TY - JOUR
T1 - The science of exoplanets and their systems
AU - Lammer, Helmut
AU - Blanc, Michel
AU - Benz, Willy
AU - Fridlund, Malcolm
AU - Foresto, Vincent Coudé Du
AU - Güdel, Manuel
AU - Rauer, Heike
AU - Udry, Stephane
AU - Bonnet, Roger Maurice
AU - Falanga, Maurizio
AU - Charbonneau, David
AU - Helled, Ravit
AU - Kley, Willy
AU - Linsky, Jeffrey
AU - Elkins-Tanton, Linda T.
AU - Alibert, Yann
AU - Chassefière, Eric
AU - Encrenaz, Therese
AU - Hatzes, Artie P.
AU - Lin, Douglas
AU - Liseau, Rene
AU - Lorenzen, Winfried
AU - Raymond, Sean N.
PY - 2013/9/1
Y1 - 2013/9/1
N2 - A scientific forum on The Future Science of Exoplanets and Their Systems, sponsored by Europlanet* and the International Space Science Institute (ISSI)† and co-organized by the Center for Space and Habitability (CSH)‡ of the University of Bern, was held during December 5 and 6, 2012, in Bern, Switzerland. It gathered 24 well-known specialists in exoplanetary, Solar System, and stellar science to discuss the future of the fast-expanding field of exoplanetary research, which now has nearly 1000 objects to analyze and compare and will develop even more quickly over the coming years. The forum discussions included a review of current observational knowledge, efforts for exoplanetary atmosphere characterization and their formation, water formation, atmospheric evolution, habitability aspects, and our understanding of how exoplanets interact with their stellar and galactic environment throughout their history. Several important and timely research areas of focus for further research efforts in the field were identified by the forum participants. These scientific topics are related to the origin and formation of water and its delivery to planetary bodies and the role of the disk in relation to planet formation, including constraints from observations as well as star-planet interaction processes and their consequences for atmosphere-magnetosphere environments, evolution, and habitability. The relevance of these research areas is outlined in this report, and possible themes for future ISSI workshops are identified that may be proposed by the international research community over the coming 2-3 years.
AB - A scientific forum on The Future Science of Exoplanets and Their Systems, sponsored by Europlanet* and the International Space Science Institute (ISSI)† and co-organized by the Center for Space and Habitability (CSH)‡ of the University of Bern, was held during December 5 and 6, 2012, in Bern, Switzerland. It gathered 24 well-known specialists in exoplanetary, Solar System, and stellar science to discuss the future of the fast-expanding field of exoplanetary research, which now has nearly 1000 objects to analyze and compare and will develop even more quickly over the coming years. The forum discussions included a review of current observational knowledge, efforts for exoplanetary atmosphere characterization and their formation, water formation, atmospheric evolution, habitability aspects, and our understanding of how exoplanets interact with their stellar and galactic environment throughout their history. Several important and timely research areas of focus for further research efforts in the field were identified by the forum participants. These scientific topics are related to the origin and formation of water and its delivery to planetary bodies and the role of the disk in relation to planet formation, including constraints from observations as well as star-planet interaction processes and their consequences for atmosphere-magnetosphere environments, evolution, and habitability. The relevance of these research areas is outlined in this report, and possible themes for future ISSI workshops are identified that may be proposed by the international research community over the coming 2-3 years.
KW - Disks
KW - Exoplanets
KW - Habitability
KW - Planet formation
KW - Stellar activity
KW - Water delivery
KW - Water origin
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U2 - 10.1089/ast.2013.0997
DO - 10.1089/ast.2013.0997
M3 - Article
C2 - 24015759
AN - SCOPUS:84884576556
SN - 1531-1074
VL - 13
SP - 793
EP - 813
JO - Astrobiology
JF - Astrobiology
IS - 9
ER -