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EP: Fachverband Extraterrestrische Physik
EP 11: Exoplanets
EP 11.6: Talk
Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 16:30–16:45, AKM
On the Detectability of Biomarkers in Extrasolar Super-Earth Atmospheres — •Heike Rauer1,2, Adrian Belu3, Stefanie Gebauer1, Mareike Godolt1, John Lee Grenfell1, Daniel Kitzmann1, Beate Patzer1, Franck Selsis3, Barbara Stracke2, and Philip von Paris2 — 1Zentrum für Astronomie und Astrophysik, Technische Universität Berlin (TUB), Hardenbergstr. 36, 10623 Berlin, Germany — 2Institut für Planetenforschung, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Rutherfordstraße 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany — 3Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux, CNRS, Universite Bordeaux 1, BP89, 33270, Floirac, France
The presence of biomarker molecules in the atmospheres of terrestrial planets is usually interpreted within the context of biological activity. However, the instrumental design requirements for the detection of such species are demanding because of the weak signals. In this contribution we present detailed studies of spectral resolutions and signal-to-noise ratios achievable with currently proposed space telescopes for emission and transmission spectra of Super-Earth planets.