Exploring the link between star and planet formation with Ariel

Diego Turrini, Claudio Codella, Camilla Danielski, Davide Fedele, Sergio Fonte, Antonio Garufi, Mario Giuseppe Guarcello, Ravit Helled, Masahiro Ikoma, Mihkel Kama, Tadahiro Kimura, J. M.Diederik Kruijssen, Jesus Maldonado, Yamila Miguel, Sergio Molinari, Athanasia Nikolaou, Fabrizio Oliva, Olja Panić, Marco Pignatari, Linda PodioHans Rickman, Eugenio Schisano, Sho Shibata, Allona Vazan, Paulina Wolkenberg

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Abstract

The goal of the Ariel space mission is to observe a large and diversified population of transiting planets around a range of host star types to collect information on their atmospheric composition. The planetary bulk and atmospheric compositions bear the marks of the way the planets formed: Ariel’s observations will therefore provide an unprecedented wealth of data to advance our understanding of planet formation in our Galaxy. A number of environmental and evolutionary factors, however, can affect the final atmospheric composition. Here we provide a concise overview of which factors and effects of the star and planet formation processes can shape the atmospheric compositions that will be observed by Ariel, and highlight how Ariel’s characteristics make this mission optimally suited to address this very complex problem.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)225-278
Number of pages54
JournalExperimental Astronomy
Volume53
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2022

Keywords

  • Ariel
  • Galactic environment
  • Planet formation
  • Protoplanetary discs
  • Star formation
  • Stellar characterization

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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