@article{872c68fbe50048e488869d29860a002e,
title = "Exoplanet status report: Observation, characterization and evolution of exoplanets and their host stars",
abstract = "After the discovery of more than 400 planets beyond our Solar System, the characterization of exoplanets as well as their host stars can be considered as one of the fastest growing fields in space science during the past decade. The characterization of exoplanets can only be carried out in a well coordinated interdisciplinary way which connects planetary science, solar/stellar physics and astrophysics. We present a status report on the characterization of exoplanets and their host stars by reviewing the relevant space- and ground-based projects. One finds that the previous strategy changed from space mission concepts which were designed to search, find and characterize Earth-like rocky exoplanets to: A statistical study of planetary objects in order to get information about their abundance, an identification of potential target and finally its analysis. Spectral analysis of exoplanets is mandatory, particularly to identify bio-signatures on Earth-like planets. Direct characterization of exoplanets should be done by spectroscopy, both in the visible and in the infrared spectral range. The way leading to the direct detection and characterization of exoplanets is then paved by several questions, either concerning the pre-required science or the associated observational strategy.",
author = "H. Lammer and A. Hanslmeier and J. Schneider and Stateva, {I. K.} and M. Barthelemy and A. Belu and D. Bisikalo and M. Bonavita and V. Eybl and {du Foresto}, {V. Coud{\'e}} and M. Fridlund and R. Dvorak and S. Eggl and Grie{\ss}meier, {J. M.} and M. G{\"u}del and E. G{\"u}nther and W. Hausleitner and M. Holmstr{\"o}m and E. Kallio and Khodachenko, {M. L.} and Konovalenko, {A. A.} and S. Krauss and Ksanfomality, {L. V.} and Kulikov, {Yu N.} and K. Kyslyakova and M. Leitzinger and R. Liseau and E. Lohinger and P. Odert and E. Palle and A. Reiners and I. Ribas and Rucker, {H. O.} and N. Sarda and J. Seckbach and Shematovich, {V. I.} and A. Sozzetti and A. Tavrov and M. Xiang-Gr{\"u}{\ss}",
note = "Funding Information: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors acknowledge the support by the ESF, and the International Space Science Institute (ISSI, Bern, Switzerland) and the ISSI teams Evolution of Habitable Planets and Evolution of Exoplanet Atmo spheres and Their Characterization. The authors also acknowledge also support from the Europlanet Net working activity Na1 (Observational Infrastructure Networking), and Science Networking Na2 working group (WG4 and WG59 in activities. Furthermore, we acknowledge support by the Austrian Academy of Sci ences, Verwaltungsstelle f{\"u}r Auslandsbeziehungen, and by the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Rus sian Federation. We acknowledge the Austrian FWF (Wissenschaftsfond) and the Russian Fund for Basic Research (RFBR) for support via the projects P20145 N16, FWF I 199 N16 and RFBR grant no. 09 02 91002. V. Eybel and S. Eggl also acknowledge support from the FWF under projects P18930 N16 and P20216. We acknowledge also support from the Aero nautics and Space Agency, Austrian Research Promo tion Agency (FFG). Furthermore, we acknowledge the Helmholtz Association through the research alli ance Planetary Evolution and Life. Finally we acknowledge the following co sponsors of this ESF Workshop which are the University of Graz, Touris musverband Bad Gleichenberg, Gemeinde Bairisch K{\"o}lldorf, Stadtgemeinde Feldbach, Raiffeisenbank Bad Gleichenberg.",
year = "2010",
doi = "10.1134/S0038094610040039",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "44",
pages = "290--310",
journal = "Solar System Research",
issn = "0038-0946",
publisher = "Pleiades Publishing",
number = "4",
}