Host Stars and their Effects on Exoplanet Atmospheres: An Introductory Overview by Jeffrey LinskyEnglish | PDF,EPUB | 2019 | 278 Pages | ISBN : 3030114511 | 65.83 MB
Like planets in our solar system, exoplanets form, evolve, and interact with their host stars in many ways. As exoplanets acquire material and grow to the final size, their atmospheres are subjected to intense UV and X-radiation and high-energy particle bombardment from the young host star. Whether a planet can retain its atmosphere and the conditions for significant mass loss both depend upon the strength of the host star`s high-energy radiation and wind, the distance of the exoplanet from its host star, the gravitational potential of the exoplanet, and the initial chemical composition of the exoplanet atmosphere.
