Characterizing the oxidation state of rocky exoplanets with the Large Interferometer for Exoplanets (LIFE)

arXiv:2607.28121 · astro-ph.EP · Submitted 2026-07-30 · Read on arXiv

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Submitted: 2026-07-30

Updated: 2026-07-30

Comments: 13 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication at Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS)

Code: https://github.com/lorlo9999/LIFE_

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• Abundance — 28× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Accuracy — 5× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Large Interferometer for Exoplanets — 4× in this paper
• Consistency — 2× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Cumulative Distribution Function — 2× in this paper
• Forward modeling — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Aperture — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Core — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Generalizability — 1× in this paper · explained in 6 episodes
• Generalization — 1× in this paper · explained in 13 episodes
• Physical Constraints — 1× in this paper · explained in 7 episodes
• References for the Collisionally Induced Absorption — 1× in this paper
• Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers — 1× in this paper

Sources

• Detection of CO$_2$, CO, and H$_2$O in the atmosphere of the warm sub-Saturn HAT-P-12b
• Geophysical Evolution During Rocky Planet Formation
• Prospects for Detecting Signs of Life on Exoplanets in the JWST Era

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