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Author:   Jeffrey Linsky
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2019
Volume:   955
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9783030114510

ISBN 10:   3030114511
Pages:   273
Publication Date:   24 May 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9783031752070
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Why are Host Stars Important for Understanding Exoplanet Atmospheres?.- Stellar activity–phenomenology and general principles.- Magnetic Fields–the Source of Stellar Activity.- Stellar Chromospheres–the Source of UV Emission.- Stellar Coronae–the Source of X-ray Emission.- Reconstructing the Missing Stellar Emission.- Stellar Winds.- Correlations of Observables with Stellar Age and Rotation.- Stellar Space Weather–Connecting Host Stars to Their Exoplanets - Host Star Driven Exoplanet Mass Loss.- Host Star Driven Photochemistry in Exoplanet Atmospheres.- Star-Planet Interactions (SPI)–Real or Imaginary?.- Final Comments and Speculation.

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Prof. Linsky's research involves the analysis of high-resolution stellar spectra, primarily in the ultraviolet, to measure the physical properties of stars, the atmospheres of exoplanets, gas in the local interstellar medium, and the abundance of deuterium in the Galaxy. With colleagues and students he has characterized and modelled the chromospheres and higher temperature layers of stars cooler than the Sun including pre-main sequence stars, M dwarf stars, and the host stars of exoplanets. Jeffrey Linsky has published 582 papers in the refereed astrophysical literature with a citation h index of 75.

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