosphere• Source of energy (internal/external)• Presence of water• Presence of carbon biomolecules• Biota
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Phases of Water and CO2
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Planetary Spectra
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Planet Size Questions
• Tectonics: why important
• Magnetosphere and solar winds
• Gravity and tectonics
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Atmospheric Loss Processes to Consider
• Solar winds of charged particles– Sweeps away atmosphere in episodic wind events
• Planet’s magnetic field (magnetosphere)– Deflect solar winds
– Earth and Mercury have magnetospheres
– Mars and Venus do not have magnetospheres
• Atmospheric loss processes– Escape velocity of gases
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Greenhouse Gases
• Why is this relevant to habitability?
Sources of Energy
Why is this relevant to habitability?What are the sources of energy?
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Presence of Water
• Is this relevant to the topic of habitability and if so what are the factors that are important?
Presence of Carbon Biomolecules
• Is this relevant to the topic of habitability and if so what are the factors that are important?