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The Pale Green Dot: A Method to Characterize Proxima Centauri b Using Exo-Aurorae
2017
Astrophysical Journal
We examine the feasibility of detecting auroral emission from the potentially habitable exoplanet Proxima Centauri b. Detection of aurorae would yield an independent confirmation of the planet's existence, constrain the presence and composition of its atmosphere, and determine the planet's eccentricity and inclination, thereby breaking the mass-inclination degeneracy. If Proxima Centauri b is a terrestrial world with an Earth-like atmosphere and magnetic field, we estimate the power at the
doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aa6040
fatcat:q6nm4icinrblbijjpfqsgx2dkm