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Chasing rainbows and ocean glints: inner working angle constraints for the Habitable Worlds Observatory
Vaughan, S.R.; Gebhard, T.D.; Bott, K.; Casewell, S.L.; Cowan, N.B.; Doelman, D.S.; Kenworthy, M.; Mazoyer, J.; Millar-Blanchaer, M.A.; Trees, V.J.H.; Stam, D.M.; Absil, O.; Altinier, L.; Baudoz, P.; Belikov, R.; Bidot, A.; Birkby, J.L.; Bonse, M.J.; Brandl, B.; Carlotti, A.; Choquet, E.; van Dam, D.; Desai, N.; Fogarty, K.; Fowler, J.; van Gorkom, K.; Gutierrez, Y.; Guyon, O.; Haffert, S.Y.; Herscovici-Schiller, O.; Hours, A.; Juanola-Parramon, R.; Kleisioti, E.; König, L.; van Kooten, M.; Krasteva, M.; Laginja, I.; Landman, R.; Leboulleux, L.; Mouillet, D.; N’Diaye, M.; Por, E.H.; Pueyo, L.; Snik, F. (2023). Chasing rainbows and ocean glints: inner working angle constraints for the Habitable Worlds Observatory. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 524(4): 5477-5485. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad2127
In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. OXFORD UNIV PRESS: Oxford. ISSN 0035-8711; e-ISSN 1365-2966
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Author keywords
    instrumentation: high angular resolution, planets and satellites: atmospheres, planets and satellites: terrestrial planets
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  • Vaughan, S.R.
  • Gebhard, T.D.
  • Bott, K.
  • Casewell, S.L.
  • Cowan, N.B.
  • Doelman, D.S.
  • Kenworthy, M.
  • Mazoyer, J.
  • Millar-Blanchaer, M.A.
  • Trees, V.J.H.
  • Stam, D.M.
  • Absil, O.
  • Altinier, L.
  • Baudoz, P.
  • Belikov, R.
  • Bidot, A.
  • Birkby, J.L.
  • Bonse, M.J.
  • Brandl, B.
  • Carlotti, A.
  • Choquet, E.
  • van Dam, D.
  • Desai, N.
  • Fogarty, K.
  • Fowler, J.
  • van Gorkom, K.
  • Gutierrez, Y.
  • Guyon, O.
  • Haffert, S.Y.
  • Herscovici-Schiller, O.
  • Hours, A.
  • Juanola-Parramon, R.
  • Kleisioti, E.
  • König, L.
  • van Kooten, M.
  • Krasteva, M.
  • Laginja, I.
  • Landman, R.
  • Leboulleux, L.
  • Mouillet, D.
  • N’Diaye, M.
  • Por, E.H.
  • Pueyo, L.
  • Snik, F.
Abstract
    NASA is engaged in planning for a Habitable Worlds Observatory (HabWorlds ), a coronagraphic space mission to detect rocky planets in habitable zones and establish their habitability. Surface liquid water is central to the definition of planetary habitability. Photometric and polarimetric phase curves of starlight reflected by an exoplanet can reveal ocean glint, rainbows, and other phenomena caused by scattering by clouds or atmospheric gas. Direct imaging missions are optimized for planets near quadrature, but HabWorlds ’ coronagraph may obscure the phase angles where such optical features are strongest. The range of accessible phase angles for a given exoplanet will depend on the planet’s orbital inclination and/or the coronagraph’s inner working angle (IWA). We use a recently created catalog relevant to HabWorlds of 164 stars to estimate the number of exo-Earths that could be searched for ocean glint, rainbows, and polarization effects due to Rayleigh scattering. We find that the polarimetric Rayleigh scattering peak is accessible in most of the exo-Earth planetary systems. The rainbow due to water clouds at phase angles of ∼20○ − 60○ would be accessible with HabWorlds  for a planet with an Earth equivalent instellation in ∼46 systems, while the ocean glint signature at phase angles of ∼130○ − 170○ would be accessible in ∼16 systems, assuming an IWA = 62 mas (3λ/D). Improving the IWA = 41 mas (2λ/D) increases accessibility to rainbows and glints by factors of approximately 2 and 3, respectively. By observing these scattering features, HabWorlds could detect a surface ocean and water cycle, key indicators of habitability.
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