Exploring Radio Emissions from Confirmed Exoplanets Using SKA

Currently, our understanding of magnetic fields in exoplanets remains limited compared to those within our solar system. Planets with magnetic fields emit radio signals primarily due to the Electron Cyclotron Maser Instability mechanism.

In this study, we explore the feasibility of detecting radio emissions from exoplanets using the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope. Utilizing data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, we compile information on confirmed exoplanets and estimate their radio emissions using the RBL model.

Our analysis reveals that three exoplanets- Qatar-4 b, TOI-1278 b, and WASP-173 A b- exhibit detectable radio signals suitable for observation with the SKA telescope.

Fatemeh Bagheri, Anshuman Garga, Ramon E. Lopez

Comments: 6 pages, 1 Figure, submitted to Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:2404.14359
Subjects: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP); Space Physics (physics.space-ph)
Cite as: arXiv:2404.14468 [astro-ph.EP] (or arXiv:2404.14468v1 [astro-ph.EP] for this version)
Submission history
From: Fatemeh Bagheri
[v1] Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:18:31 UTC (1,064 KB)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.14468
Astrobiology