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The Impact Of Organic Hazes And Graphite On The Observation Of CO2-rich Sub-Neptune Atmospheres

Many sub-Neptune and super-Earth exoplanets are expected to develop metal-enriched atmospheres due to atmospheric loss processes such as photoevaporation or core-powered mass loss.

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Measurement of Photochemical Haze Refractive Indices and Hygroscopicity: Influence of CO2 in CH4/H2S/N2 Mixtures

Atmospheric organic hazes are widespread across various planetary bodies and have significant effects on both the surface and atmosphere. In this study, we investigate the optical and hygroscopic properties of […]

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Towards Prebiotic Chemistry On Titan: Impact Experiments On Organic Haze Particles

Impacts are critical to producing the aqueous environments necessary to stimulate prebiotic chemistry on Titan’s surface. Furthermore, organic hazes resting on the surface are a likely feedstock of biomolecules. In […]

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Organic Hazes As A Source Of Life’s Building Blocks To Warm Little Ponds On The Hadean Earth

Over 4 billion years ago, Earth is thought to have been a hazy world akin to Saturn’s moon Titan. The organic hazes in the atmosphere at this time could contain […]

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