Spectroscopic characterization of extrasolar planets from ground-, space- and airborne-based observatories [Elektronische Ressource] / by Daniel Angerhausen

Spectroscopic Characterization of ExtrasolarPlanets from Ground , Space and Airborne basedObservatoriesA thesis accepted by the Faculty of AerospaceEngineering and Geodesy of the UniversitätStuttgart in partial fulfilment of the requirementsfor the degree of Doctor of Natural Sciences(Dr. rer. nat.)byDaniel Angerhausenborn in Krefeld UerdingenCommittee chair: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. A. Krabbe member: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. W. KleyDate of defence: 17.11.2010German SOFIA InstituteInstitute of Space SystemsUniversität Stuttgart2010Contents0.1. List of abbreviations and acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.2. Thesis abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.3. Zusammenfassung der Dissertation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91. Introduction 111.1. Extrasolar planets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111.1.1. Science motivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111.1.2. Milestones of discoveries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121.2. Characterization of extrasolar planets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141.2.1. Observational challenges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141.3. Spectroscopy of exoplanetary atmospheres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161.3.1. Optical and infrared transit spectrophotometry . . . . . . . . . . . 161.3.2. Comparative spectroscopy of exoplanet atmospheres . . . . . . . 191.4.