Star-Planet Interactions, (Exo)Planetary Habitability and Astrobiology

* highlights student work

1. TRAPPIST-1 JWST Community Initiative: J. de Wit et al., A roadmap to the efficient and robust characterization of temperate terrestrial planet atmospheres with JWST, Nature Astronomy, in press (2024). arXiv:2310.15895

2. L. Chin*, C. F. Dong, M. Lingam, Role of Planetary Radius on Atmospheric Escape of Rocky Exoplanets, ApJ Letters, 963 L20 (2024). arXiv:2401.16211; Press Release in Astrobiology Web; Highlight on AAS Nova.

3. B. V. Rackham, N. Espinoza, S. V. Berdyugina , H. Korhonen, R. J. MacDonald, B. T. Montet, B. M. Morris, M. Oshagh, A. I. Shapiro, Y. C. Unruh, E. V. Quintana, R. T. Zellem, D. Apai, T. Barclay, J. K. Barstow, G. Bruno, L. Carone, S. L. Casewell, H. M. Cegla, S. Criscuoli, C. Fischer, D. Fournier, M. S. Giampapa, H. Giles, A. Iyer, G. Kopp, N. M. Kostogryz, N. Krivova, M. Mallonn, C. McGruder, K. Molaverdikhani, E. R. Newton, M. Panja, S. Peacock, K. Reardon, R. M. Roettenbacher, G. Scandariato, S. Solanki, K. G. Stassun, O. Steiner, K. B. Stevenson, J. Tregloan-Reed, A. Valio, S. Wedemeyer, L. Welbanks, J. Yu, M. K. Alam, J. R. A. Davenport, D. Deming, C. F. Dong, E. Ducrot, C. Fisher, E. Gilbert, V. Kostov, M. López-Morales, M. Line, T. Močnik, S. Mullally, R. R. Paudel, I. Ribas, J. A. Valenti, The Effect of Stellar Contamination on Low-resolution Transmission Spectroscopy: Needs Identified by NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program Study Analysis Group 21, RAS Techniques and Instruments 2, 148-206 (2023). arXiv:2201.09905

4. K. Garcia-Sage, A. O. Farrish, V. S. Airapetian, D. Alexander, O. Cohen, S. Domagal-Goldman, C. F. Dong, G. Gronoff, A. J. Halford, J. Lazio, J. G. Luhmann, E. Schwieterman, A. Sciola, A. Segura, F. Toffoletto, J. Vievering, M. R. Ahmed, K. Bali, G. Rau, Star-exoplanet interactions: A growing interdisciplinary field in heliophysics, Front. Astron. Space Sci. 10:1064076 (2023).

5. H. G. Changela, E. Chatzitheodoridis, A. Anuntes, D. Beaty, K. Bouw, J. C. Bridges, K. A. Capova, C. S. Cockell, C. A. Conley, E. Dadachova, T. D. Dallas, S. de Mey, C. F. Dong, L. Edgar, A. Ellery, M. Ferus, B. Foing, X. Fu, K. Fujita, Y. Lin, S. Jheeta, L. J. Hicks, S. Hu, A. Kereszturi, A. Krassakis, Y. Liu, J. Oberst, J. Michalski, P. M. Ranjith, T. Rinaldi, D. Rothery, H. A. Stavrakakis, L. Selbmann, R. K. Sinha, A. Wang, K. Williford, Z. Vaci, J. L. Vago, M. Waltemathe, J. E. Hallsworth, Mars: new insights and unresolved questions, International Journal of Astrobiology, 20, 394-426 (2021). arXiv:2112.00596; Press Release in Astrobiology Web

6. R. A. Bamford, B. J. Kellett, J. L. Green, C. F. Dong, V. Airapetian, and R. Bingham, How to create an artificial magnetosphere for Mars, Acta Astronautica 190, 323-333 (2022). arXiv:2111.06887; Press Release in Astrobiology Web

7. Y. Lee, C. F. Dong, V. Tenishev, Exosphere Modeling of Proxima b: A Case Study of Photochemical Escape with a Venus-like Atmosphere, ApJ 923 190 (2021). arXiv:2109.06963; Press Release in Astrobiology Web

8. D. Adams*, Y. Luo, M. L. Wong, P. Dunn, M. Christensen, C. F. Dong, R. Hu, Y. Yung, Nitrogen Fixation at Early Mars, Astrobiology 21, 968-980 (2021).

9. J. L. Green, S. Boardsen, and C. F. Dong, Magnetospheres of Terrestrial Exoplanets and Exomoons: Implications for Habitability and Detection, ApJ Letters 907, L45 (2021). arXiv:2012.11694, Press Release in Astrobiology Web

10. M. Laneuville, C. F. Dong, J. G. O'Rourke, A. C. Schneider, Magnetic Fields on Rocky Planets, Chapter in the Book "Planetary Diversity", AAS | IOP Astronomy (2020).

11. C. F. Dong, M. Jin, M. Lingam, Atmospheric Escape From TOI-700 d: Venus versus Earth Analogs, ApJ Letters 896, L24 (2020). arXiv:2005.13190; Highlighted on AAS Nova, Press Release in Astrobiology Web

12. C. F. Dong, Z. G. Huang, M. Lingam, Role of Planetary Obliquity in Regulating Atmospheric Escape: G-dwarf versus M-dwarf Earth-like Exoplanets, ApJ Letters 882, L16 (2019). arXiv:1907.07459; Highlight on AAS Nova, Press Release in Astrobiology Web.

13. V. S. Airapetian, R. Barnes, O. Cohen, G. A. Collinson, W. C. Danchi, C. F. Dong, A. D. Del Genio, K. France, K. Garcia-Sage, A. Glocer, N. Gopalswamy, J. L. Grenfell, G. Gronoff, M. Gudel, K. Herbst, W. G. Henning, C. H. Jackman, M. Jin, C. P. Johnstone, L. Kaltenegger, C. D. Kay, K. Kobayashi, W. Kuang, G. Li, B. J. Lynch, T. Luftinger, J. G. Luhmann, H. Maehara, M. G. Mlynczak, Y. Notsu, R. M. Ramirez, S. Rugheimer, M. Scheucher, J. E. Schlieder, K. Shibata, C. Sousa-Silva, V. Stamenkovic, R. J. Strangeway, A. V. Usmanov, P. Vergados, O. P. Verkhoglyadova, A. A. Vidotto, M. Voytek, M. J. Way, G. P. Zank, Y. Yamashiki, Impact of space weather on climate and habitability of terrestrial-type exoplanets, International Journal of Astrobiology 19, 136-194 (2020). arXiv:1905.05093; Press Release in Astrobiology Web

14. C. F. Dong, Y. Lee, Y. J. Ma, M. Lingam, S. W. Bougher, J. G. Luhmann, S. M. Curry, G. Toth, A. F. Nagy, V. Tenishev, X. H. Fang, D. Mitchell, D. Brain, B. Jakosky, Modeling Martian Atmospheric Losses over Time: Implications for Exoplanetary Climate Evolution and Habitability, ApJ Letters 859, L14 (2018). arXiv:1805.05016; Highlight on AAS Nova, Press Release in Astrobiology Web

15. C. F. Dong, M. Jin, M. Lingam, V. S. Airapetian, Y. J. Ma, B. van der Holst, Atmospheric escape from the TRAPPIST-1 planets and implications for habitability, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115, 260--265, doi:10.1073/pnas.1708010115 (2018). arXiv:1705.05535; Press Release in Astrobiology Web, News Stories in Forbes, Inquisitr, Newsweek, elnuevodia.com, theguardian

16. M. Lingam, C. F. Dong, X. H. Fang, B. M. Jakosky, A. Loeb, The propitious role of solar energetic particles in the origin of life, ApJ 853, 10 (2018). arXiv:1801.05781; Press Release in Astrobiology Web, News Stories in New Scientist, Newsweek

17. C. F. Dong, Z. G. Huang, M. Lingam, G. Toth, T. I. Gombosi, A. Bhattacharjee, The dehydration of water worlds via atmospheric losses, ApJ Letters 847, L4 (2017). arXiv:1709.01219; Press Release in Astrobiology Web, News Stories in Universe Today, Harvard-Cfa, Phys.org and Science Alert etc.

18. C. F. Dong, M. Lingam, Y. J. Ma, and O. Cohen, Is Proxima Centauri B habitable? A study of atmospheric loss, ApJ Letters 837, L26 (2017). arXiv:1702.04089; Press Release in Astrobiology Web, News Stories in Space.com etc.

19. D. Brain, M. Chaffin, S. Curry, J. Deighan, C. F. Dong, H. Egan, B. Jaskosky, J. Luhmann, R. Yelle, Would Mars be Habitable if it Orbited an M Dwarf?, in prep, 2018.

20. J. L. Green, C. F. Dong, V. Airapetian, R. Bamford, M. Kahre, J. Hollingsworth, A Future Mars Environment for Science and Exploration By Terraforming, Astrobiology, to be submitted, 2019.

    • Books/Book Chapters

21. C. F. Dong and M. Lingam (2019), Roles of ultraviolet radiation and solar energetic particles in the origin of life, Chapter in the Book "Conflicting Models for the Origin of Life" [Volume 1 in the series Astrobiology Perspectives on Life of the Universe]. Wiley-Scrivener, Beverly, Massachusetts, USA, in preparation. (Invited) 

    • Non-Peer-Reviewed

22. N. R. Hinkel, J. Pepper, C. C. Stark, J. A. Burt, D. R. Ciardi, K. K. Hardegree-Ullman, J. Lustig-Yaeger, R. Kopparapu, L. Mishra, K. Molaverdikhani, I. Pascucci, T. Richey-Yowell, E. J. Safron, D. J. Wilson, G. Bergsten, T. S. Boyajian, J. A. Caballero, K. Cunha, A. Columbus, S. D. Domagal-Goldman, C. F. Dong, R. M. Elowitz, D. Jha, A. Kalra, D. W. Latham, J. Luhn, C. Melis, N. Nagananda, E. Peretz, S. Reffert, K. S. Smith, K. G. Stassun, A. Tanner, N. Tuchow, D. Veras, J. G. Winters, Final Report for SAG 22: A Target Star Archive for Exoplanet Science (2021), arXiv:2112.04517

23. J. J. Drake et al., High-Energy Photon and Particle Effects on Exoplanet Atmospheres and Habitability (2018); NAS White Paper on the Exoplanet Science Strategy.

24. J. Lazio et al., Magnetic Fields of Extrasolar Planets: Planetary Interiors and Habitability, arXiv:1803.06487 (2018); Press Release in Astrobiology Web; NAS White Paper on the Exoplanet Science Strategy.

25. A. D. Del Genio et al., Climates of Potentially Habitable Exoplanets and Priorities for the Future (2018); NAS White Paper on the Exoplanet Science Strategy.

26. S. R. Kane et al., Venus: The Nearby Exoplanetary Laboratory (2018); NAS White Paper on the Exoplanet Science Strategy.

27. V. S. Airapetian et al., Exploring Extreme Space Weather Factors of Exoplanetary Habitability, arXiv:1803.03751 (2018); Press Release in Astrobiology Web; NAS White Paper on the Exoplanet Science Strategy.

28. W. G. Henning et al., Exoplanet Science Priorities from the Perspective of Internal and Surface Processes for Silicate and Ice Dominated Worlds, arXiv:1804.05094 (2018); NAS White Paper on the Exoplanet Science Strategy.

29. R. Kopparapu et al., Exoplanet Diversity in the Era of Space-based Direct Imaging Missions, arXiv:1803.03812 (2018); Press Release in Space Ref; NAS White Paper on the Exoplanet Science Strategy.

30. E. Schwieterman et al., The Importance of UV Capabilities for Identifying Inhabited Exoplanets with Next Generation Space Telescopes (2018); NAS White Paper on the Exoplanet Science Strategy.

31. J. J. Fortney et al., The Origins Space Telescope: Towards An Understanding of Temperate Planetary Atmospheres, arXiv:1803.07730 (2018); Press Release in Astrobiology Web; NAS White Paper on the Exoplanet Science Strategy. 

32. J. J. Fortney et al., A Science Case for Transiting Giant Planet Observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (2018); NAS White Paper on the Exoplanet Science Strategy. 

33. T. Meshkat et al., Predicted capabilities and planet yields of an Origins Space Telescope coronagraph (2018); NAS White Paper on the Exoplanet Science Strategy.

34. T. Kataria et al., Characterizing Potentially Habitable Planets orbiting M-dwarfs with Thermal Phase Curves (2018); NAS White Paper on the Exoplanet Science Strategy.

35. J. R. Graham et al., Technology development for continued progress in characterizing exoplanetary systems via radial velocity and direct imaging observations (2018); NAS White Paper on the Exoplanet Science Strategy.

36. J. D. Fraine et al., Transiting exoplanet characterization beyond 2030: A case for observing giant planets with giant telescopes (2018); NAS White Paper on the Exoplanet Science Strategy.

37. V. S. Airapetian, W. C. Danchi, C. F. Dong et al., Life Beyond the Solar System: Space Weather and Its Impact on Habitable Worlds, arXiv:1801.07333 (2018); Press Release in Astrobiology Web; NAS White Paper on Astrobiology Science Strategy for the Search for Life in the Universe.